ACC120 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Accrual, Deferral, Income Statement

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Accrual-accounting is designed to record revenues when earned. Cash receipts and cash payments do not always follow the recoding of revenues. There for cash can change hands in a period before/after the recording of revenues. Example: ,000 prepaid for 1year insurance in jan. In july true value decreased by 6 months, now worth ,500. The value of the prepaid (asset) must reflect the true value. There fore equity must be decreased, which is recorded as an expense on the. The same goes for unearned revenue when work is completed, the value must be adjusted to sho(cid:449) it"s true (cid:448)alue. Adjust entries are made at the end of the accounting period (fiscal) to record assets, liabilities, equity, revenue & and. Every adjust will have an affect on both the. Accrued revenue is the revenue that has been earned but not recorded, meaning there is nothing in the ledger to show for it yet.

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