Term of the Day: Dangling Debit

	View online | Add Investopedia to safe senders list March 16, 2014 Dictionary Investing Markets Personal Finance Active Trading Forex Professionals Tutorials Dangling Debit A debit entry with no offsetting credit entry. Dangling debit occurs when a company purchases goodwill or services to create a debit. When adding the journal entry to financial statements a corresponding credit balance is not reported and cannot be written off. Dangling debit can be received when a company is acquired but is not recorded on the balance sheet. Investopedia Says: When a company purchases goodwill, the company will receive a debit entry on its financial statements...Learn more Share: Off-Balance-Sheet Entities: An Introduction Off-balance-sheet entitles are complex transactions where theory and reality collide. To understand how off-balance-sheet entities work... Share: Debit Spreads: A Portfolio Loss Protection Plan If you've tried to buy calls and puts to speculate on a stock's direction, you may have found it sounds a lot easier... Share: 12 Things You Need To Know About Financial Statements Knowing how to work with the numbers in a company's financial statements is an essential skill for stock investors. The meaningful interpretation and analysis... Share: Evaluating Your Personal Financial Statement Month after month, many individuals look at their bank and credit statements and are surprised that they spent more than... Share: Detecting Financial Statement Fraud Looking back at Enron, perhaps the company best known for committing accounting fraud, you can see the many methods that were utilized... Share: Analyzing A Bank's Financial Statements Financial statements for banks present a different analytical problem than statements for manufacturing and service companies. As a result, analysis of... Share: **NEW** Subscription Services: Income Investing subscribe now! ETF Investing subscribe now! Commodities Trading subscribe now! Options Trading subscribe now! Futures Trading subscribe now! Subscription Services: Investing Basics subscribe now! Warren Buffett Watch subscribe now! Forex Weekly subscribe now! Professionals In The Money subscribe now! Chart Advisor subscribe now! Stock Watch Weekly subscribe now! Personal Finance subscribe now! News To Use subscribe now! Related Slideshows: 1. The Most Controversial Tax Deductions 2. 5 Ways To Be Irreplaceable At Work 3. 7 Tips For Closing A Credit Card 4. 5 Common Small Business Mistakes 5. 7 Ways To Be More Productive At Work Related FAQs: 1. Will credit card inactivity affect my credit score? 2. Can I roll a Traditional IRA into a 529 college account for my grandchild? 3. What are the differences between chapter 7 and chapter 11 bankruptcy? 4. Are long-term U.S. government bonds risk-free? 5. How rapidly can expanding sales reduce a firm's earnings? Videos More Videos » Veblen Good Price Elasticity of Demand Consumer Confidence Index Income Investing Short Squeeze You are currently subscribed as: mondemand.forex@blogger.com Unsubscribe | Manage Subscriptions | Subscribe Investopedia.com A Division of Valueclick, Inc. Copyright © 2014 All Rights Reserved Follow us on: