Bookkeeping

Acquired Equipment

Acquired Equipment

This means that each year a capitalized asset is put to use and generates revenue, the cost associated with using up the asset is recorded. Businesses usually prefer to take tax deductions for purchases of business assets currently rather than spread...
Temporary Accounts

Temporary Accounts

Write a corresponding credit in the income summary account to balance the entry. For example, credit income summary for $10,000, the amount of the revenue for that period....
What Is a Capital Asset?

What Is a Capital Asset?

As a liability account, Accounts Payable is expected to have a credit balance. Hence, a credit entry will increase the balance in Accounts Payable and a debit entry will decrease the balance. It should be noted that if an account is normally a debit ...
The accrual principle

The accrual principle

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Operating Cash Flow Ratio

Operating Cash Flow Ratio

Cash flow from investing activities is the net change in a company’s investment gains or losses during the reporting period, as well as the change resulting from any purchase or sale of fixed assets. If a company reports a negative amount of cash flo...