Search: accrual accounting
RBA Glossary definition for accrual accounting
accrual accounting – Revenues and expenses are recorded as they are earned or incurred , regardless of whether cash has been received or disbursed. For example, sales on credit would be recognised as revenue, even though the debt may not be settled for some time.
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Measuring Profits from Currency Issue
10 Jul 1997
Bulletin
– July 1997
As a result, the cash-flow measure shows a much larger increase in the mid 1970s than does the accrual measure. ... Similarly, the decline in nominal interest rates that has accompanied the fall in inflation has seen the accrual measure of seigniorage
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/1997/jul/1.html
Trends in Australian Corporate Financing
17 Dec 2015
Bulletin
– December 2015
The aggregate funding behaviour of the Australian non-financial corporate sector has been fairly steady over the period since the global financial crisis. However, this masks the quite divergent experiences of the resources and non-resources sectors.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2015/dec/4.html
RBA Australian Corporates' Sources and Uses of Funds
10 Oct 2009
Bulletin
– October 2009
While cash profits tend to be correlated with accounting profits, they can differ significantly at times. ... This is because accounting profits are prepared on the basis of the accrual method, whereby revenues are recorded when they are earned and
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2009/oct/1.html
Funding the Australian Resources Investment Boom
22 Mar 2013
Bulletin
– March 2013
Investment by the Australian resources sector has risen steadily since the early 2000s to be at record levels. Most of the investment has been made by publicly listed companies, with contributions split evenly between Australian and foreign listed
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2013/mar/6.html
Statement on Monetary Policy
10 Aug 2003
Bulletin
– August 2003
Both imports and exports of information technology and communications (ITC) equipment have grown strongly over recent years, with China now accounting for a larger proportion of world ITC equipment exports than ... Overall, Australia has maintained its
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2003/aug/1.html
Statement on Monetary Policy
10 Aug 2004
Bulletin
– August 2004
Bulletin – August 2004 Statement on Monetary Policy. Download the complete Statement 773. KB. Economic developments over recent months point to continued good growth of the Australian economy. The global upswing has maintained its momentum since
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2004/aug/1.html
Demography and Financial Markets
10 Oct 2006
Bulletin
– October 2006
There is also the practical concern of attempting to measure individuals' saving behaviour (including, for instance, accounting for the role of any public or corporate pensions they might have) and determining ... They suggest a promising alternative is
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2006/oct/1.html
Statement on Monetary Policy
10 Aug 2002
Bulletin
– August 2002
While all this was taking place, there was growing concern over the quality of corporate governance and accounting in the US. ... Equity market weakness, the reassessment of the strength of the US economy, fears of terrorism, and concerns over corporate
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2002/aug/1.html
Statement on Monetary Policy
10 Aug 2005
Bulletin
– August 2005
Statement on Monetary Policy-August 2005
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2005/aug/1.html
Foreign Currency Exposure and Hedging in Australia
7 Dec 2017
Bulletin
– December 2017
The latest Survey of Foreign Currency Exposure confirms that Australian entities' financial positions are well protected against a depreciation of the Australian dollar. Consistent with previous surveys, the net foreign currency exposures of the
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2017/dec/8.html