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An expense is the term given to those business costs which are day to day running costs such as rent, heat and light, insurance, wages, etc - sometimes known as overheads. Expenses are deducted from gross profit in the the profit and loss account
Drawings is the term given to money withdrawn from the business for the owners personal use - NOT the same as wages however, because the owner is NOT an employee of the business and they can take as much or as little in way of drawings as they wish. Drawings are deducted from the owners capital in the balance sheet
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What is the difference between an expense and an asset?
An asset will have benefits extending into the next accounting period
What is the difference between prepaid expense and advance payment?
Prepaid expense is a payment which relevant to services which expected to delivered in the next accounting period, while advance expense is an expense paid in advance for services expected to delivered in the current accounting period.
Is a drawing account an expense or liability?
an expense
Describe how an accurral accounting deferent fom cash accounting?
Accrual accounting records an expense/revenue in the period the transaction occurs. Cash accounting recognizes and expense/revenue when cash is exchanged.
Is PF contribution is current liability or an expenses?
Do not use short forms or initials for anything what is plain to one person is meaningless to another. Get out of the accounting and bookkeeping business if you cannot tell the difference between and expense and a liability.
What is the difference between an expense and an asset?
An asset will have benefits extending into the next accounting period
What is the difference between prepaid expense and advance payment?
Prepaid expense is a payment which relevant to services which expected to delivered in the next accounting period, while advance expense is an expense paid in advance for services expected to delivered in the current accounting period.
What is the difference between prepaid expense and advances?
Expenses already incurred but not necessarily for the current accounting period is prepaid expense. In the case of advance, the expenses even though identified, have not been incurred but only cash has been taken out for the purpose of incurring such expense.
Is a drawing account an expense or liability?
an expense
Describe how an accurral accounting deferent fom cash accounting?
Accrual accounting records an expense/revenue in the period the transaction occurs. Cash accounting recognizes and expense/revenue when cash is exchanged.
What is the difference between revenue and expense called?
Net Income
Is PF contribution is current liability or an expenses?
Do not use short forms or initials for anything what is plain to one person is meaningless to another. Get out of the accounting and bookkeeping business if you cannot tell the difference between and expense and a liability.
Is sales revenue an expense or asset?
Sales is a revenue not an expense or asset while difference between sales and expense is profit which is liability for business.
Why is the tax expense reported on the income statement comprised of current and deferred tax?
This is in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles, SFAS No. 109, "Accounting for Income Taxes". The theory is that even if you don't owe tax today on a given temporary difference, you will one day owe (or get the tax benefit) of said temporary difference. Remember: current tax expense= your tax bill this year deferred tax expense/ benefit=your future tax expense or benefit on the book/tax temporary items
are any of these permanent accounts supplies expense fees income or owner's drawing?
Among the accounts listed, "supplies" and "income" are considered permanent accounts, as they carry over their balances from one accounting period to the next. In contrast, "supplies expense," "fees," and "owner's drawing" are temporary accounts that are closed at the end of each accounting period. Temporary accounts are used to track financial activity for a specific period and reset to zero at the start of the next period.
What is the difference between temporary accounts and permanent accounts?
Temporary accounts are like your revenue, expense, owner's drawing accounts and the income summary. Permanent accounts are like your assets, liability, and most of owner's equity accounts.
What would be the effect on the profit of an accounting period if a drawing of 100 was accounted for as an expense by mistake?
If drawings are shown as expenses then it will reduce the current year's profit while it will overstated the capital of company as well.
