ACCT 2013 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Deferred Income, Retained Earnings, Accounts Payable

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Common mistake & keys: we account for transaction from company"s perspective. Issue of common stock = increase in cash & common stock: prepaid expense. Pay one year of rent in advance at the beginning of yr: purchase on account . E. g. ) purchase supplies with credit card: receivable . Customer pays you later= you will receive cash later. > increase retained earnings (for the right side of accounting equation: deferred revenue. Receive cash in advance for the g/s given in future. Key points: revenue increase retained earnings, expense decrease retained earnings, dividend decrease retained earnings. Debit & credit effects on accounts in basic accounting equation: left side (of acct equation): assets increase w. debit. =expense & dividend up w. debit: right side (of acct equation): liabilities & stockholders" equity increase w. credit. = common stock, retained earning, revenue increase w. credit. Provides chronological record of all transactions: journal entry. Credit: always on bottom (need to be indented)

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