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What is the cost of goods sold?
The cost of goods sold is the cost of the merchandise that a retailer, distributor, or manufacturer has sold. The…
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What is the difference between the cash basis and the accrual basis of accounting?
Under the cash basis of accounting… 1. Revenues are reported on the income statement in the period in which the cash is received from…
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What is the distinction between debtor and creditor?
A debtor is a person or enterprise that owes money to another party. (The party to whom the money is owed is…
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P&ID
What is P&ID? P&ID is an acronym for Piping and Instrumentation Diagram. Since it is a diagram, as a…
Basics 4 min read
What are accruals?
Accruals are adjustments for 1) revenues that have been earned but are not yet recorded in the accounts, and 2) expenses that have been incurred…
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What is the difference between accounts payable and accounts receivable?
Accounts payable are amounts a company owes because it purchased goods or services on credit from a supplier or vendor. Accounts receivable are amounts a company…
Basics 7 min read
What is the purpose of subsidiary ledgers?
A subsidiary ledger contains the details to support a general ledger control account. For instance, the subsidiary ledger for accounts receivable contains…
Basics 5 min read
What is a general ledger account?
A general ledger account is an account or record used to sort and store balance sheet and income statement transactions. Examples of general ledger accounts…
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Underwriting Agreement
After the determination of the Issue Price and allocation of our Equity Shares but prior to filing of the Prospectus…
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Under Writing of Shares and Debentures
Underwriting is an agreement, with or without conditions, to subscribe to the securities of a body corporate when existing shareholders…
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Sources of redemption
From the point of view of sources redemption may be carried out with the help of any of the following…
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Different Methods of Redemption Of Debentures
Though discharge of debenture liability is usually by paying cash to the debenture holders for which either of the two…
