Compare the effect on Income Statement labor 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)
|
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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| Employee's Home Company’s Income Statement
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| B
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Intercompany Revenue Transfer In (from Intercompany Billing)
|
900.00 credit
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| D
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Intercompany Direct Labor Transfer In (from Intercompany Billing)
|
300.00 debit
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| E
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Actual Overhead Costs (employee's company)
|
538.00 debit
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|
|
Profit
|
62.00
|
Approach 2: Emphasis on Projects
| Project Company’s Income Statement
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| F
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Project Revenue (from Revenue Generation)
|
900.00 credit
|
| G
|
Direct Labor (from Timesheet Posting)
|
300.00 debit
|
| H
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Intercompany Overhead Transfer In (from Intercompany Billing)
|
540.00 debit
|
|
|
Profit
|
60.00
|
| Employee's Home Company’s Income Statement
|
| H
|
Intercompany Overhead Transfer Out (from Intercompany Billing)
|
540.00 credit
|
| I
|
Actual Overhead Costs (employee's company)
|
538.00 debit
|
|
|
Profit
|
2.00
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