Will a credit entry to an account increase the balance of a revenue account?
Yes. Since revenue accounts are "credit" accounts, they are increased by credit entries and decreased by "debit" entries.
What document is prepared to reduce account payable for something other than a payment to vendor?
debit memo
Journal Entries are used to record accounting transactions. blady bastered............
Is rent expense an current asset or non current assets?
Rent expense is an expense.
If you pre-pay it (prepaid expense), it is a current asset, because you are generally only going to be prepaying it for like a month or so in advance..
Current asset - financial benefits received within 12 months.
Non-current asset - financial benefit received beyond 12 months.
Does opening balance is equal with ending balance on trial balance?
Sometimes it might, depending on the account. Most often account balances change during the year though.
Salaries expense is not a permanent account because it will ultimately be closed to retained earning account at the end of fiscal year and from new year salaries expense account start with nill balance.
3n10 net30
This is usually the way it's stated (or something similar)
2n10 net 30 means a 2 percent discount if paid within in ten days of the invoice date with full payment due in 30 days. So 3n10 would describe a 3 percent discount.
Does an increase in wages payable increase or decrease cash flow?
Increase in wages payable will increase in cash flow because cash is not paid.
What needs to happen in accounts receivables when a customer pays their account?
debit revenue and credit receibables
What is the journal entry for the cash paid for the certificate of origin for sales?
certificate of origin A/C... DR
To cash A/c.....CR
What is the journal entry for purchase and made a down payment of cash and issued a note payable?
[Debit] Purchases xxxx
[Credit] Cash/bank xxxx (For Down payment)
[Credit] Notes Payable xxxx
Is rent receivable owing a current asset?
Yes, rent receivable is considered a current asset. It represents amounts due to a business for rent that is expected to be collected within one year or within the operating cycle, whichever is longer. As a component of accounts receivable, it reflects cash that is anticipated to be received in the near term, thereby supporting liquidity.
Why does expense account require a debit entry to increase equity?
A debit to an equity account, or in this case an expense account, will increase the expense account. An increase to this account means the more expenses you have. The more expenses mean the less money you earn and therefore you make less money in your income statement because revenues - expenses = income
Why is aging of accounts receivable helpful in the collections of the accounts receivable?
Aging accounts receivable helps determine which customers owe you and for how long, which makes it easier to determine whether a customer needs just a simple reminder or needs their account to be written off as bad debt. In doing so, you can effectively determine who to be wary of lending to and who you can trust to repay you in an orderly fashion...
What is meaning of wages in accounts?
The Wages section on a general ledger is the account that represents the cost of your payroll, or how much you need to give your employees for the current period.
Does accounts receivables show how much money is owed to the company?
That is correct. If someone owes me money, then that is money that I am going to receive, if the loan is paid, hence that account can be classified as accounts receivable. If there is money that I owe, which I therefore intend to pay, then that is classified as accounts payable.
Is bonds payable a liability account?
Bonds are the form of finance which a company issue to external investors to get finance for running of business and bonds are issued to raise capital to use for investment or daily operations as it is a long term debt that;s why it is the liability of the company to payback to original investors at specific future time for which debt is raised.
Is accounts payable on an income statement?
Accounts payable is that amount which is payable in future and all future activities are part of balance sheet rather income statement that’s why it arrives in balance sheet under liabilities section.