Basic Accounting
Basic Accounting
Basic Accounting
definitions of accounting
accounting
Is a service activity. Its function is to provide quantitative information primarily financial in nature, about
economic entities that is to be useful in making economic decision.
Is the art of recording, classifying, summarizing in a significant manner and in terms of money,
transactions and events which are in part at least of a financial character and interpreting the results
thereof.
Is the process of identifying, measuring and communicating economic information to permit informed
judgment and decisions by the users of the information.
areas of accounting
1. Public accounting – auditing, taxation, and management advisory service.
2. Private accounting – accounting staff, chief accountant, internal auditor and controller.
3. Government Accounting – BIR, COA, DBM, SEC, BSP, etc.
4. Academe – Professor, lecturers and the like.
accounting vs auditing accounting vs bookkeeping
Accounting is constructive in nature while the Accounting encompasses Bookkeeping.
Auditing is analytical in nature; the function of the auditor Bookkeeping is procedural; focuses on development and
starts when the function of the accountants’ end. maintenance of accounting records; this is the “how” of the
accounting. Accounting is conceptual; it answers the “why”
of an action
financial accounting vs managerial ifrsc – international financial
accounting reporting standards council
Financial accounting focuses on general purpose Counterpart in the Philippines is FRSC. Its main
reports intended for internal and external users; compliance function is to establish and improve accounting standards
of GAAP. Manegerial Accounting focuses on special purpose that will be generally accepted in the Philippines.
reports intended for internal users only; no need to comply
with GAAP.
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A
Revenues P XXX C C
Expenses XXX
Profit/ Loss P XXX NC
Statement of Changes in Equity financing
Beg. Equity
Add: Profit
Add: Investment
P XXX
XXX
XXX
NC E
Total XXX investing
Withdrawals XXX
Loss (if any) XXX
End. Equity P XXX > If there is no loss or profit: Breakeven
balance sheet { Assets = Liabilities + Equity } income statement { Revenue – Expense = Profit/Loss }
ACCOUNTING
adjusting entries
adjusting entries
Usually prepared at the end of the reporting period to connect or adjust the balance of the accounts.
1. depreciaton – decrease in the value of a non current asset due to continuing use. (obsolescence, etc.)
Performing Adjusting Journal Entries (AJE)
Depreciation Expense P XX
Accumulated Depreciation P XX
note: Accumulated Depreciation account is a contra-asset with Credit normal balance. It is used to accumulate deprecation
expenses recorded from the date of acquisition of a non-current asset up to the end of its useful life.
Straight Line Method
This is the most commonly used method for depreciation. It has an annual depreciation formula of:
Annual Depreciation Expense = Annual Cost – Residual Value
Estimated Useful Life (in years)
note:: Acquisition Cost – amount paid to acquire a non-current asset.
Residual Value – amount that can be sold at the end of the useful life of a non-current asset; other terms
for residual value are salvage value and scrap value.
Estimated Useful Life – anticipated number of years that a non-current asset could be used.
Example
On June 1, 2019, an entity acquired Machinery for P 130,000. The machinery has a salvage value of P 10,000 with
estimated useful life of 10 years. The reporting period is December 31, 2019.
Requirement:
Prepare the adjusting entries for depreciation at the end of 2019.
What is the depreciation expense from 2019 to 2029?
What is the accumulated depreciation from 2019 to 2029?
What is the bank value of machinery on December 31, 2025?
Solution:
Adjusting entries
2019
December 31 Depreciation Expense P 7,000
Accumulated Depreciation P 7,000
Computation:
Annual Depreciation Expense = P 130,000 – P 10,000 = P12,000
10 years
Depreciation Expense from June 1, 2019 to December 31, 2019 = P 12,000 x 7/12 = P 7,000
depreciation expense
2019 (June 1 to December 31) = P 7,000
2020 to 2028 (January 1 to December 31) = P 12,000 each year
2029 (June 1 to May 31) = P 5,000
accumulated depreciation
7,000 2019 = P 7,000
7,000 + 12,000 2020 = P 19,000
19,000 + 12,000 2021 = P 31,000
31,000 + 12,000 2022 = P 43,000
43,000 + 12,000 2023 January 1 = P 55,000
55,000 + 12,000 2024 To = P 67,000
December 31
67,000 + 12,000 2025 = P 79,000
79,000 + 12,000 2026 = P 91,000
91,000 + 12,000 2027 = P 103,000
103,000 + 12,000 2028 = P 115,000
115,000 + 5,000 2029 = P 120,000
book value
= Cost – Accumulated Depreciation
= 130,000 – 79,000 (from June 1,2019 – December 31, 2015)
= P 51,000 12/31/25
accruals
2. accrued income / revenue – these are income already earned but not yet collected. It’s an asset account.
