WHICH IS PAYABLE...Under accrual method of accounting, goods or services are received today and payment is made in the future. The transaction is recorded in the books when the goods and services are receive.
Dr. Accrued Expense Cr. Cash or Cash in bank
wages expense and wages payable
The accounting entry for directors' fees typically involves recording an expense and a liability. When the fees are incurred, you would debit the Directors' Fees Expense account and credit the Accrued Liabilities or Accounts Payable account. This reflects the expense recognized in the income statement while acknowledging the obligation to pay the directors. Upon payment, you would then debit the Accrued Liabilities or Accounts Payable and credit Cash or Bank.
debit cash, credit expense
debit accounts receivable 450000credit sales revenue 450000debit warranty liability expenses 27000credit liability payable 27000
The accounting entry for sales return under warranty is the accrued warranty liability. This entry is written under warranty expense.
Dr. Accrued Expense Cr. Cash or Cash in bank
wages expense and wages payable
The accounting entry for directors' fees typically involves recording an expense and a liability. When the fees are incurred, you would debit the Directors' Fees Expense account and credit the Accrued Liabilities or Accounts Payable account. This reflects the expense recognized in the income statement while acknowledging the obligation to pay the directors. Upon payment, you would then debit the Accrued Liabilities or Accounts Payable and credit Cash or Bank.
debit cash, credit expense
Yes, as the expense and the corresponding liability accumulate over the period, an adjusting entry is necessary to increase the expense (with a debit) and increase the corresponding liability (with a credit).
When free gift cards are given out, the accounting entry involves debiting the "Promotional Expense" account and crediting the "Gift Card Liability" account.
debit accounts receivable 450000credit sales revenue 450000debit warranty liability expenses 27000credit liability payable 27000
No, a liability account is decreased with a debit, not a credit. In accounting, liabilities represent obligations, and to reduce them, you would record a debit entry. Conversely, credits increase liability accounts. Therefore, to decrease a liability, you would use a debit entry.
This is adjusting entry for Accrued Expenses in the current accounting period, where you debit adjusting entry on expenses (Utility Expenses) account and credit adjusting entry on liabilities (Utilities Payable) account.
In the Journal Proper
A journal debit is an accounting entry that increases an asset or expense account, or decreases a liability or equity account. It is recorded on the left side of a journal entry and reflects the outflow of resources or the recognition of costs. In double-entry accounting, every debit must have a corresponding credit entry to maintain the accounting equation.