ADM 1340 Chapter Notes - Chapter 4: Uptodate, Retained Earnings, Income Statement

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Timings issues: revenue recognition, expense recognition, accrual vs. cash basis of accounting. The basis of adjusting entries: types of adjusting entries, adjusting entries for prepayments, adjusting entries for accruals. The adjusted trial balance and financial statements: preparing the adjusted trial balance, preparing financial statements. Closing the books: preparing closing entries, preparing a post-closing trial balance. Management needs monthly reports on financial results, publicly traded corporations present quarterly and annual financial statements to shareholders. Accounting divides the economic life of a business into artificial time periods: one year is known as a fiscal year, shorter time periods are known as interim periods. Revenue recognition: revenue is generally considered to be earned when goods or services are exchanged for cash, companies expect to receive cash in exchange for goods sold or services performed. In a merchandising company, revenue is recorded when the merchandise is sold. In a service company, revenue is recognized at the time the service is performed.

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