But Krauss said that from the moment he and the other scientists arrived on the island, they never saw anything untoward.
COMPANIES THAT FAIL THE $1 MILLION AVERAGE revenue test are not affected by the revenue procedure. For them, determining whether to use the cash or accrual method hinges on two issues: the material income-producing factor test and their type of entity. COMPANIES SELLING MERCHANDISE GENERALLY must use the accrual method to account for purchases and sales.
2. Understand why you need to accrue expenses. The accrual basis of accounting states that you must record revenues and expenses in the period in which they are incurred, not when cash is received or paid.The principle relating to expenses is called the matching principle.ake the appropriate adjusting entry. You accrue expenses by recording an adjusting entry to the general ledger. Adjusting entries occur at the end of the accounting period and affect one balance sheet account (an accrued liability) and one income statement account (an expense).