26.01.2024 by Harry Vance
If you’re a small business owner, you know that borrowing money is both inevitable and essential. You need working capital to get your business off the ground or grow it to new heights. A free Google Sheets DCF Model Template to calculate the... Read more
26.01.2024 by Harry Vance
The bad debts are the losses that the business suffers because it did not receive immediate payment for the sold goods and provided services. If 6.67% sounds like a reasonable estimate for future uncollectible accounts, you would then create an all... Read more
25.01.2024 by Harry Vance
In a partnership, separate entries are made to close each partner's drawing account to his or her own capital account. If a corporation has more than one class of stock and uses dividend accounts to record dividend payments to investors, it usually... Read more
25.01.2024 by Harry Vance
Typically, the difference between the cash book and passbook balance arises due to the items that appear only in the passbook. Therefore, it makes sense to first record these items in the cash book to determine the adjusted balance of the cash book... Read more
25.01.2024 by Harry Vance
You can compare various offers accurately only if you know the effective annual interest rate of each one. The format we presented for the effective interest rate can be used as an Excel formula. In the case of compounding, the EAR is always higher... Read more
25.01.2024 by Harry Vance
If your business is a sole proprietorship or a partnership, your next step will be to close your income summary account. You can do this by debiting the income summary account and crediting your capital account in the amount of $250. This reflects y... Read more
25.01.2024 by Harry Vance
We do not need to show accounts with zero balances on the trial balances. This will ensure that the balances of those expenses account are transferred to the income summary account. These are general account ledgers that record transaction... Read more
25.01.2024 by Harry Vance
Hourly employees usually accrue PTO with every hour worked, but companies often update their PTO balances with each payroll cycle. This disparity can create real headaches and hardship for employees who need to use their PTO for an emergency, but wh... Read more
24.01.2024 by Harry Vance
An asset's salvage value subtracted from its basis (initial) cost determines the amount to be depreciated. Most businesses utilize the IRS's Accelerated Cost Recovery System (ACRS) or Modified Accelerated Cost Recovery System (MACRS) methods for thi... Read more
24.01.2024 by Harry Vance
Sales taxes are closely related to use taxes, which apply to items purchased from outside their jurisdiction. An optimal sales tax is one that is applied to a broad base of goods and services with a low tax rate. Such a tax system can minimize the a... Read more