For this transaction, we will record/increase the expense account by debiting it and decrease cash by crediting it. (Note: This is a simplified entry to present the payment of salaries. In actual practice, different payroll accounting methods are applied.)...
Similar to an accrual or deferral entry, an adjusting journal entry also consists of an income statement account, which can be a revenue or expense, and a balance sheet account, which can be an asset or liability. There are also many non-cash items in accrual accounting for which the value...
Journal EntryDebitCredit Accrued Wages $20,000 Employee Payroll $20,000 Accrued Wages Example: Employee Payroll Accounting For instance, suppose a company pays its employees on a bi-weekly basis and the date on which the two-week period starts is near the end of the month of December (and...
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An example of an adjusting entry for an increase in an expense and a decrease in an asset is the recording of expired prepaid insurance. Insurance...Become a member and unlock all Study Answers Start today. Try it now Create an account Ask a question...
A reversing entry is typically an adjusting entry that is reversed as of the beginning of the following period, usually because an expense was to be accrued in the preceding period, and is no longer needed. Thus, a wage accrual in the preceding period is reversed in the next period, to ...
However, it is February now, so you probably have invoices for all you would have accrued for 2018, right? So just input those actual invoices into AP and likely no estimates are needed. Just be sure to date the expense entry 12/31/18. Cheer Re...
Journal Entry Debit Credit Rent Expense 1,500 Cash 1,500 Description of Journal Entry Paid $1,500 rent. Results of Journal Entry Cash balance decreases by $1,500. --> Decrease in Assets Rent Expense account balance increases by $1,500. --> Increase in Expenses Click here for further ...
A journal entry shows up in my expense account under Classic View, but disappears under Modern View. The account total on the PNL is correct (shows the Classic View amount), but if I drill down on the number in the PNL, the account opens in Modern View and numbers don't match beca...
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