DIGITIZING ACCOUNTS PAYABLE DOCUMENTS When accounting files are sent to the archives at the end of the year‚ the portion taken up by the accounts payable documents usually exceeds that of all other documents combined. For some companies with high accounts payable files‚ it is a major expense to remove all the paperwork‚ box it up and identify it‚ and ship it off to a warehouse‚ from which it must be recalled occasionally for various tasks. Digitizing the documents is a means of avoiding the expense
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equation are assets‚ liabilities‚ and equity. Assets include Cash‚ Accounts Receivable‚ Notes Receivable‚ Prepaid Expenses‚ Land‚ Building‚ Equipment‚ Furniture‚ and Fixtures. Liabilities include Accounts Payable‚ Notes Payable‚ Accrued Liability‚ and Unearned Revenue. Equity includes Owner’s Capital‚ Owner’s Withdrawals‚ Revenue‚ and Expenses. 2. Companies need a way to organize their accounts so they use a chart of accounts. Accounts starting with 1 are usually Assets‚ 2 – Liabilities‚ 3 – Equity
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fraud. | Trace a purchase order (PO) from fulfillment to initiation to determine if the proper stakeholders approved the PO and if the order was fulfilled correctly. | 2. Independent reconciliation of the monthly bank statements | Compare accounts for discrepancies (posting and summarization). | Examine and ensure that all in house and bank data coincides to prevent and /or correct possible errors. | Obtain originals of the statements pertaining to six months of the audit period and reconcile
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2011. BUG-OFF EXTERMINATORS December 31‚ 2011 Unadjusted Trial Balance Cash 17‚000 Accounts receivable 4‚000 Allowance for doubtful accounts 828 Merchandise inventory 11‚700 Trucks 32‚000 Accum. depreciation-Trucks - Equipment 45‚000 Accum. depreciation-Equipment 12‚200 Accounts payable 5‚000 Estimated warranty liability 1‚400 Unearned services revenue - Interest payable - Long-term notes payable 15‚000 D. Buggs‚ Capital 59‚700 D. Buggs‚ Withdrawals 10‚000 Extermination services
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J1 Date Account Titles and Explanation Ref. Debit Credit 2014 Cash 101 20‚000 May. 1 Common stock 311 20‚000 (Issued shares of stock for cash) 3 Supplies 126 1‚500 Accounts Payable 201 1‚500 (Purchased supplies on account
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Goods/Stock purchased or sold being returned is quite a common practice in business. This may be on account of a number of reasons like defects in goods‚ quality not matching the requirement for which the buyer purchased it‚ the buyer not needing the stock‚ etc. This happens both in case of goods purchased as well as goods sold by the organisation. Where the goods sold are being returned we call it "Sales Returns" and where goods purchased are being returned we call it "Purchase Returns"
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Accounts and Classes of transactions in the Acquisition and Payment Cycle. The objective is to evaluate whether the accounts affected by acquisitions of goods and services and cash disbursement for those that are fairly presented in accordance with accounting standards. There are 3 classes of transactions included in the cycle: 1. Acquisitions of goods and services 2. Cash disbursements 3. Purchase returns and allowances and discounts There are 10 accounts involved in the acquisition and payment
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it will be recorded in the purchase journal‚ once it has been certified as a valid invoice. After the journal entries‚ the next step is to post the journal entries into account. Ledger Account also known as “T” Account and Account. Ledger accounts categorize these changes or debits and credits into specific accounts‚ so management can have useful information for budgeting and
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Question 19. Dr Accounts Receivable Cr Dr Allowance for Uncollectibles Cr Jan 1. 82‚900 c. 4‚400 c. 4‚400 Jan 1. 8‚700 a. 240‚000 d. 231‚200 b. 4‚800 Dec 31. 87‚300 Dec 31. 9‚100 Dr Bad Debt Expense . Dr Sales Cr b. 4‚800 . a. 240‚000 Dec 31. 4‚800 Dec 31. 240‚000 Dr Cash Cr d.
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compute net accounts receivable. a. Accounts Receivable has a balance of $14‚000. The Allowance for Uncollectible Accounts has a credit balance prior to adjustment of $300. An aging schedule prepared on December 31 reveals $1‚100 of uncollectible accounts. b. Accounts Receivable has a balance of $25‚700. The Allowance for Uncollectible Accounts has a debit balance prior to adjustment of $400. An aging schedule prepared on December 31 reveals $2‚300 of uncollectible accounts.
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