580 Answered Questions for the topic accounting
Accounting Managerial Accounting
04/19/19
Can I use both FIFO and Specific ID for inventory accounting?
This is something I started thinking about when I was working at a bike shop. I imagine there may be other similar use cases.
So, let's say I have an inventory stream that consists of both...
more
Accounting Managerial Accounting
04/19/19
Calculating assets-to-equity from equity-to-assets?
I've read that to calculate **equity**-to-**assets** using **assets**-to-**equity** the following can be done:
assets-to-equity = 40%
equity-to-assets = 1/0.4 = 2.5
Why does that work out?
Accounting Managerial Accounting
04/19/19
Why only stockholder equity in the well-known accounting equation?
Assets = liabilities + stockholders' equity. Isn't this an oversimplification? The (traded) company may have raised money through stock, but maybe it also issued bonds, has profit this year,...
more
04/16/19
How to record transactions for money flowing into an acounting system?
I've been reading about accounting patterns described by Martin Fowler in his book "Analysis Patterns - Reusable Object Models". I understood the basic concepts: account, entry, transaction, etc;...
more
04/15/19
Timecard issues?
I am trying to setup time cards for projects and am running into a problem. I want the employee to enter their time, submit their time card, the supervisor to approve the time card and then...
more
04/15/19
When starting a small business, how does one properly record "seed inventory"?
Let's assume someone wanted to start a small, simple business. They go through all of the paperwork to get an LLC, they set up a business checking account and they are ready to go.
Such an...
more
04/13/19
Verification of student loan amounts?
I consolidated my student loan debt with FedLoan a year or two after graduation.
Is there an easy way to verify that my current balances are accurate? Is this something an accountant would handle,...
more
04/13/19
Online accounting with Stripe/PayPal transactions?
I have a small solo business where I sell services on a website. I probably have about 100 small transactions per month and people pay me with PayPal or Stripe.
I have been doing accounting in an...
more
04/12/19
Deducting interest on a loan to repair a rental property?
I own and rent out an apartment in a building that needs extensive repairs. The body corporate has broken the levy for the repairs into six payments.
For the first three payments, last tax year,...
more
04/10/19
Operating cashflow
The new drug is expected to be a block-buster, which will help to increase the company’s marketshare and the sales are expected to be $18 million in the first year. The sales revenue generated from...
more
Accounting Quickbooks
04/10/19
What is Quickbooks and how do you use it?
04/06/19
Accounting: Should a fee on an amount payable be applied in AR or AP account?
An application I'm building has a simplistic double-entry accounting component to it to keep track of funds passed owed to various parties. I'm unclear on how certain entries should be applied....
more
04/04/19
In double entry accounting, how do I enter a loan?
I have taken an accounting course several years ago, but I'm a little rusty. I'm using GnuCash, double entry accounting software.
I have a loan from a friend, so no interest. I have paid about...
more
04/04/19
Does total US public debt include state debt?
When I see total US public debt, I wonder whether state debt is included. If "total US public debt" used differently for different cases, I will restrict my case to the usage in national...
more
04/04/19
In double-entry book keeping, how should I track planned expenses?
So, I'm working on getting a bit better at managing my household finances and am currently working to learn double-entry bookkeeping.
One thing I need to separate out and track a little better is...
more
Accounting Quickbooks
04/04/19
How do I create an estimate in Quickbooks?
04/03/19
What forces cause a company to write down goodwill?
Consider TimeWarner: In 2002, $128Billion of its $209Billion in assets was Goodwill. What forced them to write down this goodwill to $37billion a few years later?
04/02/19
Consider Paypal fees in accounting?
I'm a freelancer. I sent an invoice to my client (using InvoiceBubble.com), which he decided to pay via Paypal. Paypal took a fee.
How do I take this fee in consideration for my accounting? I...
more
Still looking for help? Get the right answer, fast.
Ask a question for free
Get a free answer to a quick problem.
Most questions answered within 4 hours.
OR
Find an Online Tutor Now
Choose an expert and meet online. No packages or subscriptions, pay only for the time you need.