Arthur Offers Bob, an Employee of Carl, a Yearly Salary

question 9

True/False

Arthur offers Bob, an employee of Carl, a yearly salary of $10,000 more than Bob receives under the contractual relationship between Bob and Carl. Arthur knows about the contract between Bob and Carl and knows that the contract should run for another five years, but Arthur badly wants Bob to work for him. Arthur probably is liable to Carl for intentional interference with contractual relations.

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Definitions:

Accruals

Accounting adjustments for revenues that have been earned or expenses that have been incurred but have not yet been recorded through a cash transaction.

Accrual Accounting

Accounting method that records revenues and expenses when they are incurred, regardless of when cash is exchanged.

Cash Basis Accounting

An accounting method recording transactions when cash is received or paid, irrespective of when revenues or expenses were incurred.

Adjusting Entries

End-of-period accounting insertions to correctly allocate revenues and costs to the specific timeframe in which they occurred.