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accruals and prepayments example

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  • This topic has 5 replies, 3 voices, and was last updated 11 years ago by John Moffat.
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  • March 23, 2014 at 10:13 pm #162889
    mp-open
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    Hallo,

    I’m trying to explain part of a text in an example, I can’t understand to which period it relates.

    The example says:

    At 1 October 20X5, the following balances were brought forward in the ledger accounts of XY: Electricity account Cr $800 – this is the period in months, that I am not sure about, which months exactly are included in the $800.

    The example continuous:

    5 November 20X5 $1,000 (for the period to 31 October 20X5)
    10 February 20X6 $1,300 (for the period to 31 January 20X6)
    8 May 20X6 $1,500 (for the period to 30 April 20X6)
    7 August 20X6 $1,100 (for the period to 31 July 20X6)
    At 30 September 20X6, the electricity meter shows that $900 has been consumed since the last bill was received.

    I have the solution, but I don’t understand the months of the $800, which do you think they are, are they Aug, Sept., Oct. 2005, but if it is so, then this is also included in the Nov $1000, which is given above, or is it only Aug and Sept. 2005, or is it July, Aug and Sept. 2005?

    Thank you very much!

    March 24, 2014 at 8:03 am #162911
    John Moffat
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    Since they are receiving bills every 3 months in arrears – for the quarters to end January, end April, end July, and end October – the $800 can only be the estimate for the 2 months August and September 2005.

    June 11, 2014 at 10:59 am #175910
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    John , again me 🙂

    ann owns two properies which it rents to tenants. in the year ended 31.12.2006
    it received 280000 in respect of property 1 and 160000 in respect of property 2/ balance on rental account
    31.12.2006 31.12.2005
    property 1 13400dr 12300cr
    property2 6700cr 5400dr

    what amount should be credited to income statement for the year endd 31.12.2006
    in respect of rental income.?
    I can’t define these…
    1) what is opening prepaid income
    2)what is opening accued income?
    3)what is closing acrued income?

    June 11, 2014 at 5:58 pm #175980
    John Moffat
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    Opening prepaid income is rent we received the cash for this year, but is this years rent.
    So at the start of the year we owed it back to them – it is the credit balance.

    Opening accrued income is rent that was owing to us at the start of the year – it is the debit balance.

    Closing accrued income is the amount we were owed at the end of this year – it is a debit balance.

    June 12, 2014 at 10:24 am #176160
    gabriell
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    thanks for this question

    John i cant undertand proforma income t account

    why income statement is recorded on the debit side, and cash on the credit side of this proforma?

    June 12, 2014 at 12:06 pm #176170
    John Moffat
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    When you receive income, then entry is DR Cash and Cr the income account.

    At the end of the year, the total is transferred to the Income Statement T’A/c:
    Dr Income Account, Cr Income Statement A/c.

    The balance on the income account is now zero and the same account can be used to record next years income.

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