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| 5802. |
What is callable stock? |
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Answer» Callable stock is an OWNERSHIP interest in a corporation that can be "called in " by the corporation at a SPECIFIED price. |
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| 5803. |
Does a dividend reduce profit? |
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Answer» A DIVIDEND is a DISTRIBUTION to shareholders ofretained earnings that a COMPANY has already created through its profit-making activities. Thus, a dividend is not an expense, and so it does not REDUCE a company's profits. Because a dividendhas no impact on profits, it does not APPEAR on the income statement. |
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| 5804. |
What is "deficit" appearing in stockholders' equity? |
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Answer» The "DEFICIT" APPEARING in STOCKHOLDERS' equity is maintenance of MAJOR termeract SERIES of variety service |
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| 5805. |
Do corporations issue both common stock and preferred stock? |
| Answer» YES, it's not WRONG BROTHER. | |
| 5806. |
withdrawn cash 5000 .goods cost 6000,(selling price 7500) from business from business for personal use |
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Answer» For this transaction, the only part to be considered is "Withdrew cash 5000 from business for personal USE" because the the good's COST and selling price doesn't affect the transaction. Hence, an increase for drawings and a decrease in cash. Owner's drawings 5 000 Cash 5000 Drawings for personal use Note: The description "drawings for personal use" is OPTIONAL. |
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| 5808. |
What does the term arrears mean in accounting? |
| Answer» OUTSTANDING amount or balance is also STATED as ARREAR amount. | |
| 5809. |
What are the reasons for a stock dividend instead of a cash dividend? |
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Answer» $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ For stock investors seeking instant gratification as a reward for having placed their FUNDS in profitable companies, it would seem that receiving a cash dividend is always the better option. However, this is not necessarily true. In many ways, it can be better for both the company and the shareholder to pay and RECEIVE a stock dividend at the end of a profitable fiscal year. This type of dividend is as good as cash, with the added benefit that no taxes have to be paid when receiving the same. For example, one hundred shares of Microsoft bought at $21 per share in 1986 ballooned to 28,800 shares after 25 years. This turned Bill Gates into the richest man in the world. Many of Microsoft’s shareholders and EMPLOYEES who got shares of stock in the company's early years also turned into multi-millionaires. One of the best reasons for giving a stock dividend instead of a cash dividend may be that in giving a stock dividend, a company and its shareholders forge psychologically stronger links, with the investor owning more of the company with the additional shares. Stock dividends are thought to be superior to cash dividends as long as they are not accompanied with a cash option. Companies that pay stock dividends are giving their shareholders the choice of keeping their profit or turning it to cash whenever they so desire; with a cash dividend, no other option is given. But this does not mean that cash dividends are bad, they just lack choice. However, a shareholder could still reinvest the proceeds from the cash dividend BACK into the company through a dividend reinvestment plan. Opting for stock dividends is not always better than taking the cash due to the sometimes unpredictable nature of the stock market. Oct. 24,1929 will forever be remembered as the start of the Great DEPRESSION, the first day of a stock market collapse that crippled the United States for the next several years. Just days before, the Dow Jones appeared rock solid. During the Depression, most shares of stock were not worth the paper on which the stock certificates were printed. $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ |
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| 5810. |
How are dividends paid when there are dividends in arrears? |
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Answer» Cash dividend is money paid to stockholders, normally out of the corporation's current earnings or accumulated profits. Not all companies pay a dividend. Usually, the board of directors determines if a dividend is desirable for their particular COMPANY based upon various financial and economic FACTORS. Dividends are commonly paid in the form of cash DISTRIBUTIONS to the shareholders on a monthly, quarterly or YEARLY basis. All dividends are taxable as income to the recipients. |
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What are the journal entries for a stock split? |
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Answer» DEBIT & CREDIT IS NOT NEEDED IN THIS JOURNAL ENTRY. MEMO ENTRY IS USED FOR THE CONDITION. HOPE HELPING 4 U... |
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| 5812. |
Where is treasury stock reported on the balance sheet? |
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Answer» HEY.. |
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| 5813. |
Cash in hand, Rs. 12000, cash at bank Rs. 26000 and capital account Rs. 38000. JOURNAL ENTRY |
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Answer» Hola❤ |
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| 5814. |
Why do bonds rarely sell for their maturity value? |
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Answer» The reasons why bonds rarely sell for their maturity value are: |
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| 5815. |
What is the book value of bonds payable? |
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Answer» The CARRYING value of a bond is the NET amount between the bond's face value and any un-AMORTIZED premiums or minus any amortized discounts. The carrying value is also COMMONLY referred to as the carrying amount or the book value of the bond. hope it helps :) |
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What does it mean to amortize the premium, discount, and issue costs on bonds payable? |
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Answer» With regards to BONDS payable, the TERM amortize means to systematically allocate the discount onbonds payable, the PREMIUM on bonds payable, and the bond issue COSTS to INTEREST Expense over the remaining life of the bonds. |
