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If you expense the wrong account how can you undo it?
The best way to do that is to make an adjust entry noting the error and why the correction is being made. For example, if I paid Rent for 500 and say I made this journal entry.Insurance Expense (debit) 500Cash (credit) 500I would adjust the entry by making this adjusting entry or something similarRent Expense (debit) 500Insurance Expense (credit) 500to remove the payment of rent that was inadvertently recorded as insurance expense and correct the rent expense account.
If an adjusting entry is not made for an accrued revenue what will be overstated?
accrued revenue is acc. receivable control, which is an asset. if it is not made, the assets will decrease. Eq=A-L, A drop, and then Eq will decrease. accrued revenue can be category of sales revenue too, so if sales drop, P=I-Ex, P will decrease the only thing will increase is L and Ex when comparing with A P or I.
What Expenses that are unpaid are recorded during the adjusting process with a debit to an expense and credit to a liability are?
Unpaid expenses recorded during the adjusting process typically include accrued expenses such as wages payable, interest payable, and utilities payable. These expenses are recognized in the period they are incurred, even if payment has not yet been made. The adjusting entry involves debiting the appropriate expense account to reflect the incurred cost and crediting a liability account to represent the obligation to pay in the future. This ensures that financial statements accurately reflect the company's financial position and performance.
Distinguish between the two categories of adjusting entries and identify the types of adjustments applicable to each category?
Deferrals are either prepaid expenses or unearned revenues. Adjustments are made for deferrals to record the portion that represents either the expense incurred or the revenue earned. An adjustment for prepaid expenses increases an expense and decreases an asset account. An adjustment for unearned revenue increases a revenue account and decreases a liability account. Accruals are either accrued revenues or accrued expenses. Adjustments are made for accruals to record revenues from services performed that have yet to be collected. An adjustment for accrued revenues increases an asset account and increases a revenue account. An adjustment for accrued expenses increases an expense account and increases a liability account.
What are adjusting entries and why they made?
Adjusting entries are made to rectify any previous erroneous entry or adjust any data in previously record transactions.
If you expense the wrong account how can you undo it?
The best way to do that is to make an adjust entry noting the error and why the correction is being made. For example, if I paid Rent for 500 and say I made this journal entry.Insurance Expense (debit) 500Cash (credit) 500I would adjust the entry by making this adjusting entry or something similarRent Expense (debit) 500Insurance Expense (credit) 500to remove the payment of rent that was inadvertently recorded as insurance expense and correct the rent expense account.
If an adjusting entry is not made for an accrued revenue what will be overstated?
accrued revenue is acc. receivable control, which is an asset. if it is not made, the assets will decrease. Eq=A-L, A drop, and then Eq will decrease. accrued revenue can be category of sales revenue too, so if sales drop, P=I-Ex, P will decrease the only thing will increase is L and Ex when comparing with A P or I.
Distinguish between the two categories of adjusting entries and identify the types of adjustments applicable to each category?
Deferrals are either prepaid expenses or unearned revenues. Adjustments are made for deferrals to record the portion that represents either the expense incurred or the revenue earned. An adjustment for prepaid expenses increases an expense and decreases an asset account. An adjustment for unearned revenue increases a revenue account and decreases a liability account. Accruals are either accrued revenues or accrued expenses. Adjustments are made for accruals to record revenues from services performed that have yet to be collected. An adjustment for accrued revenues increases an asset account and increases a revenue account. An adjustment for accrued expenses increases an expense account and increases a liability account.
What are the five categories of adjusting entries?
deferred expenses, deferred revenues, accrued expenses, accrued revenues and estimated expensesAdjustments to the enterprise's accounts can only be made in the time period when the business terminates.
What are adjusting entries and why they made?
Adjusting entries are made to rectify any previous erroneous entry or adjust any data in previously record transactions.
What entry should be made against Chartered Accountant related expense?
salaries
Is a compound entry in the general journal is made to close expense accounts?
A compound entry in a general journal is any entry that has more than one debit or credit value. A compound entry is used to close the expense accounts because you will need to credit all of the expense accounts, then debit either the Income Summary, or the Capital itself.
Which types of adjusting entries in accounting are natural opposites?
Prepaids and accruals. prepaid: the payment is made but the expense has not yet incurred. accrual: expense happened but not yet making payment. to illustrate how adjusting works, let's see an example: http://www.accounting7.com/content/exercise-adjusting-account-entries-accounting
A company's month-end adjusting entry for Insurance Expense is 1000 If this entry is not made then expenses are understated by 1000 and net income is overstated by 1000?
Yes this is right statement as if some expenses are forgot to record it overstated the net income and reduces the expenses but in actual there is less net income then shown in income statement.
how is rents and rates recorded in adjusting entries?
In adjusting entries, rents and rates are typically recorded to recognize any prepaid or accrued amounts related to these expenses. If rent has been paid in advance, it's adjusted to reflect the portion that corresponds to the current accounting period. Conversely, if rent is owed but not yet paid, an accrual is made to recognize the expense for the period. Adjusting entries ensure that the company's financial statements accurately reflect the expenses incurred during the accounting period.
What is stock journal voucher?
In this voucher a user calculate only adjustment entry transaction are made like- outstanding expense,prepaid expense, interest on capital,etc .
Distinguish between an adjusting entry and a reversing entry?
Adjusting entries are made at the end of the accounting period before the financial statements to make sure the accounting records and financial statements are up-to-date. Reversing entries are made on the first day of an accounting period to remove any adjusting entries necessary to avoid the double counting of revenues or expenses.
