DEFERRED INCOME Definition

DEFERRED INCOME is that income for which the cash has been collected by the company, but have yet to be "earned". For example, a customer pays their annual software license upfront on the 1st Jan. As the company financial year-end is 31st May, the company would only be able to record five months of the income as turnover in the profit and loss account. The rest would be accrued in the balance sheet as a "deferred" creditor.

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DEPOSITS IN TRANSIT is deposits made to a bank account that have not been credited to the bank statement.

COST CONTROL is the process of controlling the cost of a project within a predetermined sum throughout its various stages from inception to completion.

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