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How does the Hybrid Method of Accounting Work?

As mentioned above, the hybrid method is an integration of several other methods. In the absence of an established hybrid method, businesses and companies basically formulate and improvise their own hybrid systems of accountancy. The existence of financial accounting software makes the formulation, development, improvisation and operation of a hybrid system quite easy. The following is the usual way in which the hybrid method works.
1.Anticipation and Costing: This is the first step. Any business organization needs to spend money to produce goods or provide services. The business then resorts to the costing of the product, that is, the expenditure is assessed, considering the per unit cost that the company incurs.
2.Actual Transaction, Journal, Ledger: In case if the transaction is sanctioned by the accounts and finance department, it is entered and recorded on a cash transactional basis. All the entries throughout the year go through the journal and ledger. In cases where the direct cash is used, a cash book entry is done.
3.Tax and Duties: This is a salient feature of the hybrid method. Every transaction is taxed or something needs to be paid to the government. Instead of ascertain tax at the year-end, it is calculated right during the transaction. Often a monetary provision for such tax is made as soon as the transaction is made.
4.Predictable Expenditures: This one is similar to the tax provision. There are certain expenditures which can be predicted. In such cases, cost analysis of expenditures such as raw material procurement, maintenance charges, power consumption, liability payoffs is done and provision for the same is made. This also helps in cost and profit ascertainment.
5.Inventory Analysis: The inventory and its worth is frequently analyzed as it is a crucial part of the asset side of the balance sheet.
6.Consolidation of Accounts: Consolidation of accounts is done by companies which own and operate several businesses and establishments. Different accounts, incomes, expenditures, assets and liabilities and other significant accounts are consolidated on a daily basis, so that management personnel can view the entire thing as a single individual company’s statements.
7.Cost Analysis Statements: Preparation of cost analysis statements is a salient feature where financial accounting and costing brilliantly mix. In a said company, there are several processes working at the same time. A statement indicating the expenditures of each process, per unit and per minute/hour is calculated. The total sales and profit figures of every process are also calculated and indicated on the statement. This is done on a daily basis.
8.Final Accounts: The final accounts are often prepared on a daily basis, these usually include an income and expenditure account, a balance sheet and a cash flow statement (which hints the rise and fall in cash flow). Now, these statements are strictly accrual in nature, and contain market prices of all assets and liabilities. The statement indicates the financial status of the company on a daily basis.
9.Indexes: Due to the highly dynamic nature of modern businesses, graphs indicating, three chief components, namely, assets, liabilities, income and expenditures, are updated every day. Read the rest of this entry »

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Example of Unenforceable Exculpatory Clause

Unjust Clause
If the clause is not fair and just.

Prejudiced Clause
If the parties involved in the clause are not equally negotiable.
Example: If a employer has made an exculpatory clause when in a contract with an illiterate individual.

Gross Negligence
If the clause rules out the liability of negligence in the clause.

Fraud or Dishonesty
If the exculpatory clause was incorporated and agreed to by using wrong means (fraud).

Willful Default
If the third party after being protected by the exculpatory clause, intentionally damages or harms the term mentioned in the clause.

Let’s look at an example where in the exculpatory clause will be unenforceable.

Example of Unenforceable Exculpatory Clause

A man gives his car for repairs to a garage. After the repairs were done and when the owner had paid for the repairs and had taken off from the garage, suddenly his car stopped working in the middle of the highway and ended up in an accident. The owner of the vehicle goes to the garage asking him for the reason and claiming for the losses. However, the garage refutes the claim by showing him the ‘Exculpatory Clause’ mentioned in their repair agreement. The owner later figures out that the oil used by the garage was wrong, which led to choking the engine making the car dysfunctional. This mistake occurred because the guy who repaired his car was not a qualified technician. This case went to the court and they found out that the damage to the car was not because of the owner’s negligence but because of the negligence from the garage side. The court then unenforced the ‘Exculpatory Clause’ and the garage was made liable to pay for the damage to the car.

Organizations and individuals both face the risk of receiving a claim for the losses that have been incurred without really being at fault. In order to indemnify individuals and organizations from fraudulent and unjust claims made by the third parties, they can use the exculpatory clause in their contracts and agreements. In case where the risk is equal to both the parties, the hold harmless clause could be adapted. However, one should understand his and others’ liability in case of breach of the agreement. And great care should be taken while drafting a contract or an agreement.

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Avoid Office Politics

1 Be Yourself
Many people tend to wear a false mask of goody behavior at office, to make an impression on others. Avoid doing such things and be who you are. Show people your real self so that they do not get an opportunity to talk behind your back. Do not pretend to be master of some and slave of others at the same time. Learn about your duties and responsibilities at office and behave accordingly.

#2 Identify “The” Coworkers
It is easy to identify coworkers who are involved in politics. Note their behavior and try not to befriend them. Avoid going to lunches, dinners or parties along with them so that, they know little about you to gossip with others. Ignore them when they seem to be interested in you because it might just be a trick to bring out information from you.

