ACCO 230 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Accounts Receivable, Accrual

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26 Oct 2016
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Cash-basis accounting revenue and expenses recorded when cash is transferred. T-accounts for revenues and expenses: revenue increase credit the t-account, expense increase debit the t-account. Revenue principle: unearned revenue liability account that is credited when cash is received before the company delivers goods or services. Journal entry example: publisher receives money for a magazine subscription before the magazine is sent out. : cash received when revenue is earned. Journal entry example: retail store receives cash for inventory purchased that day. Note: if cash is not yet received but revenue is earned, accounts receivable is debited instead of cash. Matching principle resources consumed to earn revenues in a period should be recorded in that period: cash is paid after company receives goods or services, a liability account gets credited. Journal entry example: company a pays workers" wages at the end of a month.

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