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Financial Sheet Basics
Basic steps of creating the financial sheets.
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Accounting
Undergraduate 2
07/14/2011

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Term
Statement of Owner's Equity
Definition

Prepared 2nd.

Beginning capital amount + Owner Investments + Net income - Owner Withdrawals = Ending Capital Amount.

Ending capital amount is transferred to the balance sheet.

Term
Balance Sheet
Definition

Prepared 3rd.

Lists all assets, liabilities and equity.

Shows total assets = liabilities + equity.

Term
Accounting Process (steps)
Definition

1. Record transactions in the journal.

2. Move entries to t-accounts.

3. Post to the ledger.

4. Prepare the trial balance.

 

End of Month

5. Journalize adjusting entries.

6. Move adjusting entries to t-accounts.

7. Add adjusting entries to the trial balance.

Term
Financial Statements
Order of Preparation
Definition

1. Income Statement
2. Statement of Owner's Equity
3. Balance Sheet
4. Cash flow Statement

Term
Closing the Books
Definition
1) 0 out revenue accounts by using the Income summary account, credit side.
2) 0 out expense accounts by using the Income summary account, debit side.
3) 0 out the Income summary account to the Capital account (profit or loss as appropriate).
4) 0 out the withdrawals account via the Capital account, debit side.
Term
Income Statement (definition)
Definition
  • Prepared first.
  • Lists revenues and expenses.
  • Revenues - expenses = Net income.

Shows a company's results of operations or earnings for various periods of time.

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