This is a $20,000 five-year loan charging 5% interest (with monthly payments). To calculate amortization, start by dividing the loan's interest rate by 12 to find the monthly interest rate. Then, multiply the monthly interest rate by the principal am...
Accrued revenue covers items that would not otherwise appear in the general ledger at the end of the period. When one company records accrued revenues, the other company will record the transaction as an accrued expense, which is a liability on the b...
For example, company policy might provide that an employee earns one vacation day per month or a certain number of hours per pay period. Some companies impose a waiting period before new employees may begin accruing vacation time. And some companies ...
Accrued salaries refers to the amount of liability remaining at the end of a reporting period for salaries that have been earned by employees but not yet paid to them. This information is used to determine the residual compensation liability of a bus...
Accrued revenue is recorded in the financial statements through the use of an adjusting journal entry. The accountant debits an asset account for accrued revenue which is reversed when the exact amount of revenue is actually collected, crediting accr...