Nonprofit Accounting

It depends on the form in which the money comes in. If it was invested as equity (either Common or Preferred Stock), it shows up on the balance sheet as Paid in Capital. If it came in as debt (such as bridge loan, secured note, etc.) it shows up as debt that must be repaid by the company.

The one reduces the gross amount of another account to derive a net balance. Accumulated depreciation, which is a contra account to fixed assets to obtain book value, is an example of an offset account.

Accounting helps communities in many ways. Accountants help the communities manage their money and they take care of their taxes yearly. They also manage their money, help set a budget for them and teach them to manage their money wisely.

Computerized accounting is quicker and easier than manual accounting and less subject to unintentional error.

Public accounting includes any accounting work that a company performs for another company. Examples would be audits, tax compliance, consulting, etc. The "Big 4" (KPMG, Deloitte & Touché, Price Waterhouse Coopers, and Ernst & Young) are the dominant firms that provide public accounting services.

Private accounting is accounting work that is done for your own company. Every company has some form of an internal accounting department and those employees would be considered private accountants.

They are Collection, summarization, and reporting of financial information about various decision centers (responsibility centers) throughout an organization; called activity accounting or profitability accounting. It traces costs, revenues, or profits to the individual managers who are primarily responsible for making decisions about the costs, revenues, or profits in question and taking action about them. Responsibility accounting is appropriate where top management has delegated authority to make decisions. The idea behind responsibility accounting is that each manager's performance should be judged by how well he or she manages those items under his or her control.

★ DR investments in branch

★ Cr cash

★ Cash sent to branch

The word "credit" is part of the equation of double entry bookkeeping.

In order for bookkeeping entries to balance, there must always be a debit (left side, abbreviated by "dr") and credit (right side, abbreviated by "cr") entry that equal one another.

For example, to record an Office Supply Store purchase (on account ~ a payable), the entry would be:

Office Supplies Exp $500.00(dr)

Accounts Payable $500.00(cr)

If an entry does not balance the totals for debits and credits, your books will be out of balance.

Training outside Public Practice is an alternate route to become a chartered accountant. However, you cannot perform statutory audits; instead, you specialize in financial management.

Carrying amount (original value of the asset minus accumulated depreciation)

Assets, Liabilities, and Stockholder's Equity are all permanent accounts.

At least once a month.

Register was the name of the Company that mfg. the first Green line spread sheets. Paper sheet ledgers were originally used to maintain credit records etc.

Consistency is a concept used when applying accounting methods to a business, the business must continue to use that particular method. For an example if a company is charging depreciation using the straight-line method, they must stick with the straight-line method.

It is a new phase to development of accounting and its birth to increase the social awareness. In addition, it is the social effects of business decisions in addition to the economic effects.

Cash float is the time between when you authorize a bank to disperse funds from your bank account and when it actually leaves your account.

Bills Receivable , in merchant accounts, are all promissory notes, bills of exchange, bonds, and other evidences or securities which a merchant or trader holds, and which are payable to him.

A best example of a deferred account is advertisement expense account. This account are those where an investment or expense is don't with an expectation of making a intangible profit which cannot be measured or directly linked to expense.