Usually utilities include gas, electricity, water and sewer, and garbage pick-up. If there is no separate category, you may put phone bills in the utility category but it is better to separate it .
Expense
If the question is "Should utilities such as power and phone be accounted for through Cost of Goods Sold?" the answer is no. Utilities are an expense.
To record the utilities bill of Rs 3000 in the general journal, you would make the following entry: Debit Utilities Expense Rs 3000 Credit Accounts Payable Rs 3000 This entry reflects the expense incurred for utilities and the liability created since the bill has not yet been paid.
To record an accrual in the accounts, you typically make two entries: a debit to an expense account and a credit to a liability account. For example, if you are accruing an expense of $1,000 for utilities, you would debit Utilities Expense for $1,000 and credit Accrued Liabilities (or Accounts Payable) for $1,000. This reflects the obligation to pay the expense in the future while recognizing the expense in the current period.
Jan - Debit Utilities Expense $15 Credit Accrued Expenses $15, Jan accrual. Feb - Debit Utilities Expense $15 Credit Accrued Expenses $15, Feb Accrual March - Debit Utilities Expense $12 Credit Accrued Expenses $12, Mar Accrual Feb or March (when bill is received) - Debit Utilities Expense $25 Credit Accounts Payable $25, record gas bill. and Debit Accrued Expenses $15 Credit Utilities Expense $15, reverse Jan accrual. March - Debit Accounts Payable $25 Credit Cash $25, record Check #? (could be posted in Cash Disbursements Journal).
Expense
Utilities
Telephone Expense could be included under Utilities Expense for Financial Statement purposes. However, both telephone and gas/electric are usually substantial enough to warrant their own accounts, along with Other Utilities (water, sewer, etc) - the three accounts being combined as Utilities Expense on the Income Statement.
Debit Utilities expense Credit Cash
If the question is "Should utilities such as power and phone be accounted for through Cost of Goods Sold?" the answer is no. Utilities are an expense.
To record the utilities bill of Rs 3000 in the general journal, you would make the following entry: Debit Utilities Expense Rs 3000 Credit Accounts Payable Rs 3000 This entry reflects the expense incurred for utilities and the liability created since the bill has not yet been paid.
It typically falls on the income statement under general and administrative expenses.
To record an accrual in the accounts, you typically make two entries: a debit to an expense account and a credit to a liability account. For example, if you are accruing an expense of $1,000 for utilities, you would debit Utilities Expense for $1,000 and credit Accrued Liabilities (or Accounts Payable) for $1,000. This reflects the obligation to pay the expense in the future while recognizing the expense in the current period.
~12.18%
Any expense which is varying with levels of production is a variable expense. For example, with more production, expenses on raw materials will also increase. Consumption of raw material , thus , is a variable expense.
If revenue (income of money) is a credit, then an expense (outflow of money) is a debit.
Jan - Debit Utilities Expense $15 Credit Accrued Expenses $15, Jan accrual. Feb - Debit Utilities Expense $15 Credit Accrued Expenses $15, Feb Accrual March - Debit Utilities Expense $12 Credit Accrued Expenses $12, Mar Accrual Feb or March (when bill is received) - Debit Utilities Expense $25 Credit Accounts Payable $25, record gas bill. and Debit Accrued Expenses $15 Credit Utilities Expense $15, reverse Jan accrual. March - Debit Accounts Payable $25 Credit Cash $25, record Check #? (could be posted in Cash Disbursements Journal).