Compare the effect on Income Statement expense results if you use an employee-centered approach to intercompany billing versus a project-centered approach.
Approach 1: Emphasis on Employees
| Project Company’s Income Statement
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| A
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Project Revenue (from Revenue Generation)
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900.00 credit
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| B
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Intercompany Revenue Transfer Out (from Intercompany Billing)
|
900.00 debit
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| C
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Direct Labor (from Timesheet Posting)
|
300.00 debit
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| D
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Intercompany Direct Labor Transfer Out (from Intercompany Billing)
|
300.00 credit
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|
|
Profit
|
0.00
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| Project Company’s Income Statement
|
| J
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Project Revenue (from Revenue Generation)
|
105.00 credit
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| K
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Travel Expense (from AP Posting)
|
100.00 debit
|
| L
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Intercompany Expense Markup (from Intercompany Billing)
|
3.00 debit
|
|
|
Profit
|
2.00
|
| Expense Company’s Income Statement
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| L
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Intercompany Expense Markup Revenue (from Intercompany Billing)
|
3.00 debit
|
|
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Profit
|
3.00
|
Approach 2: Emphasis on Projects
| Project Company’s Income Statement
|
| A
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Project Revenue (from Revenue Generation)
|
900.00 credit
|
| B
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Intercompany Revenue Transfer Out (from Intercompany Billing)
|
900.00 debit
|
| C
|
Direct Labor (from Timesheet Posting)
|
300.00 debit
|
| D
|
Intercompany Direct Labor Transfer Out (from Intercompany Billing)
|
300.00 credit
|
|
|
Profit
|
0.00
|
| Project Company’s Income Statement
|
| M
|
Project Revenue (from Revenue Generation)
|
105.00 credit
|
| N
|
Travel Expense (from AP Posting)
|
100.00 debit
|
| O
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Intercompany Expense Revenue Transfer Out (from Intercompany Billing)
|
103.00 debit
|
| P
|
Intercompany Expense Transfer Out (from Intercompany Billing)
|
100.00 debit
|
|
|
Profit
|
2.00
|
| Expense Company’s Income Statement
|
| Q
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Intercompany Expense Revenue Transfer In (from Intercompany Billing)
|
103.00 credit
|
| P
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Intercompany Expense Transfer In (from Intercompany Billing)
|
100.00 debit
|
|
|
Profit
|
3.00
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