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A crucial part of nailing any payroll journal question is being able to calculate the wages expense, gross wages and the net wages due to the employees. Use the chart below to help – and remember to play close attention to and differentiate between employee and employer contributions! AAT Level 1 & 2 | The … Read More
EOQ is the most economic re-order quantity of inventory which helps the business both ensure that the business is not holding too much inventory (which ties down working capital) and that they don’t keep so little inventory, which can interrupt the production process. These two situations can prove to be costly to the business and … Read More
A basic test on prepaid income: You are working on the accounting records of a business for the year ended 31 March 20X7. You are looking at the rent income for the year and this includes receipts for the following periods: Apr 20X6 – Mar 20X7 £5,040 Apr 20X6 – Jun 20X7 £5,625 Identify … Read More
A basic test on accrued income: You are working on the accounting records of a business for the year ended 31 March 20X7. You are looking at the rent income for the year and this includes receipts for the following periods: Apr 20X6 – Jan 20X7 £5,900 Apr 20X6 – May 20X7 £6,720 Identify … Read More
A basic test on prepayments: You are working on the accounting records of a business for the year ended 31 March 20X7. You are looking at the rent expense for the year and this includes payments for the following periods: Apr 20X6 – May 20X7- Office 1 £5,040 Apr 20X6 – Jan 20X7- Office 2 … Read More
A basic test on accruals: You are working on the accounting records of a business for the year ended 31 March 20X7. You are looking at the rent expense for the year and this includes payments for the following periods: Apr 20X6 – May 20X7- Office 1 £5,040 Apr 20X6 – Jan 20X7- Office 2 … Read More
Prepaid income is an amount received in advance for a sundry income which relates to an accounting period after the year end. In accounting for prepaid income, the effect that needs to occur will be to reduce the overpayment in income in an attempt to account for only the income earned in that accounting … Read More
Accrued income is a sundry income amount outstanding and yet to be received by the end of an accounting period, so has not been entered into the ledger accounts. In accounting for accrued income, the effect that needs to occur will be to increase the relevant income in an attempt to account for the total … Read More
A prepayment is an amount paid in advance for an expense which relates to an accounting period after the year end. In accounting for prepayments, the effect that needs to occur will be to reduce the relevant expenditure in an attempt to account for the transactions which have been overpaid and then to increase … Read More
An accrual is an amount outstanding for payment by the end of an accounting period, so has not been entered into the ledger accounts. In accounting for accruals, the effect that needs to occur will be to increase the relevant expenditure in an attempt to account for the outstanding transactions which may not have … Read More