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Which statement about accrual accounting is true?Group of answer choicesAn adjusting entry always involves two statement of financial position accounts.Revenue received before it is earned and expenses paid before being used or consumed are both initially recorded as liabilities.The difference between revenue received in advance and accrued revenue is that accrued revenue has been recorded and needs adjusting whereas revenue received in advance has never been recorded.None, all statements are false.

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Which statement about accrual accounting is true?Group of answer choicesAn adjusting entry always involves two statement of financial position accounts.Revenue received before it is earned and expenses paid before being used or consumed are both initially recorded as liabilities.The difference between revenue received in advance and accrued revenue is that accrued revenue has been recorded and needs adjusting whereas revenue received in advance has never been recorded.None, all statements are false.

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The true statement about accrual accounting is:

Revenue received before it is earned and expenses paid before being used or consumed are both initially recorded as liabilities.

Here's why:

  1. Accrual accounting is a method of accounting where revenues and expenses are recorded when they are earned and incurred, respectively, not necessarily when cash is received or paid.

  2. When a company receives revenue before it is earned (for example, prepayment from a customer for services to be provided in the future), it is recorded as a liability (such as unearned revenue or deferred revenue) because the company has

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