Prepaid expenses are of asset in nature because these are payments which have made already but actual expense is not yet incurred so it is shown in current assets under balance sheet until actual expenses incurred.
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Life of the expense
A prepaid expense is an asset listed on the balance sheet.
A prepaid expense account is an asset, thus not a temporary account either.
Prepaid expense is personal account in nature and default normal balance is debit balance and shown under current asset in asset side of balance sheet.
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Life of the expense
[Debit] Prepaid Expense xxxxx [Credit] cash / bank xxxxx
A prepaid expense is an asset listed on the balance sheet.
A prepaid expense account is an asset, thus not a temporary account either.
A prepaid expense account is an asset, thus not a temporary account either.
A prepaid expense account is an asset, thus not a temporary account either.
Prepaid expense is personal account in nature and default normal balance is debit balance and shown under current asset in asset side of balance sheet.
it is because,we just doing a early payment for the future expense
If legal expense paid in advance of rendering services then it is prepaid expense otherwise not. Also this company provides all the necesary steps. tarifcheck365.com
Prepaid expense is that amount of expense which is paid in advance and expense is not actually incurred and prepaid expense is current assets of business and show under assets side of balances heet.
it will either increase or decrease profit. Prepaid expense should increase profit as the amount has been overstated.