Accounting For End Of Period Adjustments: Other Receivables And Payables
Overview
Working out an accrual or a prepayment in a ledger account is only half the job. The figure then has to land in exactly the right place: the correct line of the income statement, and the correct section of the statement of financial position. Get the placement wrong and a perfectly calculated adjustment still produces a wrong set of financial statements.
In this lesson you will learn how accrued and prepaid amounts are presented in the income statement and the statement of financial position, and, just as importantly, what happens to reported profit when one of these adjustments is missed altogether.
Objectives
- Explain why it is necessary to account for other receivables and payables
- Distinguish between other receivables and payables
- Calculate and record other receivables and payables in the books of account
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- A business paid $9,200 for electricity during the year and owed a further $2,400 at the year end. What figure appears in the income statement? A) $9,200 B) $2,400 C) $6,800 D) $11,600 Answer: D
- A prepaid expense is shown on the statement of financial position as: A) A current asset B) A current liability C) A non-current asset D) Capital Answer: A
- A business omits an accrued expense from its year-end accounts. What is the effect on reported profit? A) Profit is understated B) Profit is overstated C) Profit is unaffected D) Profit becomes a loss Answer: B
- A business omits accrued income from its year-end accounts. What is the effect on reported profit? A) Profit is understated B) Profit is overstated C) Profit is unaffected D) Profit becomes a loss Answer: A
- Income received in advance is classified on the statement of financial position as: A) A current asset B) A non-current liability C) A current liability D) Capital Answer: C
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