Chapter 10 powerpoint Flashcards
Current liability
A debt with two key features:
- Company expects to pay the debt from
a. existing current assets or
b. through the creation of other current liabilites - Company will pay the debt within one year of the operating cycle, whichever is longer
Examples of current liabilities:
Notes Payable
Accounts Payable
Unearned Revenues
Accrued liabilities - taxes, salaries and wages, and interest payable
Notes Payable - current liability
Written as promissory notes
Require the borrower to pay interest
Those due within one year of the balance sheet are classified as current liabilites
Why are notes payable used instead of accounts payable?
Because notes payable give the lender written documentation of an obligation in case legal remedies are needed to collect the debt
Journal entry accepting a notes payable
Cash XXX
Notes Payable XXX
Journal entry accruing interest
Interest expense XXX
Interest Payable XXX
Journal entry paying note payable at maturity
Notes Payable 100,000
Interest Payable 4,000
Cash 104,000
Long-term notes payable
It may be secured by a mortgage that pledges title to specific assets (usually real estate) as security for a loan
Typically, terms require the borrower to make installment payments over the term of the loan. Each payment consists of:
- interst on unpaid balance of loan
- reduction of loan principal
Journal entry accepting a mortgage loan
Cash XXX
Mortgage Notes Payable XXX
Journal entry making firs installment on mortgage payments
Interest Expense 30,000
Mortgage Notes Payable 3,231
Cash 33,231
Balance shet - long term notes payable
Reduction in principal for the next year - current liability in balance sheet
Remaining unpaid principal balance - long term liability in balance sheet
Each payment on a mortgage note payable consists of:
Interest on the unpaid balance of the loan and reduction of loan principal
Sales Taxes are expressed as ___________________
a stated percentage of the sales price
The retailer collects tax from the ____________
customer
The terailer serves as a _____________ for the taxing authority
collection agent
The selling company is usually required to ring up ______________ on the cash register the amount of the sale and the amount of the sales tax collected
seperately
If Sales revenue and tax are together, to find sales revenue
Total cash received / (1 + Sales Tax Rate)
Journal Entry for sales revenue with tax
Cash 10,600
Sales Revenue 10,000 Sales Tax Payable 600
Unearned Revenue
Revenues that are received before the company delivers goods or provides services
Cash XXX
Unearned Revenue XXX
Journal entry when company earns money
Unearned Revenue XXX
Sales Revenue XXX
Current Maturities of Long-Term Debt
The portion of long-term debt that comes due in the current year
There is no adjusting entry required
Payroll and Payroll Taxes Payable
The term “payroll” pertains to both:
Salaries - monthly or yearly rate
Wages - hourly rate
*A company will withold amounts to pay various governmental authorities
Salaries
Managerial, Administrative, and Sales Personnel
(Monthly or Yearly Rate)
Wages
Store Clerks, Factory Employees, and Manual Laborers
(Hourly rate)