In its first year of operations, Harden Co. earned $39,000 in revenues and received $33,000 cash from
These customers. The company incurred expenses of $22,500 but had not paid $2,250 of them at yearend.
Harden also prepaid $3,750 cash for expenses that would be incurred the next year. Calculate
The first year’s net income under both the cash basis and the accrual basis of accounting.

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Income under the cash basis.
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Cash received -------------------------$33,000
less.-------------------------------------=====
Cash Paid ------$22,500 - $2,250-----$20,250
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NET --------------------------------------$12,750
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Accrual Basis.
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Revenue----------------------------------$39,000
Less
Expenses---$22,500 - $ 3,750----------$18,750
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NET ---------------------------------------$20,250
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Why don't we count the prepaid expenses in either the cash basis or the accural basis? I'm confused on that part