Chapter 10 Flashcards
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Current liability
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A debt that a company reasonably expects to pay
- ) from existing current assets or through creation of other current liabilities
- ) Within one year or the operating cycle, whichever is longer
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Notes payable
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An obligation in the form of a written note
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Why notes payable instead of accounts payable
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Give the lender written documentation of the obligation in case legal remedies are needed to collect the debt
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Journal Entry accepting notes payable
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Cash XXX
Notes Payable XXX
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Journal Entry for accrual of interest
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Interest Expense XXX
Interest Payable XXX
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Journal Entry for Payment of Note Receivable
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Notes Payable XXX
Interest Payable XXX
Cash XXX
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Sales Tax Journal Entry by Company before remitting it to the government
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Cash XXX
Sales Revenue XXX
Sales Taxes Payable XXX
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Journal entry when company remits sales tax to government
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Sales Taxes Payable XXX
Cash XXX
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Cooley Grocery store serves only as a ______________ for the taxing authority
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collection agent
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Company rings up sales taxes seperately:
Total receipts of 10,600 with a 6% sales tax
find sales tax amount
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10,600 / 1.06 = 10,000
10600 - 10000 = 600
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Journal entry when a company receives an advance
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Cash XXX
Current liability XXX
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Journal entry when company earns the revenue
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Unearned revenue account XXX
Earned Revenue Account XXX
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Airline
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Unearned revenue: Unearned Passanger Ticket Revenue
Earned Revenue: Passenger Ticket Revenue
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Magazine publisher
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Unearned Revenue: Unearned Subscription Revenue
Earned Revenue: Subscription Revenue
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Hotel
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Unearned Revenue: Unearned Rental Revenue
Earned Revenue: Rental Revenue
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Companies often identify current maturities of long-term debt on the balance sheet as _________________
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long-term debt due within one year
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account for social security
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FICA Taxes Payable
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Account for federal income tax
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Federal Income Taxes Payable
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Account for State Income Tax
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State Income Taxes Payable
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Account for unemployment federal taxes
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Federal Unemployment Taxes Payable
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Account for unemployment state taxes
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State Unemployment Taxes Payable
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Wages expense and Wages payable journal entry
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Salaries and Wages Expense XXX
FICA Taxes Payable XXX
Federal Income taxes Payable XXX
State Income Taxes Payable XXX
Salaries and Wages Payable XXX
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Company’s Payaroll Tax Expense Journal Entry
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Payroll Tax Expense XXX
FICA Taxes Payable XXX
Federal Unemployment Taxes Payable XXX
State Unemployment Taxes Payable XXX
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Long-term liabilities
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Obligations that a company expects to pay more than one year in the future
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Long term liabilities are often in the form of \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_
bonds or long-term notes
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Bonds
A form of interst-bearing note payable issued by corporations, universities, and governmental agencies
Sold in small denominations (1,000 or multiples of $1,000)
Attract many investors
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Secured bonds
Bonds that have specific assets of the issuer pledged as collateral
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Unsecured bonds
Bonds issued against the general credit of the borrower
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Convertible bonds
Bonds that can be converted into common stock at the bondholder's option
Attractive to bondholder and the issuer
For the issuer, bonds sell at a higher price and pay a lower rate of interst than comparable debt securities that do not have a conversion option
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Callable bonds
Bonds that the issuing company can retire at a stated dollar amount prior to maturity
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Bond certificate
A legal document that indicates the name of the issuer, the face value of the bonds, and such other data as the contractual interest rate and the maturity date of the bonds
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Face Value
Amount of principal due at the maturity date of the bond
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Maturity date
The date on which the final pyament on a bond is due form the bond issuer to the investor
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Contractual (stated) interest rate
Rate used to determine the amount of interest the borrower pays and the investor receives
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The contractual rate is often referred to as the \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_
stated rate
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Time value of money
The relationship between time and money. A dollar received today is worth more than a dollar promised at some time in the future
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Present Value
The value today of an amount to be received at some date in the future after taking into account current interest rates
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Market interest rate
The rate investors demand for loaning funds
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Discounting the future amounts
The process of finding the present value
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Market value of bond
Present value of all the future cash payments promised by the bond
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Bond prices for both new issues and existing bonds are quoted as \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_
a percentage of the face value of the bond
Face value is usually $1,000
Ex. $1,000 bond with a quoted price of 97 means $970
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Journal Entry for issuing bonds
Cash XXX
Bonds Payable XXX
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Interest adjusting entry on bonds
Interest expense XXX
Interest Payable XXX
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Interest payable classified as
current liability
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bond payable classified as
long-term liability
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Payment of interest journal entry
Interest Payable XXX
Cash XXX
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When the contractual interest rate and the market interest rate are the same, \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_
bonds sell at face value
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Discount (of a bond)
The difference between the face value of a bond and its selling price, when a bond is sold for less than its face value
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Premium (on a bond)
The difference between the selling price and the face value of a bond when a bond is sold for more than its face value
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Bond prices ____________ with changes in the market interest rate
vary inversely
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As market interest rates decline
bond prices will increase
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If the market interest rate is below the contractual rate when a bond is issued \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_
the price will be higher than the face value
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Zero-coupon bonds
pay no interest
sell at a deep discount to face value
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Journal entry for issuance of bonds at a discount:
Cash XXX
Discount on Bonds Payable XXX
Bonds Payable XXX
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Discount on bonds payable
