You Are the Accountant for Klemmer Corporation

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Essay

You are the accountant for Klemmer Corporation. At the company's year end, December 31, 2020, you discover there is an amount of $30,000 that has been earned by Klemmer but not yet billed to its customers by the year end. Laura Klemmer, the owner, tells you not to bill the customers as it is company policy not to bill customers until February 2020, well after the Christmas holidays. Klemmer has sales staff that are paid a bonus at year end on sales revenue billed.
-What account(s) is (are) affected by not recording the transaction? Identify the account(s) as an asset, liability, revenue or expense.

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Definitions:

Lease Payments

Lease payments are regular payments made by a lessee to a lessor for the use of an asset, such as property or equipment, over a specified lease term.

Annual Payment

A payment made once a year, often referring to the total amount paid over a twelve-month period for a particular expense.

Desired Sum

An intended total amount or goal that one aims to achieve through calculation or accumulation.

Single Sum

A financial calculation used to find the future value of a lump sum investment.