question content area prior to an adjusting entry, prepaid expenses have a.not yet been recorded as expenses b.not yet been recorded as expenses and not been paid c.been incurred and not yet paid d.been recorded as expenses and paid



Answer :

Although they have been paid, prepaid expenses have not yet been reported as such.

Prepaid expenses are ones that have already been paid for but have not yet been reported as such by a business. To put it another way, prepaid expenses are costs that are paid in one accounting period but won't be recorded until a subsequent accounting period. Because they will have future economic benefits and will be expensed when those benefits materialize, prepaid expenses are initially reported as assets (the matching principle).

Referring to the first instance of prepaid rent, a company's financial statements are unaffected by the initial journal entry for a prepaid expense. Prepaid rent is debited in the first journal entry and cash is credited accounting period.

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