ACCTG 101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Matching Principle, Accrued Interest, Contingent Liability

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Expenses that have been incurred during the period but not yet paid in cash. Unpaid advertising expenses; unpaid utilities expense; unpaid taxes expense; unpaid salaries expense. Since most companies pay employees bi- weekly, before the end of the year, the employees worked but have not been paid. Work was done in december, when not recorded in. December, there will be a liability account that is understated. Period one is the adjusting account because no transaction actually occurred; period two is not an adjusting entry because it is an actual transaction. When the obligation is (1) probable, and the amount is (2) estimable, the obligation is recognized (recorded to bs & is) If only one of the criteria is met, the contingent liability is disclosed in the footnotes. E. g. guarantees on the debt of another entity; lawsuits; product warranties and recalls; environmental disasters and remediation. Gaap requires companies to record expected warranty expenses based on an estimated percentage of defective units.

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