Archive for July, 2008
Accounting Treatment For Operating Lease
0 CommentsSummarized below the basic accounting treatment for Operating Lease.
In The Books of Lessee
The lease payment should be recognized as an expense in the Income Statement on a straight line basis over the lease term.
In The Books Of Lessor:
The asset in its balance sheet is under fixed assets
Lease income is recognize in the Income Statement on […]
Understand The Differences Between Finance Lease And Operating Lease
0 CommentsFor those unfamiliar between Finance Lease and Operating Lease, tabulated below in summary some of the differences:
Finance Lease
Operating Lease
Lease period is normally related to the useful life of the asset
Usually of a shorter duration and bears no relation to economic life of the assets.
Is a non-revocable contract.
Is a revocable one.
The […]
Content Page For Joint Venture(s)
5 CommentsUnderstand some of the basic Types of Joint Ventures
Understand the basic difference between Joint Venture and Partnership
Understand the basic difference between Joint Venture and Consignment
Drafting the Joint Venture agreement
Understand the Potential Issues And Challenges In Joint Venture
Accounting Treatment for Joint Venture
Difference Between Hire Purchase And Installment System
0 CommentsFor those unfamiliar between Hire Purchase and Installment System, tabulated below in summary some of the differences:
Hire Purchase
Installment System
Is an agreement of hiring
Is an agreement of outright purchase
Property in goods or the ownership remains with hire vendor until the last installment is paid by the purchaser.
The title to goods passes to the buyer immediately […]
The Advantages of Having Departmental Accounting
0 CommentsThis article looks at some of following reasons / justifications / advantages of having department accounts
Advantages
Each department is viewed as separate profit centre where department accounts is useful to evaluate performance of individual department by ascertaining trading, profit or loss of each department
The financial results namely trading profit or loss of each department […]