#3 Do Not Contribute
When you find yourself stuck in a situation where a work-related discussion has taken-up the shape of a nasty gossip session, take immediate action. The easiest way to deal with it, is to simply walk away. Remember, that even though you do not contribute to the gossip, staying there will be considered as a participation. That’s why, it is better to move out. Another way to deal with such a situation is to reverse the discussion back to work related topic. By doing so, you will also prevent others from indulging in this non-productive activity.

#4 Be Observant
Even though, you keep yourself out of such activities, it is important to know what kind of politics is going around in your office. By being observant you can learn what’s going on and prepare yourself to face a difficult situation.

#5 Do What is Right
People involved in politics might attract you towards something that is not ethical or against your wish. Make sure you are not influenced by any of these and stand for what you feel is right. This will let such people know that you are no puppet and can take correct decisions for yourself and the organization.

#6 Disclose Minimum Personal Information
Revealing too much personal information can have a negative impact on your work. Coworkers can use your personal information as a political tool to cause harm to you or benefit themselves.

#7 Focus on Your Job
Organizations hire employees to fulfill their job responsibilities and duties and not to sit back and gossip. Remember this key point to help you focus on your work and stop from being involved in petty discussions. Focusing on work will not only help you in achieving your targets but, also help you in climbing up the ladder of success.

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About Debt Issuance Costs

From a layman’s point of view, debt issuance costs or as some may put it, cost of capital, is basically an expenditure that is incurred as a consequence of borrowing. In modern economics, money is basically treated as a commodity the use of which is charged with money. Thus basically you are renting out money for a specified interest or cost, this cost is generically termed as a debt issuance costs. Let me elaborate a bit more on how this works practically…

For the sake of explanation, let us consider the capital raising process of businesses. Businesses raise their capital from 2 major sources, namely, from stock capital or from debt loans. Here’s how the entire transaction goes:
•The companies issue a specified debt instrument, which is also often termed as a security, against an investment, in order to raise capital. Instead of shares, often bonds, promissory notes and debentures are also issued. In such a case, a dividend is paid as the debt issuance cost against the capital borrowed. This premium is paid on a yearly basis, out of profits to all stakeholders.
•The second type of debt is of course the loan. The debt issuance costs of loans, consists of interest and closing costs which are sometimes also known as origination fees. The interest is paid for a prolonged time, as opposed to the closing costs that are paid in a single installment.
Debt Issuance Costs: Financial Treatment

During financial planning and accounting, debt issuance costs are treated in a different manner. The following are come of the common conventions and standards that are followed by the people and business to treat debt issuance.
•The debt issuance costs accounting considers all debt related costs to be long term expenditures and just like interest costs, the closing and one time costs are treated as long term expenditures.
•The debt issuance cost amortization is basically a process where all debt issuance costs are phased out over a few years time. In such a case of the closing costs amount to $5,000 for a loan of 5 years then $1000 is paid every year, or the company accounts are adjusted accordingly. In such cases, this accounting treatment is also termed to be deferred debt issuance costs.
•The debt issuance costs tax treatment is different and as per the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), most of the debt issuance costs are tax free, especially the interest.

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Mobile Home Park

One of the best ways to invest in a mobile home is in fact living in one. A mobile home is considerably cheap, with a second hand one costing about $2,000 to $5,000 and a completely new one costing anything between, $8500 to $12,000 and larger ones ranging from $15,000 to $20,000. The land rent amounts to anything between, $150 to $500, depending upon the location of the mobile home park. Now, living in one is a great investment as it saves money, but there are a lot more ways to invest.

2. Mobile Home Park
This is the most comprehensive set up that you can provide. Buy a barren piece of land, develop it a little bit on your own. Then you can easily get a water and electricity connection and build a sewer system on your own. This way your trailer/mobile home park is ready. You can of course advertise about the park and keep on developing it further more, by planting lush green trees, providing free Internet facilities, etc. Mobile home owners would be able to use allocated spaces along with electricity and water connections. The pros of such a system is that you can easily finance it with the help of loan such as a mobile home loan and a relatively low down payment. You can obtain a mortgage or secured loan to buy and develop the land.

3. Renting out Mobile Homes
Another great way is to have a tie up with a person who already owns some land or has a completely developed trailer/mobile home park. You can simply buy mobile homes and rent them out either directly to the park owner or to the people who want such a home.

4. Partnership and Enterprise
Partnering with a person in order to open up either a trailer/mobile home park or own mobile homes, is another great option. In fact with more people in the action, the loan amount that you get would be much bigger. A bigger loan amount means more mobile homes. In fact, in such a situation you can try and get as many mobile homes as possible, or you can even rent them or take them on lease. Now, in such a scenario, it’s better to get old mobile homes and then refurbish them, it costs less on the whole. The last option that you can use is being a dormant or sleeping partner, that is just pool in the money and enjoy the returns.

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