Accounting Cheat Sheet
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TECHNICAL INVENTORY AND COSTING
BONDS
Depreciaon methods
ASSET SALES
Depreciaon terms
FOB shipping point Buyer’s books at year end, tle passes when goods delivered
FOB desnaon Seller’s books at year end, tle passes when goods received
Raw materials Direct costs of materials manufactured such as steel
Overhead costs Costs typically thought of as expenses that are added to cost of goods
Work in process (WIP) Goods in the process of being manufactured (assets)
Sale of inventory Increase AR, Increase sales, Decrease inventory, Increase cost of goods sold
Debits and credits Debit AR, Credit sales, Credit inventory, Debit cost of goods sold
Sell appreciated stock Increase cash, Increase realized gain, Decrease stock
Debits and credits Debit cash, Credit realized gain, Credit stock
Sell stock for a loss Increase cash, Increase realized loss, Decrease stock
Debits and credits Debit cash, Debit realized loss, Credit stock
Sell depreciated asset, gain Increase cash, Decrease asset, Decrease accumulated depreciaon, Increase gain
Debits and credits Debit cash, Credit asset, Debit accumulated depreciaon, Credit gain on sale
Sell depreciated asset, loss Increase cash, Decrease asset, Decrease accumulated depreciaon, Increase loss
Debits and credits Debit cash, Credit asset, Debit accumulated depreciaon, Debit loss on sale
Bonds Financial instrument (agreement) issued by a company to borrow money from investors at a specied term (me) and rate
Issuer Company that is raising the money
Face value Amount that is repaid at the end of term
Stated coupon rate Interest that bond pays investor
Eecve interest Rate of interest investor receives if the bond is purchased at a discount or premium
Premium Amount company is paid in excess of face value, oen paid when coupon rate is greater than market rate
Premium = Price paid for bond - face value
Discount Amount below the face value paid for a bond oen occurs when coupon rate is less than market rate
Discount = Face value - price paid for bond
Cost Price paid for asset (may include costs to
install)
Book value Cost - Accumulated depreciaon
Salvage value Esmated scrap value at the end of asset
life
Accelerated methods Methods resulng in greater depreciaon
during earlier years
MACRS / ACRS / DDB Accelerated depreciaon methods
Depreciaon Expense taken on a physical asset over me
Amorzaon Expense taken on an intangible asset over
me
Straight line Rate = (Cost - Salvage value / Useful life)
Declining Book value x Depreciaon rate
(Accelerated method)
Rate = Straight line rate x Applicable %
Applicable % = 150% for 150 DB and
200% for double declining
Sum-of-years’-digits (Cost - Salvage value) X Applicable
fracon
(Accelerated method)
Applicable fracon = Years of esmated
life remaining / Sum of years digits