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When does an accrued expense have to be paid?
An accrued expense is an accounting expense that is recognized in the books but has not yet been paid. It is usually a current expense. An accrued expense is paid when the due date for payment has reached, for example, wages are accounted for in the books before they are paid, but are usually paid either on a monthly or weekly basis depending on the policies of the company.
What are accrued expenses reported on the balance sheet as?
As you accrue expenses, they show up as a CREDIT on the balance sheet, and a DEBIT on the income statement. Then as you actually incur the expense and pay out, you would CREDIT your cash account, and DEBIT the accrued liability account on the balance sheet. For example, if you expect to spend $12,000/year on business travelling expenses, you would accrue $1000 monthly as a CREDIT to your accrued liability account (on the balance sheet), then a DEBIT to the expense account (on the income statement). When you actually do incur the expense and pay out, you CREDIT your cash account, and DEBIT the accrued liability account. Thus, the accrued liability account is cleared out and eventually washed out to zero.
Is salary expense liability?
Salary expense is not a liability - it is an expense; however, if salaries are accrued between periods, there will likely be a liability account named "Accrued Salaries" or "Salary Due."Associated with salaries; however, are various taxes. Those taxes are not necessarily submitted to government entities at the same time as the salary is paid to employees. There will likely be liability account(s) associated with those taxes.
What happens if an accrued liability for salaries is not recorded?
If an accrued liability is not recorded, then it is not a liability on the balance sheet. Not sure if the employee's could sue - that's a legal question - but if it was paid at a later date then it would be an expense at the time the liability was paid. If you mean to ask - what happens if an accrued liability for salaries is not paid, or is not timely paid - then the IRS can deny the deduction.
How is accrued interest calculated?
Accrued interest is usually calculated like this: Accrued interest = face value of the bonds x coupon rate x factor. Coupon = Annual interest rate/Number of payments. Factor = time coupon is held after last payment/time between coupon payments.
What is the journal entry to record accrued interest expense?
Debit Accrued Interest Expense Credit Accrued Interest Payable
What are the examples of accrued expenses?
Accrued expense refers to an expense that has been incurred but not yet paid. Examples of accrued expense items might be interest that has accrued on an outstanding note that has not been paid, and taxes that have accrued but not yet been paid.
What is the accounting entry for Accrued Expense?
Dr. Accrued Expense Cr. Cash or Cash in bank
What is the journal entry for payment of accrued expense?
debit accrued expensescredit cash / bank
Do accrued expense accounts have debit balance?
accrued expense has debit balance like all other expenses.
Is accrued expense a financial liability?
If you are doing adjusting entries, an accrued expense will affect a balance sheet account (payable) and an income statement account (expense). Such as accrued interest at the end of year would be: Interest Expense (Debit) Interest Payable (Credit)
When does an accrued expense have to be paid?
An accrued expense is an accounting expense that is recognized in the books but has not yet been paid. It is usually a current expense. An accrued expense is paid when the due date for payment has reached, for example, wages are accounted for in the books before they are paid, but are usually paid either on a monthly or weekly basis depending on the policies of the company.
An accrued expense such as accrued wages can best be described as an amount?
not paid and currently matched with earnings.
What is the journal entry to set up an accrued expense?
Debit accrued expensesCredit expenses payable
How do you enter accrued expenses in the general ledger?
Accrued expenses are entered as liabilities in the general ledger. Debit expense and credit accrued liability.
Journal entry to record an accrued vacation expense?
Though I have never heard the term "accrued vacation expense" nor have I ever heard of a "vacation" being a business expense, however, the journal entry would be handled like most "payables". So if your company uses the account of Accrued Vacation Expense, the journal entry should be something like....Vacation Expense (debit) $XXXAccrued Vacation Expense (credit) $XXXOnce the amount is paid, a debit would be recorded in the Accrued Vacation Expense account and a credit to Cash, to remove it from the books and note that the debt (or expense) has been met.
What is the journal entry to reverse an accrued expense?
Payable Account XXX Expense Account XXX
