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Where does wages due go in a balance sheet in business studies?
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Wages due (also known as "Creditors for Wages"), is listed in the Balance Sheet under "Trade and other payables" which falls under Current Liabilities. Current Liabilities again is a sub section of the Liabilities section of the Balance Sheet.
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Where does 'wages payable' go on the income statement?
Wages Payable goes into balance sheet under liability and wages expenses shows under income statement.Wages ExpensesWages PayableIncome StatementWages ExpansesNow in these entries wages payable remains still to be closed so it goes to balance sheet until payment.When payment settledWages PayableCash/Bank/Goods etc
What is the purpose of doing the calculation Beginning salaries and wages payable PLUS Salaries and wages expense MINUS cash payments to employees EQUALS Ending salaries and wages payable?
The main purpose of this calculation is to find the salary and wages payable liability to show in the liability side of the balance sheet.
Can you pay wages through notes payable?
Normally no, notes payable is something the company owes that affects Owners Equity, wages do not, they effect Retained Earnings. Wages payable and wage expenses are accounts you find on the Income Statement, while Notes Payable is on the Balance Sheet.
Is wages and salaries expenses on a normal balance account considered a debit or credit?
Wages and salaries both are expenses to the company and like all expenses normal debit balance these accounts also have debit balance as their normal balance.
What is the difference between an expense and a drawing in accounting?
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 Expenses are deducted from gross profit in the the profit and loss account Drawings is the term given to money withdrawn from the business for the owners personal use - NOT the same as wages however, because the owner is NOT an employee of the business and they can take as much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
What is wages payable?
on a balance sheet, does wages payable are for the last month of the year?
Where does 'wages payable' go on the income statement?
Wages Payable goes into balance sheet under liability and wages expenses shows under income statement.Wages ExpensesWages PayableIncome StatementWages ExpansesNow in these entries wages payable remains still to be closed so it goes to balance sheet until payment.When payment settledWages PayableCash/Bank/Goods etc
What is a liability account?
Liability Accounts record obligations of a business towards its creditors. Examples of liability accounts are Accounts Payable, Interest Payable, Wages Payable. These accounts appear on the balance sheet.
What are some entries in the forecasted balance sheet?
forecasted balance sheet, where the anticipated cash balance, investments, accounts receivable, inventory, fixed assets, accounts payable, wages payable, taxes payable, long-term liabilities,
What is the purpose of doing the calculation Beginning salaries and wages payable PLUS Salaries and wages expense MINUS cash payments to employees EQUALS Ending salaries and wages payable?
The main purpose of this calculation is to find the salary and wages payable liability to show in the liability side of the balance sheet.
Can you pay wages through notes payable?
Normally no, notes payable is something the company owes that affects Owners Equity, wages do not, they effect Retained Earnings. Wages payable and wage expenses are accounts you find on the Income Statement, while Notes Payable is on the Balance Sheet.
Can wages be garnished after a repossession to collect the balance?
Can wages be garnished for the balance of an auto loan in the state of Delaware
Are businesses taxed on the money they make before or after they pay employees?
After. Wages are expensed and deducted on the Company's balance sheet. Taxes are calculated based on the companies profit or loss for the year.
What is total CL and provisions in balance sheet?
CL means current liability. Those liability, already incurred, which are payable within a year are included in current liability. Normally short term bank loans, short term loans from others, trade creditors fall under this category. Provisions represent amount of legal liability but not payable on the date of balance sheet. For example, assume, the weekly wages for the last week of the financial year. These are payable on the end of the week. If balance sheet is prepared on the fifth day of the week, legally five days are wages are liability, but not payable.
Is wages and salaries expenses on a normal balance account considered a debit or credit?
Wages and salaries both are expenses to the company and like all expenses normal debit balance these accounts also have debit balance as their normal balance.
What is the difference between an expense and a drawing in accounting?
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
Are wage expense considered a current liability?
Generally NO, wages are an expense. The only exception to the rule is if a company has "wages payable" which is wages that they owe but have not yet paid, "wages payable" is a liability until they are paid. Once paid, the account is closed into wage expense and is listed under the asset column of the Trial Balance sheet, until the end of the accounting cycle when expense accounts are closed out for the year end.
