Accounts Receivable Questions

Q:

How is a journal entry recorded?

Answer

A journal entry is recorded accourding to the rules of debit and credit.for example goods sold for Rs 50000 for cash ----to record this -- identify the accounts involved-- i.e.goods A/cand Cash A/cgoods is a real account and cash is also a real accountdebit and credit rule for Real accounts is DEBIT WHAT COMES IN CREDIT WHAT GOES OUT according to this--cash is coming to the organisation and goods is leaving from the organisation--Entry for this is Cash A/c Dr. 50000 to Goods A/c or Sales A/c 50000 ( For Cash Sales )

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Why do capital expenditures increase assets (PP&E), while other cash outflows, like paying salary, taxes, etc., do not create any asset, and instead instantly create an expense on the income statement that reduces equity via retained earnings ?

Answer

Capital expenditures are capitalized because of the timing of their estimated benefits – the lemonade stand will benefit the firm for many years. The employees’ work, on the other hand, benefits the period in which the wages are generated only and should be expensed then. This is what differentiates an asset from an expense.


 

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Q:

Explain What is the difference between debenture holders and creditors?

Answer

Debenture holder are those who provides long term loan at specific interest rate in term of cash and creditor provides only short term credit in term of cash for purchasing of goods.

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The accounting process involves all of the following except

A) identifying economic transactions that are relevant to the business B) analyzing and interpreting financial reports
C) communicating financial information to users by preparing financial reports D) recording nonquantifiable economic events
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) analyzing and interpreting financial reports

Explanation:

The three steps in the accounting process are

 

1. Identification,

2. Recording, and

3. Communication. 

 

Hence, analyzing and interpreting financial reports is not involved in the accounting process.

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Q:

How important does accounts receivable useful for small business and why?

Answer

 Accounts receivables help small businesses by providing quick-time period liquidity. Additionally continued sales on credit provide the  much-needed continuity for small companies.

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What is reconciliation?

Answer

You should have recorded in your cash books all amounts you?ve actually received and payments you?ve actually made. However, the cash books may be incomplete as your bank may have put extra transactions through your account, such as:

bank fees or interest charges
direct debits (payments) and direct credits (receipts).
Doing a regular bank reconciliation will allow you to:

take into account any extra transactions your bank puts through your account, and
check and record any errors or omissions.
By regularly doing a bank reconciliation (say monthly) you can be more confident that your records contain all the information you need to prepare your income tax return and activity statements.

reconciliation- This is a statement prepared to find the reason for difference in any two balance.
eg 1)bank reconciliation is prepared to find the reason of difference between the passbook & cash book balance
2)Stock reconciliation is prepared to the reason of difference between the physical balance & book balance or to find the stock balance as on certain date.
etc

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What do you mean by Credit Management under AR in Professional field?

Answer

Credit Management is the process of managing the outstanding receivables of the organistion as per the policies adopted by the organisation. Companies might the approach of categorising the B/R by their ageing and provision for the same would be taken into account while preparing the financial statements for an organisation.

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Q:

Which of the following is not economic investment?

A) the piling up of inventories on a grocer's shelf B) the purchase of a drill press by the Ajax Manufacturing Company
C) construction of a suburban housing project D) the purchase of 100 shares of AT&T by a retired business executive
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) the purchase of 100 shares of AT&T by a retired business executive

Explanation:
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