What is Depreciation?
Depreciation basically signifies a steady decline in the value of asset. Generally it is studied in terms of the period of time that such decline in the value took place. Therefore, it is also described as the value lost by the asset over useful life of the asset i.e.the period of time for which it […]
What is the difference between General Journal and General Ledger?
Journals, also known as Books of Prime Entry or Books of Original Entry are the first books of accounting in which transactions are recorded in a chronological order following certain rules and regulations of accounting that helps summarizing the information in a way that preserves the value and completeness of financial information. The term Entry […]
What type of accounts are maintained under Purchases ledger?
i-ask! | Have a question? Ask Tutor! What type of accounts are maintained under Purchases ledger? What entries are posted in purchase ledger? Also what is the difference between purchases ledger and purchases account? First things first, we need to understand and be very clear that ledgers and accounts are two different things and are […]
What is the difference between Purchase ledger and Purchase account?
Quite a basic question in fact. A lot of students realize about these concepts as soon as they start studying Auditing especially when they have to apply different audit procedures where these basic concepts play pivitol role and thus we cannot escape them. To begin with, we need to clear one misconception that LEDGER is […]
What is meant by ‘net of’ in accounting or tax and other business related subjects?
The expression ‘net of’ represents the exclusion of something from a particular sum. For example net of tax means the resultant amount which is exclusive of tax or in other words the amount we get after deducting tax is net of tax amount. We can see its uses in wide variety of ways in accounting […]
What is meant by Depreciation?
Depreciation simply means a steady decrease in the value of asset. Often it is studied in relation to the time period over which such decrease in the value has occurred. Therefore, often it is also defined as the value lost by the asset over its useful life i.e. the time period for which it was subjected […]
What are different inventory valuation methods?
There are numerous valuation techniques to value the inventory or stock. However, here is the short list of those which are known. To learn more about each method, click the name! Specific identification method FIFO - First in, First out method LIFO - Last in, First out method HIFO - Highest in, First out NIFO […]
What are Real accounts and what is the related ledger and the accounting rule?
There are many different ways in which accounts can be classified and types of accounts be discussed. One of the ways is to divide all of the accounts in personal and impersonal accounts. Real accounts are basically a sub-classification of accounts under the type of accounts which are impersonal accounts. Such classifications are usually taught […]
What is Inventory?
Inventory is simply such asset that business has bought and holds with an intention to be sold in the normal course of the business i.e. it is the business of the entity to buy and sell such assets. The words stock, goods and inventory are used interchangeably and mean one and the same thing. Some […]
What is Folio coloumn and its use?
Folio, as in its literal meanings also, means a sequence of number of words for the purposes of dividing a book into meaningful parts or just for reference. Same goes for its use in accounting as well. Folio coloumn is used in Journals as well as in Ledgers. It usually contains the reference in forms […]
