Cash and Accrual Basis
Cash and Accrual Basis
Cash and Accrual Basis
Cash Basis
– Income is recognized when received regardless of when earned, and
expense is recognized when paid regardless of when incurred.
– This approach does not recognize accounts receivable, accounts
payable, accrued income, deferred income, accrued expense and
prepaid expense.
Accrual Basis
– Income is recognized when earned regardless of when received, and
expense is recognized when incurred regardless of when paid.
Cash Basis VS Accrual Basis
Item Cash Basis Accrual Basis
Sales Cash sales Cash sales
+ Collection of trade receivables + Sales on account
Purchases Cash purchases Cash purchases
+ Payments to trade creditors + Purchases on account
Income other than Items received are considered as Items earned are considered as income
sales income regardless of when earned. regardless of when received.
Expense, in general Items paid are treated as expenses Items incurred are treated as expenses
regardless of when incurred. regardless of when paid.
Depreciation Depreciation is provided normally. Depreciation is provided normally.
Bad debts No bad debts are recorded because Doubtful accounts are treated as bad
trade receivables are not recognized. debts.
CASH AND ACCRUAL
BASIS
SAMPLE PROBLEMS
APPLICATIONS
SAMPLE PROBLEM 1:
REQUIREMENTS:
De ce m be r 3 1 , 2 0 2 1 De ce m be r 3 1 , 2 0 2 2
Accou n ts receivable 1,200,000 1,350,000
Accou n ts p ayable 1,500,000 1,850,000
In 2022, accou n ts written off am ou n ted to P100,000. Sales retu rn s totaled P250,000,
of which P50,000 was p aid to cu stom er. Cash receip ts from cu stom ers after
P500,000 sales d iscou n ts am ou n ted to P8,000,000. Cash p aym en ts to trad e cred itors
totaled P5,000,000 after p u rch ase d iscou n ts of P200,000. Pu rch ase retu rn s
am ou n ted to P400,000, of wh ich P1 00,000 was received from su p p lier.
REQUIREMENTS: