Question

A public radio station with a June 30 year end collects $100,000 in annual membership dues every January 1. Paying membership dues provides few direct benefits, which are not restricted to members. On January 1, the radio station should record the $100,000 as ______.

Answer 1

Deferred Revenue

Step-by-step explanation:

The public radio station has a year ending of June 30 and collects these dues on an annual basis therefore the dues received in January 1 are not yet earned. Under accrual accounting, and applying the revenue recognition principle, revenue which is received in this way has not yet been earned since these dues are collected/recorded annually but are billed before(january 1)the year end,and therefore are charged as liability until they are earned at year end then they are converted to revenue