Prepayments and Accruals

The video explains the

  • difference between prepayments and accruals,
  • ^- and how to identify and record them
    - as prepaid expenses,
    - deferred revenue,
    - accrued expenses, and accrued revenue.

Prepayments

[00:05:15]
When the payment has been done, but the services is yet to be received in the future
To hold them in the balance sheet as

Like, Insurance Expense

Accruals

[00:07:15]
When services is NOW/PAST received, but the payment hasn't been done yet
To hold them in the balance sheet as:

  • accrued expenses (buyer)
  • or accrued revenue (seller)