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How does a company record revenue for accounting purposes if a gift card is never used?
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Assuming you record sales as you go, it will be a liability until you can return goods, service, or cash.
I record a sale of a gift certificate (for an unknown person) as a credit on account named "gift certificate"; when someone makes a purchase with a gift certificate, it is noted on the sales order along with whatever other payment method is used, so the account card is debited by the gift certificate amount (or portion thereof).
If a gift card is never used, it remains a credit until the accountant determines its end of life and deals with it at a year-end.
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Which accounting concept or principle specifically states that you should record transactions at amounts that can be verified?
revenue recognition
How do you record an accounting entry services rendered on cash?
[Debit] Cash account [Credit] Services revenue
J. true or false In cash as contrasted with accrual accounting a company does not record amounts due from customers in its accounting records.?
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What are the accounting journal entries to record for sales to customers on credit terms?
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Which accounting concept or principle specifically states that you should record transactions at amounts that can be verified?
revenue recognition
How do you record an accounting entry services rendered on cash?
[Debit] Cash account [Credit] Services revenue
J. true or false In cash as contrasted with accrual accounting a company does not record amounts due from customers in its accounting records.?
True. Under the Cash Basis for Accounting only transactions that involve the movement of cash are recorded. In Accrual Accounting (GAAP) you would record transactions once an economic event has taken place (e.g., supplier invoice received = expense, customer invoice prepared = revenue).
What practice is when letting the expense follow the revenue?
This is the Accrual basis accounting method, which uses the matching principle (expenses following revenue) to record expenses when they are incurred, and revenue when it is earned (not on the date when cash is received or paid out).
Should Revenues earned should be reported on the income statement regardless of cash being received or not?
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