Final Flashcards
Current Liability
debt that a company reasonably expects to pay 1. from existing current asset or through the creation other current liabilities and 2. within one year or operating cycle
Notes payable
companies record obligations in the form of promissory notes and usually require the borrower to pay interest.
100,000 12% four month note payable
explain journal entry
debit cash for 100,000 Credit notes payable 100,000 THEN... Interest expense (debit) 4,000 Interest payable (credit) 4,000 THEN... pay value of note plus interest Notes payable (debit) 100,000 Interest payable (debit) 4,000 Cash (credit) 104,000
Sales tax payable
taking a percentage of the sales price
Sales tax journal entry example
10,000 sales and sales tax of 600 (sales tax rate of 6%)
Cash debit 10,600
sales revenue credit 10,000
Sales tax payable credit 6,00
Unearned revenue
receive payment for service or good that has not yet been deceived or preformed
Unearned revenue example
sells 100,000 season football tickets at $50 each for its five-game home schedule
THEN after 1 game is completed
Cash debit 500,000 Unearned ticket revenue credit 500,000 THEN Unearned ticket revenue debit 100,000 Ticket revenue credit 100,000
Payroll taxes
Taxes imposed on employers or employees, and are usually calculated as a percentage of the salaries that employers pay their staff
Employer’s share
Payroll taxes that goes to Social Security (FICA) taxes and state and federal unemployment taxes.
Journal entry for FICA taxes, federal taxes, state taxes
record as payable and credit
Bonds
A bond is a fixed obligation to pay that is issued by a corporation or government entity to investors. Bonds are used to raise cash for operational or infrastructure projects. Bonds usually include a periodic coupon payment, and are paid off as of a specific maturity date
Secured bonds
specific assets of the issuer pledged as collateral for the bonds
unsecured bonds
issued against the general creed of the borrower. Large corporations with good credit ratings use unsecured bonds extensively.
Convertible bonds
bonds that can be converted into common stock at the bondholder’s option
Callable bonds
Bonds that the issuing company can redeem (buy back) at the stated dollar amount prior to maturity