Accrual Basis or Accrual Method is an accounting method whereby income and expense items are included in taxable income or expense as they are earned or incurred, even though they may not yet have been received or actually paid in cash.
In accounting, a debit (DR) refers to any entry recording an addition to an asset or expense account, or a reduction from a liability or equity account.
An expense is a business cost incurred in operating and maintaining property, used in profit-directed business activities and calculated as the cost of goods and services used. Expenses can be currently deductible costs, distinct from capital expenditures that must be depreciated or amortized over the property's useful life.
