Shadowing-Übung: Cash vs Accrual Accounting Explained Simply | With Examples & Journal Entries - Englisch Sprechen Lernen mit Video
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Cash accounting or accrual accounting?
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What's actually the difference?
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And why can a business report revenue of $10,000 when it hasn't even received the $10,000 from its customer?
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Or, even more confusingly, how can a business receive $10,000 into its bank account but not recognise that $10,000 is revenue yet?
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The answer comes down to one of the most important concepts in accounting.
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Timing.
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Cash accounting follows when cash is actually received or paid.
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Accrual accounting looks at when revenue is earned and expenses are incurred, regardless of when the related cash moves.
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And once you understand that distinction, concepts such as trade receivables,
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trade payables, accruals, prepayments and deferred revenue become much easier.
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In this video, we're going to start from the very beginning.
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We'll look at cash accounting, accrual accounting, who can use each method, the major differences between them, and then we'll work through practical examples.
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We'll also look at the double entries for accruals and prepayments.
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So let's start with the simplest possible difference.
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Cash accounting follows the cash.
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Under cash accounting, the timing is relatively straightforward.
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Revenue is generally recorded when the cash is actually received, and expenses are generally recorded when they're actually paid.
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Let's look at a self-employed consultant.
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He completes some work for a customer in March, but the customer doesn't actually pay him until April.
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Under a straightforward cash basis approach, we follow when the money is received.
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So although the work was completed in March, the revenue is recognised in April, when the cash comes into the business.
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So notice the timing.
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Work completed in March, cash received in April, revenue recognised in April.
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Under cash accounting, the completion of the work isn't what triggers the recognition of the revenue.
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We move forward to April.
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That's when the customer actually pays us.
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and that's when the revenue is recognised under the cash basis.
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So with cash accounting, the accounting period can be driven by when the money moves, rather than when the underlying work takes place.
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Now let's look at the other side – expenses.
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Consultant receives an electricity bill in March, but he doesn't actually pay
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that bill until April under a straightforward cash basis approach we again follow the cash
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so the expense is generally recognized in April
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when the payment is made it's the same basic principle as our revenue example for revenue we looked at
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when the cash came in for expenses we're looking at when the cash goes out.
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So this gives us a very simple way to remember cash accounting.
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Cash comes in, recognise the revenue.
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Cash goes out, recognise the expense.
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That's why cash accounting is much easier for a small business owner to understand.
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We're largely following what's actually happening in the business bank account
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rather than making a series of accounting adjustments to move revenue and expenses between periods.
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One of the biggest advantages of cash accounting is simplicity.
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We don't have to ask as many questions about which accounting period an unpaid amount belongs to.
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For a straightforward transaction, we're primarily asking, when did we receive the money?
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Or, when did we pay the money?
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And because we're following actual cash movements, there are generally fewer of the period end adjustments that we associate with accrual accounting.
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That's one reason the cash basis can be easier for eligible small unincorporated businesses to maintain.
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Now let's look at accrual accounting.
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Under accrual accounting, we record transactions in the accounting period in which their economic effects occur,
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even if the related cash is received or paid in a different period.
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So let's return to our consulting example.
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After accrual accounting, revenue is recognised when it is earned, not necessarily when the cash is received.
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So, if the service is completed and the revenue is earned in March, we recognise the revenue in March, even if the customer doesn't pay until April.
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The cash can arrive later.
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That's the fundamental difference.
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The timing of cash does not necessarily determine when revenue is recognised.
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Let's look at the double entry.
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We've completed the service in March and earned $1,000, but the customer is going to pay us in April.
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So in March we recognise the revenue.
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Also, we recognise an asset called a trade receivable.
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The entry is Debit Trade Receivables, $1,000 and Credit Revenue, $1,000.
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Revenue increases on the credit side and the trade receivable is an asset because the customer owes the business money.
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So we've recognised revenue now and cash later.
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Now we move into April and the customer finally pays the $1,000.
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We don't recognise another $1,000 of revenue as we've already recognised it in March.
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We post debit bank and credit trade receivables $1,000.
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Our bank asset increases and our receivable asset decreases because the customer no longer owes us the money.
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So we're effectively converting one asset, the receivable, into another asset, cash.
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There is no additional revenue.
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Accrual accounting works on the expense side as well.
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Imagine the business uses $600 of electricity during December.
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The electricity belongs to December, but the bill won't be paid until January.
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Under accrual accounting, we don't wait until January to recognise the expense.
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The electricity was consumed in December, so the expense belongs to December.
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At 31st December, we record debit electricity expense $600 and credit accruals.
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The debit records the expense in the statement of profit or loss.
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The credit creates a liability in the statement of financial position because the business has an amount to pay.
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Now let's look at how we calculate an accrual.
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Suppose our year-end is 31st of December.
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We've used electricity during November and December but we haven't received the electricity bill yet.
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Under accrual accounting, we can't simply leave the expense out because the bill hasn't arrived.
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The electricity has already been used, so the expense has been incurred and must be recognised in the period it relates to.
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We estimate that the electricity cost for November,
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December and January will be $1,200 and assume the cost is spread evenly across those three months.
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That's $400 per month.
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November and December belong to this accounting year.
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Two months multiplied by $400 gives us an expense of $800 for the current period.
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January belongs to the next accounting period.
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So if the $800 has not already been recognised,
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our year-end adjustment is debit electricity expense, $800, and credit accruals, $800.
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So remember, if an expense has been incurred but hasn't yet been recorded
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because the bill hasn't been received we need to recognise an accrual.
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Now let's look at the prepayments.
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Suppose on October 1st the business pays $12,000 for 12 months of insurance.
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That's $1,000 per month.
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Our year end is 31st December.
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October November and December insurance have actually been consumed
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so the expense for this accounting period is $3,000
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but we've already paid $12,000 the remaining $9,000 relates to future accounting periods that's a prepayment
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and a prepayment is an asset
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if the whole $12,000 was initially charged to insurance expense our adjustment is debit prepayment $9,000
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and credit insurance expense $9,000 we're removing the future portion from the current year's expenses
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and carrying it forward as an asset let's look at deferred revenue
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when customer pays in advance a customer pays us $6,000 in advance for six months of services cash received
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and revenue earned are not necessarily the same thing under accrual accounting.
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If we haven't yet provided the services, we still owe something to the customer.
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So initially, debit bank, $6,000 and credit deferred revenue, $6,000.
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As we provide the service, the liability reduces and revenue is recognised.
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If the service is appropriately recognised evenly over six months, that's $1,000 per month.
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So each month, debit the liability, $1,000, credit revenue, $1,000.
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Now notice how different this is from cash accounting.
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The $6,000 entered the bank, but that does not mean $6,000 of revenue was earned immediately.
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There are four timing patterns worth remembering.
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Accrued expense, expense now, pay later, usually a liability.
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Pre-payment, pay now, expense later, an asset.
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Accrued revenue, earn the revenue now, receive the cash later, an asset.
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And finally, deferred revenue, receive the cash now, earn the revenue later, a liability.
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