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| 5817. |
What are term bonds and serial bonds? |
| Answer» TERM BONDS are bonds which mature or come due on single date.. SERIAL BOND are bonds which do not mature or come due on single date... | |
| 5818. |
Why does a bond's price decrease when interest rates increase? |
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Answer» Bond prices decrease when interest rates INCREASE because the fixedinterest and PRINCIPAL payments stated in the bond will become less ATTRACTIVE to INVESTORS. ... However, if the marketinterest rates increase to 10% the investor will now be able to earn $5,000 semiannually on a $100,000 investment. |
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| 5819. |
Are salaried employees entitled to overtime pay? |
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Answer» SOME SALARIED EMPLOYEE ARE ENTITLED TO OVERTIME PAY.THE SALARIED EMPLOYEE ENTITLES TO ARE REFERRED TO AS NON-EXEMPT EMPLOYEE. |
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| 5820. |
What is the FUTA tax? |
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Answer» HEY... |
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| 5821. |
What is the employer matching of FICA? |
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Answer» HEY... |
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| 5822. |
Sold to sunil goods in cash of rs 10000 less 10% trade discount plus cgst and sgst @6% each and received a net of 8500 |
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Answer» This is an incomplete question. You have only given the information and numerical values but have not mentioned what you INTEND to ASK in the question. Kindly upload questions with COMPLETE information. Questions which are well drafted and have all the RELEVANT information have a higher chance of being answered by a reader. |
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| 5823. |
Does a company have to use the IRS years of useful life for depreciation? |
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Answer» For the company's financial statements, the economic life of the asset should be used—not the years of useful life required for income TAX purposes. In other words, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) might stipulate that certain equipment is to be depreciated on the income tax return over 7 years. However, the company knows that the equipment will be useful in producing revenues for 10 years. Accounting's matching principle requires that the company's financial statements match the equipment's COSTS to its revenues over a 10-year period. (This will result in the most accurate measurement of the company's accounting NET income.) However, on the tax return the company must follow the IRS rules and will depreciate the asset over 7 years. Obviously, this will result in two sets of depreciation amounts. (Further, the company's financial statements can use straight-line depreciation over the 10 years while the income tax return is using an accelerated method of depreciation over the 7 years.) |
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| 5824. |
With regard to depreciation, what does the term mid-month convention mean? |
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Answer» In depreciation, the mid-month conventionmeans that an asset placed into service during a given month is assumed to have been placed into service in the middle of that month. For example, if you place a warehouse into service on October 6, you will assume it was placed into service in the middle of October and will record depreciation for HALF of the month of October. If a building is placed into service on October 23, you will assume it was placed into service in the middle of October and will record depreciation for half of the month of October. |
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| 5825. |
What is the units of activity depreciation? |
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Answer» The units of ACTIVITY depreciationis ONE of several methods ofdepreciation. The units of activitymethod of depreciation is unique in that a plant asset's useful LIFE is EXPRESSED in the total units that are expected to be PRODUCED or the asset's total activity during its life. |
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What does Accumulated Depreciation tell us? |
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Answer» Accumulated Depreciation reports the amount of depreciation that has been taken from the time an asset was acquired until the date of the balance sheet. The COST of an asset minus its accumulated depreciation is the asset's carry value or book value. |
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| 5827. |
What is the accounting treatment for an asset that is fully depreciated, but continues to be used in a business? |
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Answer» No entry is NEEDED to be passed. |
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| 5828. |
What is lead time in purchasing? |
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Answer» In purchasing, LEAD time is the estimated timebetween ordering goods and receiving the goods. For instance, if 100 units of Product X are ordered on April 11 and are EXPECTED to be received on April 25, the lead time is 14 days. |
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Why does LIFO usually produce a lower gross profit than FIFO? |
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Answer» FIFO and LIFO accounting are methods used in managing inventory and financial MATTERS involving the amount of money a company has to have TIED up within inventory of produced goods, raw MATERIALS, parts, components, or feed STOCKS. They are used to manage assumptions of cost SHEET related to inventory, stock repurchases (if purchased at different prices), and various other accounting purposes. |
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Why would a company use LIFO instead of FIFO? |
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Answer» If a company that sells products (retailer, manufacturer, etc.) finds the cost of its items increasing, the use of LIFO will result in less taxable income and less income tax payments than FIFO. Over a long period of time, or when costs increase dramatically, the lower income tax payments will be significant. |
