Accounting Treatment of Operating Income - Case 2: Accrued Income
Accrued income is earned income. It is income that has been generated by the organization but cash associated to that income is not yet received by the time the year comes to an end. Accrued income is classified as a current asset for it represents cash yet to be received by the business in the future.
Illustration
By 31/12/2018, Our Co. ltd had actually received cash of $ 225,000 rent income. Assume rent income is usually $25,000 per month
Required;
i)Record the transactions in the rent income account
ii)Extract a P& L account at the end of the year 31/12/2018
iii)Extract a balance sheet as at 31/12/2018
Solution
Option one: Direct Accounting Approach


Option Two: Indirect Accounting Approach
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