Bookkeeping

Substantive testing

Substantive testing

No matter how strong internal controls over financial reporting are, the auditor could not rely 100% on those internal controls by ignoring substantive tests. For our company with $500,000, the cash ledger may report that $5,000 is kept onsite for pe...
Why is it required to prepare subledger–general ledger reconciliations?
prepaid rent definition and meaning

prepaid rent definition and meaning

Typically, if your lease is terminated as opposed to being amended to include the new landlord, then you would need to remove the deferred rent account from the balance sheet. In order to do so, you would need to debit the deferred rent account to el...
What is straight-line depreciation?

What is straight-line depreciation?

The straight line depreciation method gives you a realistic picture of your business’s profit margin using long-term assets. Straight line depreciation can be calculated on assets such as manufacturing equipment, vehicles, office furniture, computers...
What’s the Difference Between Amortization and Depreciation in Accounting?