contra account to bonds payable
deducted from bonds payable on the balance sheet
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Carrying value (book value)
Subtracting balance of the discount account from the balance of the Bonds Payable account
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Amortizing the discount
Allocating bond discount to expense in each period in which the bonds are outstanding
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Journal entry issuing bonds at a premium
Cash XXX
Bonds Payable XXX
Premium on Bonds Payable XXX
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Premium on bonds payable
added to the bonds payable on the balance sheet
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Premium is considered to be a \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_
reduction in the cost of borrowing that reduces bond interest expense over the life of the bonds
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Amortization of the premium ___________ the amount of interest expense reported each period
decreases
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Statement of Cash Flows: Debt
information regarding cash inflows and outflows during the year that resulted form the principal portion of debt transactions appears in the "financing activities"
Interest expense in the "operating activities" as a result of debt transactions
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Bank line of credit
A prearranged agreement between a company and a lender that permits the company to borrow up to an agreed-upon amount
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Times interest earned ratio
A measure of a company's solvency, calculated by dividing income before interest expense and taxes by interest expense
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Times interest earned ratio:
_Net income + Interest expense + Tax expense_
Interest expense
\*solvency ratio
\*\*uses income before interest expense and taxes because this number best represents the amount available to pay interest
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Off balance-sheet financing
An intentional effort by a company to structure its financing arrangements so as to avoid showing liabilities on its balance sheet
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Two common types of off-balance sheet financing result from \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_
unreported contingencies
lease transactions
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Contingencies
Events with uncertain outcomes that may represent potential liabilities
ex. lawsuits - possilbe negative implications; warranties; environmental clean-up obligations
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Two characteristics to record a contigency
Reasonable estimate
Probable outcome
\*otherwise write it in notes to its financial statements
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GAAP on leases
more rules-based
companies get get around the rules to listing it as an operating lease instead of a capital lease
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debt covenants
Specific financial measures, such as minimum levels of retained earings, cash flows, that a company must maintain during the life of a loan
if a company violates a covenant, it violated the loan agreement and the creditor can demand immediate repayment
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Straight-line method of amortization
A method of amortizing bond discount or bond premium that allocates the same amount to interest expense in each interest period
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Bond discount amortization =
Bond discount / Number of interest periods
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Journal entry for recording amortization of a bond discount
Interest expense 10,400
Discount on Bonds Payable 400
Interest Payable 10,000
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Bond Premium Amortization =
= Bond Premium / Number of Interest Periods
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Journal entry of amortization of bond premium
Interest Expense 9,600
Premium on Bonds Payable 400
Interest Payable 10,000
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Effective interest rate
Rate established when bonds are issued that remains constant in each interest period
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Effective-interest method of amortization
A method of amortizing bond discount or bond premium that results in periodic interest expense equal to a constant percentage of the carrying value of the bonds
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Bond interest expense
Carrying value of Bonds at Beginning of Period
x
Effective-interest rate
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Bond interest paid
Face amount of bond
x
Contractual interest rate
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Amortization amount in effective-interest method
Bond Interest Expense - Bond Interest Paid
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When the amounts are materially different, GAAP requires \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_
use of the effective-interest method
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Discount on Bonds Payable account is often referred to as \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_
Unamortized Discount on Bonds Payable
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Amortizing a bond discount under effective-interest method
Interest Expense 10,319
Discount on Bonds Payable 319
Interest Payable 10,000
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Amortizing a bond premium under effective-interest method
Interest Expense 9,670
Premium on Bonds Payable 330
Interest Payable 10,000
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Mortgage
Pledges title to specific asset as security for a loan
a document that secures a long-term note
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Mortgage notes payable
A long-term note secured by a mortgage that pledges title to specific asset as security for the loan
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Electronic spread sheet programs
Creat a schedule or installment loan pyaments
allows you to put in the data for your own mortgage loan and get an illustration that really hits home
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Journal entry to record mortgage loan
Cash XXX
Mortgage Payable XXX
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Journal Entry to record semiannual payment on mortgage
Interest Expense XXX
Mortgage Payable XXX
Cash XXX
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Bond Discount Amortization =
Bond Discount / Number of interest periods
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Journal entry: straight line method of amortization bond discount
Interest Expense 10,400
Discount on Bonds Payable 400
Interest Payable 10,000
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Journal entry: amortizing bond permium straight-line
Interest Expense 9,600
Premiumon Bonds Payable 400
Interest Payable 10,000
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Effective interest rate
Rate established when bonds are issued that remains constant in each interest period.
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Effective interest method of amortization
A method of amortizing bond discount or bond premium that results in periodic interest expense equal to a constant percentage of the carrying value of the bonds
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present value
the value now of a given amount to be paid or received in the future, assuming compounding interest
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Discounting the future amount
The process of determining the present value
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Present value =
Future value / (1 + i)^n
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Present value gets smaller \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_
as you move farther away from future
ex. 1 year to 5 years
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Present value of an annuity
The value now of a series of future receipts or payments, discounted assuming compounded interest
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Examples of a series of periodic receipts or payments
Loan agreements, installment sales, mortgage sales, lease contracts, and pension obligations
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annuities
Periodic receipts or payments
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To compute present value of an annuity, it is necessary to know:
1. Discount rate
2. Number of discount periods
3. Amount of the periodic receipts or payments
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semiannually
twice a year
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When market interest rate is equal to the bond's contractual interest rate\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_
the present value of the bonds will equal the face value of the bonds
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Current cash debt coverage
Measure of liquidity
Net cash by operating activities / Average Current Liabilities
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Direct write-off info:
No estimation
No "matching"
Gross A/R
Volitale
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Allowance method results in \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_
Net Accounts Receivable
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Aging receivables method:
Use different time periods
The longer outstanding, the higher % uncollectible
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Contingent liabilities effect:
If the contingent liabilities result in material losses for the company it will negatively impact the company’s financial results and affect the decisions made by the users of the financial statements.
