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Balance Sheet Classifications
- Accounts Payable: Current liabilities (CL) representing amounts owed to suppliers.
- Accounts Receivable: Current assets (CA) reflecting money owed by customers for goods or services.
- Accrued Interest Receivable on Long-term Investments: Current assets (CA) for earned interest not yet received.
- Accrued Interest Payable: Current liabilities (CL) for interest expenses incurred but not yet paid.
- Accrued Taxes Payable: Current liabilities (CL) representing taxes owed but not yet paid.
- Accumulated Depreciation - Building: Property, Plant, and Equipment (PPE) reflecting the total depreciation on buildings.
- Accumulated Depreciation - Machinery: PPE indicating total depreciation on machinery.
- Mineral Reserves: PPE reflecting the value associated with mineral extraction rights.
- Advances by Customers: Classified as either CL or long-term liabilities (LTL) for payments received before product delivery.
- Advances to Affiliates: Can be categorized as CA, inventory (INV), or other assets (OA) depending on context.
- Advances to Vendors: Can also be CA, INV, or OA depending on the agreement.
- Advertising Expense: Included in the Income Statement (IS) as a cost of advertising.
- Allowance for Bad Debts: Current assets (CA) covering potential losses from uncollectible accounts.
- Allowance for Depreciation: Registered under PPE indicating expected depreciation on assets.
- Allowance for Doubtful Accounts: A subset of CA addressing potential uncollectible customer accounts.
- Allowance for Excess of Cost Over Market Value of Inventory: CA reflecting loss in value of inventory.
- Allowance for Inventory Price Declines: CA addressing declines in inventory value due to market changes.
- Allowance for Purchase Discounts: Current liabilities (CL) for expected discounts on future purchases.
- Allowance for Sales Discounts: CA reflecting potential discounts offered to customers.
- Allowance for Uncollectible Accounts: CA representing allowances for accounts deemed uncollectible.
- Appropriation for Bond Sinking Fund: Retained earnings (RE) set aside for future bond repayments.
- Appropriation for Contingencies: RE for risks or expenses expected in the future.
- Appropriation for Future Plant Expansion: RE reserved for expansions of production facilities.
- Appropriation for Treasury Stock Purchased: RE set aside for buying back company stock.
- Bank Overdraft: CL indicating negative balances in bank accounts.
- Bond Interest Payable: CL for interest due to bondholders.
- Bond Interest Receivable: CA for interest income expected from bonds held.
- Bond Sinking Fund: Classified as an INV for funds set aside for bond repayment.
- Building: Categorized as PPE, representing physical structures owned.
- Cash: Current assets (CA) comprising liquid funds on hand.
- Cash in Preferred Stock Redemption Fund: An investment (INV) for funds earmarked for redeeming preferred shares.
- Cash Surrender Value of Life Insurance: Can be categorized as INV or OA representing the cash value available from the policy.
- Certificate of Deposit: Assets that can be classified as CA or INV depending on maturity and usage.
- Common Stock: Reflects ownership equity (CS) in a corporation.
- Construction in Process: PPE for costs related to ongoing construction projects.
- Creditor's accounts with debit balances: Reflects as CA for receivables due from creditors.
- Current Maturities of Bonds Payable: Represented as LTL when to be paid from a sinking fund.
- Current Maturities of Bonds Payable (general cash): CL for bonds due in the current period.
- Current Portion of Mortgage Payable: Short-term liability classified as CL.
- Current Portion of Long-term Debt: CL indicating the upcoming due portion of long-term obligations.
- Customers' accounts with credit balances: Classified as CL for amounts owed to customers.
- Customer's Deposits: Either CL or LTL based on the agreement nature.
- Deferred Income Tax Asset: Could be CA or OA representing potential future tax benefits.
- Deferred Income Tax Liability: Can be classified as CL or LTL for anticipated tax payments.
- Deferred Property Tax Expense: Recognized as CA for taxes not yet incurred.
- Deferred Office Supplies: Current assets (CA) representing prepaid office supplies.
- Deferred Rental Income: Could be either CL or LTL for income received in advance.
- Deferred Subscription Revenue: Classified as CL or LTL for income from subscriptions paid in advance.
- Deferred Service Contract Revenue: Similar classification as CL or LTL for services not yet rendered.
- Deposits on Equipment Purchases: Recorded as PPE for advances given for equipment.
- Depreciation of Equipment: Listed under IS, reflecting the expense associated with the wear of equipment.
- Discount on Bonds Payable: Long-term liability (LTL) reflecting a reduction from face value on bond issuance.
- Discount on Common Stock: Associated with CS where shares are issued below par value.
- Discount on Notes Payable: Recorded as either CL or LTL, indicates an obligation less than its face value.
- Discount on Notes Receivable: Can be CA or INV, indicating the difference between the face value and the received amount.
- Dishonored Notes Receivable: Marked as CA for notes that have been defaulted.
- Dividend Payable in Cash: Current liability (CL) for cash dividends declared but not yet paid.
- Dividend Payable in Common Stock: Classified under CS, indicating stock dividends declared.
- Earned Rental Revenue: Recognized in IS for rental income that has been earned.
- Accrued Pension Liability: Long-term liability (LTL) for pension payments due in the future.
- Estimated Liability for Income Taxes: Current liabilities (CL) for taxes owed based on accrual accounting.
- Estimated Liability for Warranties: Can range between CL or LTL for anticipated warranty claims.
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