Adjusting Journal Entries
Receivable (or Accrued Income) P XX
Income or Revenue P XX
Example:
An entity rendered service of P 100,000. An entity rendered a promissory note with 12% interest rate
related to the transaction. The rate is dated November 1, 2019 and due on February 1, 2020.
Required:
Prepare journal entries on the date of transactions and adjusting entries at the end of 2019.
Solution:
2019
November1 Notes Receivable P 100,000
Service Income P 100,000
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AJE: December 31 Interest Receivable P 2,000
Interest Income P 2,000
Computation : I = Prt
I = (100,000) (12%) (2/12)
I = 12,000 x 2/12
I = 2,000
3. accrued expenses – these are expenses already incurred but not yet paid. It’s a liability account.
Adjusting Journal Entries
Expense P XX
Payable (or Accrued Expense) P XX
Example
The company has 5 employees who earn p 300 daily. Payroll is created every other saturday. Employees work
from monday to friday. The company’s employees work for a week ending on wednesday. (december 31)
Required
Prepare adjusting journal entries at the end of the year for accrued salaries.
Solution
December 31 salaries expense p 4,500
Salaries payable p 4,500
Computation: 5 employees x 3 days x p 300 daily = p 4,500
Monday – Wednesday
deferrals
4. prepaid expenses – these are expense already paid but not yet used. Asset account.
Two methods on Prepaid Expenses
a. asset method (if the problem is silent)
b. expense method
Asset Method VS Expense Method
Original Entry: Prepaid Expense XX Original Entry: Expense XX
Cash XX Cash XX
AJE: Expense XX AJE: Prepaid Expense XX
Prepaid Expense XX Expense XX
Note: Compute the used/expired portion to compute the Note: Compute the unused/unexpired portion to compute the
amount of AJE. amount of AJE.
*AJE = no cash, just correcting accounts.
Example
The company paid rent in advance amounting P 500,000 good for 5 months on November 1, 2019.
Required
If the company uses Asset Method, prepare journal entries (original entries) on the date of payment and AJE at the end
of the year.
If the company uses Expense Method, prepare journal entries on the date of payment and AJE of the year.
Solution
Cut-off
Nov. 1, 2019 Nov. 30, 2019 Dec. 31, 2019 Jan. 31, 2020 Feb. 28, 2020 Mar. 31, 2020
Payment : P 50,000
Rent P 10,000 P 10,000 P 10,000 P 10,000 P 10,000
Expenses =
asset method expense method
2019 2019
OE: Nov. 1 Prepaid Rent P 50,000 OE: Nov. 1 Rent Expense P 50,000
Cash P50,000 Cash P50,000
AJE: Dec.31 Rent Expense P 20,000 AJE: Dec.31 Prepaid Rent P 30,000
Prepaid Rent P20,000 Rent Expense P30,000
{Used portion from Nov. 1, 2019 to Dec. 31, 2019} {Unused portion from Jan. 1, 2020 to Mar. 31, 2020}
t-accounts when you use asset method t-accounts when you use expense method
Cash Cash
DR CR DR CR
(Nov. 1) P 50,000 (Nov. 1) P 50,000
(Dec.31) P 50 000 (Dec.31) P 50 000
5. unearned revenue (income) – these are income already collected but not yet earned. Liabilities account.
Two methods for Unearned Revenues
a. liability method
b. income (or revenue) method
Liability Method VS Income Method
Original Entry: Cash XX Original Entry: Cash XX
Unearned Income XX Income XX
AJE: Unearned Income XX AJE: Income XX
Income XX Unearned Income XX
Note: Compute the income/earned portion in preparing Note: Compute the liability/unearned portion in preparing AJE.
AJE.
Example
The company has a building for rent. The tenants paid the company amounting to P 60,000 good for 3 months on
December 1, 2019.
Required
Prepare the joined entry (original entries) on Dec. 1, 2019 and the adjusting at the end of 2019 using the following
methods.
a. Liability Method
b. Income Method
Solution
Cut-off
December 1, 2019 December 31, 2019 January 31, 2020 February 28, 2020
Collection: P 60,000
P 20,000 P 20,000 P 20,000
Earned Portion Unearned Portion
6. bad debts expense – This is the amount of Accounts Receivable or claims from customers that is
estimated to be uncollected. Expense account. Other terms are: Doubtful Accounts Expense and Uncollective
Accounts Expense.
