{"id":3829,"date":"2022-01-07T13:08:30","date_gmt":"2022-01-07T13:08:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/43.204.200.242\/hr-glossary\/accrual\/"},"modified":"2022-04-17T17:13:07","modified_gmt":"2022-04-17T11:43:07","slug":"accrual","status":"publish","type":"hr-glossary","link":"https:\/\/akriviahcm.com\/resources\/hr-glossary\/accrual","title":{"rendered":"Accrual"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Accruals involve adjusting a company&#8217;s business transactions before issuing financial statements. For example, accruals are used to allocate capital expenditures over time or account for warranty costs. 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