An entity’s financial year ends on 30 June. On 1 May it pays a 12-month insurance premium of $24,000. Under the accrual system of accounting how much of the premium will be recognised as an expense for the current year ended 30 June and how much will be treated as an asset (prepaid insurance)?$20,000 expense and $4,000 prepaid insurance$6,000 expense and $18,000 prepaid insurance$12,000 expense and $12,000 prepaid insurance$4,000 expense and $20,000 prepaid insurance
Question
An entity’s financial year ends on 30 June. On 1 May it pays a 12-month insurance premium of 20,000 expense and 6,000 expense and 12,000 expense and 4,000 expense and $20,000 prepaid insurance
Solution
Under the accrual system of accounting, 22,000 will be treated as an asset (prepaid insurance).
Here's how to calculate it:
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The accrual system of accounting recognizes expenses when they are incurred, not when they are paid. In this case, the insurance premium is paid for a 12-month period starting from 1 May.
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The current financial year ends on 30 June, which means that only two months (May and June) of the insurance premium apply to the current financial year.
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To calculate the expense for the current year, divide the total premium by 12 to get the monthly cost, then multiply by the number of months in the current financial year. So, 4,000.
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The remaining amount of the premium applies to the next financial year and is treated as a prepaid expense (an asset). So, 4,000 = $20,000.
Therefore, under the accrual system of accounting, 20,000 will be treated as an asset (prepaid insurance).
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