Two types of Adjusting Bad Debts:
a. allowance method
b. direct method
allowance method – this is the most common method used in determining bad debts. According to this method,
the amount of bad debts can be determined based on:
a. Percent of account receivable balance
b. Percent of accounts receivable based on aging
c. Percent of revenues or sales
AJE: Bad Debts Expense XX
Allowance for Bad Debts XX
note: Allowance for Bad Debts is a contra-asset account with credit normal balance.
analysis of allowance for bad debts
Allowance for Bad Debts
DR CR
Beginning P XX
Bad Debts P XX Based on revenues/sales (AJE)
Ending P XX If based on AR (required balance). If based on aging of AR
(required balance)
Example
Aster Company has the following accounts:
Accounts Receivable P 100,000
Allowance for Bad Debts P 2,500
Sales P 1,500,00
Required
Prepare the adjusting entries for Doubtful Accounts using the Allowance Method for each of the following
independent cases:
a. 5% of Account Receivable based on aging of P 80,000 is estimated to be doubtful
b. 2.5% of Accounts Receivable based on aging of P 80,000 is estimated to be doubtful
c. 0.2% of Sales is estimated to be doubtful
Solution
a. Based on AR
AJE: Doubtful Accounts Expense P 2,500
Allowance for Doubtful Accounts P 2,500
Allowance for Doubtful Accounts
DR CR
Beginning P 2,500
P 2,500 AJE
5% x P 100,000 Ending P 5,000
b. Based on Aging of AR
AJE: Allowance for Doubtful Accounts 500
Doubtful Accounts Expense 500
Allowance for Doubtful Accounts
DR CR
P 500 Beginning P 2,500
Ending P2,500 2.5% x P 80,000
c. Based on Sales
AJE: Doubtful Accounts Expense 3000
Allowance for Doubtful Accounts 3000
Allowance for Doubtful Accounts
DR CR
P 500 Beginning P 2,500
D.A. Exp. P 3,000
Ending P5,500 0.2% x P 1,500,000
direct method – bad debts are recorded when determined to be worthless. No adjusting entries for
estimation of bad debts.
AJE: Bad Debts Expense P XX
Accounts Receivable P XX
Example
On December 31, 2019, Aster Company shows the following accounts.
DR CR
Accounts Receivable P 200,000
Allowance for Bad Debts 2,000
Sales P 1,000,000
Required
Prepare adjusting entries for Bad Debts using the following method.
a. Allowance Method (2.5% of AR is estimated to be uncollectible)
b. Direct Method (3% AR is determined to be uncollectible)
Solution
a. Allowance method
AJE: Bad Debts Expense 7,000
Allowance for Bad Debts 7,000
Allowance for Bad Debts
DR CR
Beginning P 2,000 P 7,000
Ending P 5,000 2.5% x P 200,000
b. Direct method
AJE: Bad Debts Expense 6,000
Accounts Receivable 6,000
Computation: P 200,000 x 3% = P6,000
note: No entry on estimation of bad debts.
free on board (fob)
fob destination: freight costs are charged to the seller
fob shipping point: freight costs are charged to buyer
Who should pay the shipper? Who actually paid the shipper?
FOB Destination Seller
FOB Shipping Point Buyer
Freight Collect Buyer
Freight Prepaid Seller
post-closing trial balance – these are balances that remained after closing profit or loss and drawing
account. Meaning, the remaining accounts are assets, liabilities, and equity, which are called permanent accounts. Post-
closing trial balance shall be used for the next accounting period.
permanent accounts
Are accounts (A, L, Eq) that are not subject to closing entries.
Reversing entries – these are entries used to maintain the method used by the company. Reversing entries are actually
the opposite entries of adjusting entries but not all adjusting entries are subject to reversing entries. Reversing entries
are recorded every first day of the next accounting period. (e.g. January 1, 2020)
Four adjusting entries that are subject to reversing entries:
a. Accrued Income (Accrual)
b. Accrued Expense (Accrual)
c. Unearned Income (Income Method only)
d. Prepaid Expense ( Expense Method only)
pre-forma reversing entries
a. Accrued Income c. Unearned Income
Income XX Unearned Income XX
Receivable XX Income XX
To reverse accrued income. To reverse unearned income.
b. Accrued Expense d. Prepaid Expense
Payable XX Expense XX
Expense XX Prepaid Expenses (Cash) XX
To record accrued expense. To reverse prepaid expense