How you treat decrease in share premium in cash flow statement?
Decrease in share premium account is shown under 'Cash flow from financing' activities as this is related with issuance and buy back of shares
What is the journal entry to write off a loan to a company?
debit Retained earnings
credit loan to company
If you lose a lawsuit can you write it off against your income?
The IRS doesn't care whether you spend your money on gambling, a house, a car, alcohol or lawsuits. If you had won the lawsuit, you would be able to offset any of the money that was income (winnings are not necessarily income) by the cost of winning the case. But in this case spending money doesn't affect your income. They want to discourage lawsuits, not provide incentives for them. Yeah, it can be harsh, but that's the way it is.
Is inventory reported at cost or retail for balance sheet reporting?
Inventory is recorded at the lower of cost or market value.
If you're not totally in love with it, it can be very stressful. Also, it depends on your area of practice - For instance Tax Accounting can be very difficult, whereas being a staff level accountant at a major firm can be relatively stress-free.
Accounts Payable represent what on the balance sheet?
Accounts Payable on the Balance sheet represents a liability. It is the amount to be payable by the business/person to which/whom such balance sheet relates.
It generally includes short term payments. The payments which need to be made for day to day business activites.
What is the cash accounting method?
There are two accounting methods commonly use and those are:
1 - Accrual Accounting
2 - Cash Accounting
1 - Accrual Accounting method is used in which expenses are recorded when they occur and not when actual cash is paid, In this method actual cash payment timing is not important for expense or receipt recording
2 - Cash Accounting method is used in which expenses are recorded when actual cash is paid for expenses or cash is received for services or product and in this method actual timing or expense or receipt is not important and all transactions are recorded at actual cash payment time.
What is the journal entry to record interest on a loan?
Journal Entry:
Interest on loan a/c xxxx
Loan a/c xxxx
Unrealized holding gains or losses which are recognized in income are from securities classified as?
Trading securities
What accounts can be found in income statement?
Accounts found on an Income Statement are :
Cost of Sales, Sales Rev., Selling Expense and Wage Expense
What are your opinions on James Snow's sweet spot cash-flow trigger system?
You can get a copy of "Money for Nothing" at most music shops. Dire Straits did the number in 1984.
What are the functions of petty cash book?
Is book dat records daily of cash b4 it is posted into the ledger
Do you enter premises account in balance sheet?
Premises are long term assets of company that's why these are shown in long term assets in balance sheet.
According to King Code III chapter 2 paragraph 180 requires that companies should disclose the remuneration of each individual directors and certain senior executives
Why is revenue recognized at the time of sale?
It is the basic rule of revenue recognition that unless and untill goods are not transferred to the customers revenue cannot be recognized and internation accounting standard number 2 deals in revenue recognition.
How reserves are part of capital?
Reserves are maintained from profit of current year business and profit is part of capital that's why reserves are also part of capital as if it is not maintained separately it will be included in profit or capital.
How is deferred tax liability different from current tax liability?
Current Tax Liability is that tax amount which is actaully payable in current year.
Deffered Tax liability is that amount of tax liability which is created due to difference in net income in income statement and income according to tax authorities.
What does a statement of cash flows report?
Cash flow statement shows how much cash in and outflow from business due to operating, financing and investing activities.
What are the advantages and disadvantages of using ratios in business?
An advantage of using ratio in business are that...
- You can made comparisons with other figures easily.
An disadvantage of using ratio in business are that...
- It doesn't always give a clear view of how well your company is doing, as it only gives you a figure.
relationship between financial and non-financial performance
indicators in achieving corporate governance compliance.
What is a standalone balance sheet?
standalone balance sheet is the reporting of one company itself not the subsidiaries and ventures. It is the standing of one part, or one company fetching performance individually.
How do you record a common stock journal entry in exchange for non cash?
[Debit] Asset / goods in kind
[Credit] Share Capital