Suppose that during a given year, I receive payments of $50,000. During this year, $30,000 of these payments have not yet been earned. Should the $50k go as revenue on my income statement? Should the $30k go as a liability on my balance sheet? How should I represent all of this in the liability section of my balance sheet?
Thanks in advance.
Im 25, I am in shock when i see my friends (same age, same entry level income) go out and buy 250k-300k houses like its nothing. They dont have 20 bucks to fill up the gas tank but they can afford 250k house??? I dont want to be in their position where 90% of their income goes to mortgage, without having any savings on hand. what is a proper mortgage payment/income ratio?
I was wondering what proportion of your income should be spent on car payments. If you should only spend no more than 25% and of your income on rent to be safe financially, I am assuming that no more than 10% of your income should be spent on car payments. Is this a good estimate of how much money I should spend on my next new car yearly?
I worked in New York over the summer, but I'm a California resident, and I used my California address for all the paperwork, so that's the address listed on my W-2 (and also where all my paychecks were sent). I have to file tax returns for both states either way, but I'm not sure whether to list my summer pay as NY or CA income. Is what state my income was earned in determined by my employer's address, or by my address as listed on my W-2? If it's considered NY income, then do I file my CA tax return as a part-year resident, or will I have to CA tax on it as well?
