Q. What is Prepaid rent explain with example?
Prepaid rent Prepaid rent is another instance of the gradual consumption of a previously recorded asset. Suppose a company pays rent in advance to cover more than one accounting period. On the date it compensate the rent the company debits the prepayment to the Prepaid Rent account (an asset account). The company hasn't yet received benefits resulting from this expenditure. Therefore the expenditure creates an asset.
We measure rent expense likewise to insurance expense. Usually the rental contract specifies the amount of rent per unit of time if the prepayment covers a three-month rental we charge one-third of this rental to each month. Become aware of that the amount charged is the same each month even though some months have more days than other months.