You have to consider the following elements:
Office space rental and running
Paying contributors
Paying admin staff
Printing
Distribution
Online presence - website, e-mail, social networking
Debit outstanding expensesCredit expenses payable
Outstanding expenses are those which are yet to be paid in current financial year. Journal entry would be Expenses a/c dr to Outstanding expenses a/c Outstanding expenses should be crecdited because its a liability for the company.
A plan of income and expenses is an approach to building income and paying down expenses. Many people maintain a plan for their income and expenses without realizing it.
[Debit] Outstanding expenses [Credit] Cash / bank
Plan income and expenses.
Reimbursement expenses you keep track separetely with operational expenses if our company pays the expenses the journal entry should be (1) Re-imbursement expenses a/c DR xxx To cash a/c .... xxx (2) As the same expenses we need to re-imburse this expenses from other ABC company ABC company a/c Dr xxx To Re-imbursement expenses A/c xxx In the first Journal we debited the expenses and the second we same credited the expnenses.
debit food expenses / meals and entertainmentcredit cash / bank
Today, I recorded outstanding expenses in our journal to reflect costs that have been incurred but not yet paid for. This helps us accurately track our financial obligations and ensure they are accounted for in our records. By noting these outstanding expenses, we maintain transparency in our financial reporting and can better manage our cash flow.
Expenses of other company is not recorded and it may be shown as loan to that company.
debit prepaid expensescredit cash
Debit cash refundCredit expenses
Debit electricity expensesCredit expenses payable