Corporate Financial Accounting
Corporate Financial Accounting
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Author: Carl Warren, James M. Reeve, Jonathan Duchac
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Stock investments: Stock investments are equity securities which claim ownership in the investee company and pay a dividend revenue to the investor company.

Cost method: Cost method is the accounting method used for accounting stock or equity investments which claim less than 20% of the outstanding stock of the investee company.

Journal entry: Journal entry is a set of economic events which can be measured in monetary terms. These are recorded chronologically and systematically.

Debit and credit rules:

  • Debit an increase in asset account, increase in expense account, decrease in liability account, and decrease in stockholders’ equity accounts.
  • Credit decrease in asset account, increase in revenue account, increase in liability account, and increase in stockholders’ equity accounts.

To journalize: The stock investment transactions under the cost method

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