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How do we treat prepaid payments when preparing final accounts?

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Question added by Sakhi Muhammad Imran , Finance Manager , United Catering Co. WLL
Date Posted: 2017/03/19
UMAR ZAHEER
by UMAR ZAHEER , FINANCE MANAGER , EQUIP INDUSTRIAL SUPPLIES

Prepayments they are not yet incurred, they are not recorded as expenses. Rather, they are classified as current assets since they are readily available for use.

Dhanya Reghu
by Dhanya Reghu , Accountant (Part Time) , Nandanam Paradise Apartments & Flats Owner’s Association

Prepaid expenses are actually not incurred but paid in advance. So it is treated as current asset. It is shown in the asset side of balance sheet

Reneesh Raman
by Reneesh Raman , Senior Accountant , Ahmed Abdullah Hamad Al Essa Company – Riyadh

As a current Asset in balance sheet.

ASHKAR MV
by ASHKAR MV , SENIOR ACCOUNTANT , KEY PEE’S GROUP OF COMPANIES

Prepaid payments are short term assets, so it can be treated as current assets when preparing final account.

Arun Chandrasekharan
by Arun Chandrasekharan , Senior Accountant , EEE Cobiax DWC LLC Dubai

Prepaid expenses are current asset. Its treatment in Final accounts are its should deduct from concerned expense from P/L account debit side and should be shown in the asset side of the balance sheet.