Accruals and prepayment

Accrual is a provision made at the end of the financial year (or month-end closing) for the work done but not yet invoiced. The audit fee is an accrued expense which a provision has to make for the current year audit work, although the invoice will only receive on the following year. You can use a General Journal to record an accrual, such as debit the audit fee (expense) and credit accrued expenses (current liabilities). Prepayment is a payment made for future goods or services. General Insurance and maintenance contract is a prepaid expense. For example, your financial year-end is December, and you received a notice for insurance premium for insurance coverage from September to August next year. In this case, September to December is your current year insurance expense whereas January to August is a prepayment for the following year. Assuming the insurance premium is $1,200, you can use a Purchase Invoice or Payment transaction (if there is no invoice received) to record it. Enter a General Journal in the current year to debit prepayment (current asset) and credit insurance expense ($800) for the premium from January to August next year. Then, reverse the General Journal on the following year to debit the insurance expense and credit prepayment.

Information from IRAS website

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