In: Accounting
BALANCE SHEET | INCOME STATEMENT | |||||||||||||
Date | Cash | + | Prepaid Insurance | + | Other Assets | = | Owner's Equity | + | Retained Earnings | Income | - | Expenses | = | Profit |
March 1 | $ -4,824.00 | $ 4,824.00 | $ - | $ - | $ - | $ - | $ - | $ - | ||||||
March 31 | $ - | $ -402.00 | $ - | $ - | $ -402.00 | $ - | $ 402.00 | $ -402.00 |
Monthly Insurance Expense = $4,824 / 12 months = $402
Date | General Journal | Debit | Credit |
March 1 | Prepaid Insurance | $ 4,824.00 | |
Cash | $ 4,824.00 | ||
(Being One year Insurance policy purchased) | |||
Adjusting Entry: | Insurance Expense | $ 402.00 | |
Prepaid Insurance | $ 402.00 | ||
(Being monthly insurance expense recorded) |
Prepaid Insurance as on December 31, 2016 = Insurance Permium - (Insurance expense per month * Months expired)
= $4,824 - ($402 * 10 months)
= $4,824 - $4,020
= $804
If the premium has been paid for 2 years, the prepaid insurance shall be
Current Asset (From Jan 1, 2017 to Dec 31, 2017) = $402 per month * 12 months = $4,824
Non Current Asset (From Jan 1, 2018 to Feb 28, 2018) = $402 * 2 months = $804
True, Prepaid expense does reflects as an asset for more meaningful net income amount because they help to folllow the matching concept of acc ounting.