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Accounting equation:
Assets= liabilities + equity (permanent accts)
= revenue and expenses. (Temp accounts)
Forms of business ownership
Proprietorship/ one sole owner
Partnership/two owners
Corporation/more then 2 owners ‘
Assets= liabilities + stockholders equity
Notes payable come with interest/
Accounts payable
Liability when I owe someone money
Payable is a liability
Revenue haven’t earn it yet
What is categorize it?
Asset
Liability claims against the assets
Revenue source of your income
Creditors’ party to whom money is owed
Expenses, cost of generating revenues
Stockholders equity
Ownership claim on total assets
Referred to as residual equity
Paid in capital, retained earnings (corporation)
Revenues result from business activities entered into for the purpose of earning income
Common sources
Sales, fees, services, commission, interest, dividends etc,
Revenue increase equity
Expenses decrease equity
What’s on left most be on right on the accounting equation
Assets liability stockholders equity
Cash +accts receivable+ equip= accts payable + common stock + retained earnings
10,000 10,000
The only thing that shows on income statements is revenues and expenses
Cash means paid one asset going down –
When states on account it goes under accounts payable if something was bought or receivable if something was sold.
Generating business follows on revenue under the retained earnings on the formula.
DR abbreviation for debit
CR abbreviation for credit
Four financial statements:
Income statement: reports the revenues and expenses for a specific period of time.
Retained earnings statement; net income is needed to determine the ending balance in retained earnings.
Balance sheet: the ending balance in retained earnings is needed in preparing the balance sheet.
Statement of cash flow: cash flow comes from operating, investing, and financing.
Balance sheet is prepared as of specific date!...