in accounting, assets are generally divided into fixed and current assets. Fixed assets (or non-current assets) and investments, such as building and equipment, will continue to be used by the business for a long time. Current assets are things that will probably be used by the business in the near future. They include cash - money available to spend immediately, debtors - companies or people who owe money they will have to pay in the near future and stockIt a company thinks a debt will not be paid, it has to anticipate the loss - take action in preparation for the loss happening, according to the conservatism principle. (see unit 7) It will write off, or abandon, the sum as a bad debt, and make provisions by charging a corresponding amount against profits : that is, deducting the amount of the debt from the year's profitsdeducting the amount of the debt from the year's profits
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