AC210 Test 4 Flashcards
Liabilities:
Debt you owe to someone else.
Accrued Liabilities:
expenses you haven’t paid yet.
Payroll deductions =
gross - net
What are things you’ll pay no matter what?
FICA and Federal Income Tax
What would an employees J/E look like?
dr wage expense cr withheld income taxes payable cr FICA payable cr united way payable cr cash
What would an employers J/E look like?
dr payroll tax expense
cr FICA payable
cr federal unemployment tax payable
cr state unemployment tax payable
FICA is a ____, which means what?
matching contribution. this means your company matches what you pay to FICA.
Corporations have to pay ___% for employees.
35
If someone has a taxable income of 1M. what is the corresponding J/E?
dr income tax expense 350k
cr income tax payable 350k
Make a J/E for this transaction.
Sell a $1000.00 TV with 5% sales tax.
dr cash 1,050
cr sales revenue 1,000
cr sales tax payable 50
bonds:
Ways a company can capitalize. There’s a bond market.
J/E for bond at face value:
dr cash
cr bonds payable
J/E for bond at premium:
dr cash
cr bonds payable
cr premium on bonds payable
J/E for bond at discount:
dr cash
cr discount on bonds payable
cr bonds payable
J/E for interest on bond at face value:
dr interest expense
cr interest payable
J/E for retiring a bond at face value:
dr bonds payable
cr cash
What is a contingent liability?
a liability that you may or may not have.
What are the questions to ask when you have a contingent liability?
How likely?
Can amount be estimated?
What are the answers to the questions about a contingent liability?
How likely? - probable - possible - remote Can the amount be estimated? - if probable, yes - if possible, no
If a contingent liability is probable and the amt. can be estimated, what should you do?
record the liability and estimate loss.
How to you record a possible contingent liability with a J/E?
dr product litigation expense
cr product litigation liability
If a contingent is possible, what should you do?
describe in financial statement notes
If a contingent liability is probable, but the amt. can’t be estimated, what should you do?
Describe in financial statement notes.
If a contingent liability is remote, what should you do?
don’t mention it.
Quick Ratio:
(cash + short-term investments + netAT) / current liabilities
What does the quick ratio tell you?
How easy is it to pay liabilities with current assets.
Times Interest Earned Ratio:
(Net Income + Interest Expense + Income Tax Expense) / Interest Expense
What does the times interest earned ratio tell you?
How able am I to cover the cost of my debt.
Benefits of Common Stock:
- Voting rights.
- Dividends
- Residual Claims- you have some claim on what’s left over if they go out of business.
- Preemptive rights: you have first dibs on new stocks.
How much power to stockholders have? Explain.
A lot. Stockholders pick Board of Directors. Board of Directors choose officers. Officers choose vice presidents.
Advantages of equity:
does not have to be repaid.
dividends are optional