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Accounts Payable

Sometimes referred to as trade payables, accounts payable is an account sub-ledger that records all the amounts that a company or a person owes to suppliers but has not paid yet.

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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.

What does Terms - Net mean on an invoice?

I understand that "Net 30" means "due in 30 days" (Net15 & Net60 mean due in 15 or 60 days, respectively, etc), but sometimes invoices simply say "NET" with no number.

In my accounting classes (25 years or so ago) I was taught that "NET" means "NET 30", so I have always assumed this to be the case. Recently a vendor demanded payment for an invoice with "NET" terms that was less about 2 weeks old. He contended that "NET" means "due immediately"

Who's right?

What a petty cash book voucher?

a petty cashbook voucher is a source document given by the petty cashier to the receiver of the money as a proof of payment.

What is sundry debtor and sundry creditor?

If we provide some services to the vendors they are paying for our services therefore the person who are paying us becomes our sundry debtors.

Why does a record keeper prepare a trial balance?

A record keeper at the time of preparing trial balance balances(n totals) all the ledger a/c and transfer the balancing figure to the respective dr. and cr. columns of trail balance.

In this way he finds the accuracy as the totals of dr. and cr. columns are equal and if not then some error exists in recording or posting entries

What composes of current liabilities?

A liability shall be classified current when:

  • The entity expects to settle the liability within the entity's operating cycle.
  • The entity holds the liability primarily for the purpose of trading.
  • Liability due to be settled must be within twelve months after the reporting period.
  • The entity does not have the conditional right to defer settlement for at least twelve months after reporting period.

Reference: 2014 Edition, Financial Accounting Volume two