Posted on September 19th, 2008 by
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Fundamental Accounting Principles
When a business entity dispose of its fixed assets or more commonly now referred to as property, plant and equipment, the carrying amount or the net book value of the assets concerned is deducted from the proceeds received at the date of disposal to determine ...
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Tagged As: accountancy, accounting, bookkeeping, disposal of assets, gain or loss on disposal of assets, other income, proceeds from disposal of assets
Posted on September 19th, 2008 by
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Fundamental Accounting Principles
Rental income is earned by business entities for allowing another party to “use” the resources (assets) of the business entities. For example, letting of property, machinery, equipment & etc. An agreement is usually drafted and agreed by both p...
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Tagged As: accountancy, accounting, bookkeeping, other income, rental income, revenue recognition
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Posted on September 18th, 2008 by
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Fundamental Accounting Principles
For those business entities who have invested in shares of another company, dividends may be received by these business entities as a way of distributing the earnings or profits made by the investee companies to the shareholders. Dividends could take the form ...
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Posted on September 18th, 2008 by
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Fundamental Accounting Principles
Interest income is earned usually through deposits placements with financial institutions. Sometimes, it is also earned through lending of money to third parties (some countries have strict laws governing money lending activities). Interest is the price that b...
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Posted on September 18th, 2008 by
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Fundamental Accounting Principles
For profit orientated entities, revenue is the “bloodline” of the businesses. The cash collected from invoicing or billing is vital in keeping the businesses up and running – meeting all sorts of daily expenses. Depending on the nature of the bus...
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Tagged As: accountancy, accounting, accounts, bookkeeping, revenue recognition, sale of goods, services rendered, small business, transactions
Posted on September 15th, 2008 by
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Fundamental Accounting Principles
When owners inject cash into businesses as capital, the double entry to record this type of transactions is: – Balance Sheet Income Statement DR CR DR CR Petty cash/cash at bank XXXX Capital XXXX Cash injections could be done by way of contributing ̶...
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Tagged As: accountancy, accounting, accounts, bookkeeping, capital contributions, capital injection, share capital, small business, transactions