QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS STUDY COMPANION.
outstanding checks
checks that have been written but not yet received by bank for payment
deposit in transit
a deposit made after bank statement was issued
service charge
bank charge for services rendered
Collections
bank acts as collection agent by accepting payments for its customers
NSF
non-sufficient funds
Errors
can be made by either bank or customer
There two different categories of information
1. amounts or events we know about that the bank didn't know about at the time of the
statement
2. Amounts or events the bank knows about that we find out about when we receive the
bank statement.
examples of cash equivalents
treasury bills, Certificates of deposit, and money market funds
account receivable
are amounts of cash to be received in the future from credit sales to customers. It is
usually collected in cash within 10 to 60 days. They are classified as current assets and
listed on the balance sheet below Cash
Bad Debts expense
When companies sell goods and services on credit, there are usually some customers
who do not pay for the merchandise they purchase; these are referred to as
Bad debt expense is reported on the ________________ as an___________
, income statement
operating expense
allowance method
Most large businesses use the ______________________ to estimate the uncollectible
portion of their receivable. This method provides an expense for uncollectible receivable
in advance of their write-off.
Allowance for Doubtful Accounts
is a contra asset account to account receivable on the balance sheet
The allowance method serves two purposes:
1. It reduces the value of the receivables to the amount of cash expected to be realized
in the future.
2. The allowance matches the expense of uncollectible accounts with the related
revenues of the period.
maker
the person or entity who signs the note and who must make payment on or before the
due date.
Payee
the person or entity to whom payment will be made
Prinicipal
the face amount of the note
maturity date
the date the note becomes dues
interest rate
is the percentage of the principal that the payee annually charges the maker for the loan
interest
the dollar amount paid by the maker in accordance with this rate
the bank
the depositor
Before placing each item on the bank reconciliation, ask your if it has been record only
by _________, or only by _________
For the allowance method, the write-off entry _______ effect the income