{"id":265252,"date":"2025-07-21T19:53:26","date_gmt":"2025-07-21T19:53:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/learnexams.com\/blog\/?p=265252"},"modified":"2025-07-21T19:53:29","modified_gmt":"2025-07-21T19:53:29","slug":"select-all-apply","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/2025\/07\/21\/select-all-apply\/","title":{"rendered":"Select all apply"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Select all apply: Which of the following statements are true regarding invoices ? A) supports cash basis accounting B) customer payment is a separate transaction C) affects accounts receivable accounts D) customer pays immediately ?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Correct Answer and Explanation is:<\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The correct answers are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A) supports cash basis accounting<\/strong>
B) customer payment is a separate transaction<\/strong>
C) affects accounts receivable accounts<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Explanation:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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  1. Supports cash basis accounting<\/strong>:\n
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    • In cash basis accounting, income is recognized when payment is received, not when the invoice is issued. An invoice itself does not directly support cash basis accounting because income is only recorded upon receipt of the payment, making the invoice a form of request for payment rather than a trigger for revenue recognition. However, invoices are often used as evidence that a payment is expected, so they do indirectly support the cash basis system.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Customer payment is a separate transaction<\/strong>:\n
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      • This is true. In the case of invoices, the issuance of the invoice and the actual payment by the customer are considered separate transactions in accounting. The invoice indicates the amount due, but the payment itself is a subsequent event. The payment will not be recorded until the funds are received, which is the point where revenue is recognized under cash basis accounting.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • Affects accounts receivable accounts<\/strong>:\n
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        • When an invoice is issued, it creates an outstanding balance owed by the customer. This affects the accounts receivable<\/strong> account on the company’s balance sheet. The company recognizes that it is expecting a future payment from the customer, which increases accounts receivable.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n
        • Customer pays immediately<\/strong>:\n
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          • This is typically false<\/strong>. A customer paying immediately would usually indicate the transaction has been settled upon receipt of goods or services, often without an invoice being issued or under a different arrangement, such as cash-on-delivery (COD) sales. In regular invoicing scenarios, customers are given terms (e.g., 30 days) to make the payment, so payment doesn’t occur immediately in most cases.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

            In summary, invoices are important for tracking amounts owed (affecting accounts receivable), and while they are related to cash flow, the payment itself typically occurs later as a separate transaction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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            Select all apply: Which of the following statements are true regarding invoices ? A) supports cash basis accounting B) customer payment is a separate transaction C) affects accounts receivable accounts D) customer pays immediately ? The Correct Answer and Explanation is: The correct answers are: A) supports cash basis accountingB) customer payment is a separate […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[25],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-265252","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-exams-certification"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/265252","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=265252"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/265252\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=265252"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=265252"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=265252"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}