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Cost Accounting vs Financial Accounting
Both cost accounting and financial accounting help the management formulate and control organization policies. Financial management gives an overall picture…
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Cost Accounting – Advantages
The advantages of cost accounting are: Disclosure of profitable and unprofitable activities Since cost accounting minutely calculates the cost, selling…
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Concepts of Cost Accounting
Following are the main concepts of cost accounting: Cost There is a cost involved to purchase or produce anything. Costs…
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Cost Accounting – Introduction
Cost accounting is the application of accounting and costing principles, methods, and techniques in the ascertainment of costs and the…
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Method of Depreciation
Depreciation can be calculated using any of the following methods, however the most popular methods remain (a) Straight Line Method…
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Accounting Entries Related to Assets and Depreciation
Let us see the accounting entries related to assets and depreciation: S.No. Particulars Journal Entries 1 Purchase of Fixed Assets…
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Why Do We Need to Account for Depreciation?
Here is why we need to provide depreciation: ● To ascertain the true profit during a year, it is desirable to…
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Financial Accounting – Depreciation
Depreciation reduces the value of assets on a residual basis. It also reduces the profits of the current year. Depreciation…
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Cash vs. Accrual Basis of Accounting
Cash Basis of Accounting Cash Basis of Accounting uses receipts and payments of cash to record incomes and expenses. Therefore, under…
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Current Liabilities
Like current assets, current liabilities are immediate liabilities of the firm that are to be paid within one year from…
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Current Assets
Assets that are convertible into cash within the next accounting year are called current assets. Cash in hand, cash in…
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Owner’s Equity
The equation of equity is as follows: Owner Equity = Assets – liability The owner or the sole proprietor of…
