What is the accounting equation?
The accounting equation is Assets = Liabilities + Owner’s Equity. This is the same format used in a sole proprietorship’s balance sheet. (A corporation’s balance sheet will use Stockholders’ Equity instead of Owner’s Equity.)
The accounting equation will always remain in balance if double-entry accounting is followed accurately. For example, if a company borrows $10,000 from its bank, Assets increase by $10,000 and Liabilities increase by $10,000. When a company buys inventory with cash, one Asset (Inventory) increases and one Asset (Cash) decreases. If the owner invests $5,000 of personal assets in the business, the company’s Assets increase and Owner’s Equity increases. If the owner withdraws $2,000 from the business for her personal use, the company’s Assets decrease and Owner’s Equity decreases.
Revenues causes Owner’s Equity to increase, and expenses cause Owner’s Equity to decrease. If the company earns $1,500 in service fees, the company’s Assets (Cash or Accounts Receivable) will increase and Owner’s Equity will increase. When the company incurs electricity charges, the company’s Liabilities increase and Owner’s Equity decreases. If the company pays for ads to appear in this week’s newspaper, Assets decrease and Owner’s Equity decreases.
Bookkeepers and accountants will be entering amounts into two or more accounts for every transaction. This occurs with business accounting software as well, but the software might be doing part of the entries behind the scenes.
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explain to me fully the accountin principles
which is the financial statement that has a heading in which the date or period is NOT specified?
Make me clear about accounting Equaitons; Please.
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I wrote the following to help myself better understand the accounting equation.
Assets - Assets are the resources supplied by both the owner(s) AND other people/businesses.
Capital/Equity - Capital or equity is the resources supplied only by the owner(s)
Liabilities - Liabilities refer to the resources supplied by entities other than the owner(s)
In its most simple format, the accounting equation is as follows:
Resources supplied by the owner = Actual resources in business - Resources supplied by others
(Capital/Equity) = (Assets) - (Liabilities)
From this explanation, we can better understand the variants of the accounting equation:
Capital = Assets - Liabilities
Liabilities = Assets - capital
Assets = Capital + Liabilities
I hope it helps.
CAN YOU PLS GIVE ME EXAMPLES OF ASSETS,EQUITY AND LIABILITIES
describe how accounting transactions affect the items in the accounting equation