Income Statement
By matching revenues and expenses in the same period in which they incur, net income or loss will be properly reported on the income statement.
revenues exceed expenses.
Revenues are reported on the income statement in the period in which they are earned.
Direct write-off normally does not match because the revenue from the sales was reported in an earlier period. It affects the revenues and expenses in the period it is written off in. If a company has many credit sales then it would be better to instead estimate an allowance for uncollectible credit accounts. That way the revenues and expenses are affected in each period and the sales numbers will represent the business' sales more accurately; provided the percentage is watched and adjusted as needed.
Retained earnings are decreased.
By matching revenues and expenses in the same period in which they incur, net income or loss will be properly reported on the income statement.
revenues exceed expenses.
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Revenues are reported on the income statement in the period in which they are earned.
Direct write-off normally does not match because the revenue from the sales was reported in an earlier period. It affects the revenues and expenses in the period it is written off in. If a company has many credit sales then it would be better to instead estimate an allowance for uncollectible credit accounts. That way the revenues and expenses are affected in each period and the sales numbers will represent the business' sales more accurately; provided the percentage is watched and adjusted as needed.
Retained earnings are decreased.
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.
income statement
When expenses exceed revenues a net loss occurs.
revenues are earned and expenses are incurred
Unearned revenues -Advance payments for goods or services that a company must provide in a future accounting period