Prepaid expenses are payments made for expenses that have not yet been incurred. They represent advanced payments for supplies, rent, utilities, and other costs that will be consumed or used in future accounting periods. Examples of prepaid expenses include prepaid rent, fees, subscriptions, insurance, and supplies. Prepaid expenses are recorded as assets on the balance sheet initially, then portions are expensed and moved to the income statement in subsequent periods as the benefits of the prepayments are consumed.