ACC* - Accounting ACC* M115 Lecture Notes - Lecture 25: Perpetual Inventory, Income Statement

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Single-step income statement: named this because only one step; subtract total expenses from total revenue. Revenues include both operating and other revenues and gains. Reason to use single step: a company doesn"t realize profit until total revenues are greater than total expenses, its simple and easy to read. Classified balance sheet current assets ca listed in order of liquidity. Merchandise inventory is less liquid than ar because goods first have to be sold then collections can be made. Periodic inventory system in periodic system sales is recorded same as in perpetual but there is no attempt to record cost of merchandise sold. Instead take physical inventory count at the end of the year and determine ending inventory and cost of goods sold (cgs). Another difference is that merchandise purchases are recorded in purchase accounts rather than merchandise. Inventory accounts, also keep account for purchase returns, purchase discounts and freight in. Sales discounts: if customer pays within certain period of time:

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