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A ledger [1] is a book or collection of accounts in which accounting transactions are recorded. Each account has: an opening or brought-forward balance; a list of transactions, each recorded as either a debit or credit in separate columns (usually with a counter-entry on another page) and an ending or closing, or carry-forward, balance.
Deferred tax liabilities can arise as a result of corporate taxation treatment of capital expenditure being more rapid than the accounting depreciation treatment. Deferred tax assets can arise due to net loss carry-overs, which are only recorded as asset if it is deemed more likely than not that the asset will be used in future fiscal periods.
An accounting information system (AIS) is a system of collecting, storing and processing financial and accounting data that are used by decision makers.An accounting information system is generally a computer-based method for tracking accounting activity in conjunction with information technology resources.
Financial software or financial system software is special application software that records all the financial activity within a business organization. Basic features of this system not only includes all the download of accounting software like accounts payable, accounts receivable, ledger, reporting modules and payroll but also to explore alternative investment choices and calculate ...
Some reasons cloud accounting software is preferred by users is there is no need to worry about maintenance or hardware system upgrades, it can reduce overall costs, and that a user can gain access from multiple locations. One of the primary reasons cloud accounting software is not being used is the threat of the security of the data. [7]
In accounting, the retained earnings at the end of one accounting period are the opening retained earnings in the next period, to which is added the net income or net loss for that period and from which is deducted the bonus shares issued in the year and dividends paid in that period.
Prior to passage of the 2017 Act, NOLs could be carried back to the two tax years before the NOL year. For example, the tax loss from 2015 could be carried back to 2013 or 2014. Any remaining amount could be carried forward for up to 20 years. The taxpayer could elect to waive the carryback and therefore carry all of the loss to future years.
The following comparison of accounting software documents the various features and differences between different professional accounting software, personal and small enterprise software, medium-sized and large-sized enterprise software, and other accounting packages. The comparison only focus considering financial and external accounting functions.