ACCT 2301 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Accrual, Deferred Income, Deferral

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Accrual accounting especially large businesses are required to use it (gaap requires): Revenue is only recognized when earned (when service or goods are delivered) Expenses are recognized when incurred (result of matching principle) Matching principle match expenses to the revenue they helped generate = net earnings (net income) There are two main categories of an adjusted journal entries: deferrals: cash changed hands in advance of revenue or expense recognition. Deferred revenue: accruals: cash changes hand after revenue or expense recognition. Deferrals have an originating entry where cash changes hands. *calculation: straight-line depreciation = (cost residual value)/life. Adjusted journal entries will always affect as least one income statement account and one. Balance sheet account, and it will never hit cash. Deferred revenue: were paid for a job before the job was done. Accrued expense: no cash has changed hands yet. Recognize that an expense has (cid:271)een in(cid:272)urred that hasn"t (cid:271)een paid for get.

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