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| 5831. |
What are the effects of overstating inventory? |
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Answer» When an ending inventory overstatement OCCURS.. |
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| 5832. |
What is an irrevocable letter of credit? |
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Answer» HEY.. |
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| 5833. |
Why Does Inventory Get Reported on Some Income Statements? |
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Answer» It is an asset and its ending balance should be reported as a current asset on a company's balance sheet. Inventory is not an INCOME statement account. However, the change in Inventory is a component in the calculation of the Cost of Goods Sold. (Cost of Goods Sold is considered to be an EXPENSE and is subtracted from SALES on a merchandising company's income statement.) Some income statements will show the calculation of Cost of Goods Sold as Beginning Inventory + Net Purchases = Goods Available - Ending Inventory. In that situation the beginning and ending inventory does appear on the income statement. |
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| 5834. |
The compound interest on a certain sum for 2years at 10% |
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Answer» Compound Interest = Total AMOUNT of Principal and Interest in future (or Future VALUE) less Principal amount at present (or Present Value) |
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| 5835. |
How do you balance a checkbook? |
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Answer» HEY... JEET GO TO WEBSITE. ACCOUNTING TOOLS + HOW TO BALANCE CHEQ BOOK. IT HELPS YOU... HOPE HELPING 4 U.... |
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| 5836. |
Reconciling the Bank Statement |
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Answer» HEY. |
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| 5837. |
Bills of exchange by analysis of data |
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Answer» HEY.. |
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| 5838. |
How do you treat voided checks on the bank reconciliation? |
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Answer» HEY.. |
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| 5839. |
What items are added to the balance per bank on the bank reconciliation? |
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Answer» It includes deposits in transit, due to the understatement of the bank balance on the company's actual CASH balance but recorded as cash receipts, and bank ERRORS that when CORRECTED by the bank will increase the balance on the bank statement. |
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| 5840. |
Simple interest on a certain sum of money for 4 years at 4%per annum exceeds the compound interest on the same sum for 3 years at 5 percent per annum by 228 rupees find the sum |
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Answer» Pendulum is a weight suspended from a PIVOT so that it can swing freely. When a pendulum is displaced sideways from its RESTING, equilibrium POSITION, it is subject to a restoring force due to gravity that will accelerate it back TOWARD the equilibrium position. |
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In a bank reconciliation, what happens to the outstanding checks of the previous month? |
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Answer» Pendulum is a WEIGHT suspended from a pivot so that it can swing freely. When a pendulum is DISPLACED SIDEWAYS from its RESTING, equilibrium position, it is subject to a restoring force due to gravity that will accelerate it back toward the equilibrium position. |
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| 5842. |
Which items on a bank reconciliation will require a journal entry? |
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Answer» The items on bank RECONCILIATION which require a journal ENTRY are the adjustments to the balance per books which includes bank service charge for maintaining the account, check PRINTING CHARGES, FEES for returned checks, and interest earned. |
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| 5843. |
What is a deposit in transit? |
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Answer» HEY.. |
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| 5844. |
What journal entries are prepared in a bank reconciliation? |
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Answer» Journal entries are required for the ITEMS LISTED as ADJUSTMENTS to the balance per books on book reconciliation.These adjustments involve items that appears on the bank statement but not recorded in the company's GENERAL ledger.The journal entries for the bank fees would debit bank service charges and a credit to cash. |
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Give journal entry * Started business with cash rs 1000000of which 25% amount borrowed from wife |
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Answer» As a start, your ASSET will increase as WELL as your EQUITY which makes it... Cash 1 000 000 OWNER's Capital 1 000 000 Since, the 25% came from the WIFE and is personal (not necessary to be recorded), it is only recorded as the owner's capital regardless on whom it came from. |
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Can you help me to understand credit memo and debit memo in the bank reconciliation? |
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Answer» Credit memo in bank reconciliation is an ITEM on COMPANY's bank statement that increases company's checking account BALANCE .or in other words increase in company's checking account balance. |
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| 5847. |
Why doesn't AccountingCoach.com classify the financial ratios? |
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Answer» Pendulum is a weight SUSPENDED from a pivot so that it can swing freely. When a pendulum is displaced SIDEWAYS from its resting, equilibrium POSITION, it is subject to a restoring force due to gravity that will ACCELERATE it BACK toward the equilibrium position. |
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| 5849. |
Where can I find financial ratios for my industry? |
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| 5850. |
How do you calculate Return on Capital Employed (ROCE)? |
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Answer» here is the answer Explanation: |
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