The following is Green Co.'s Pre-Closing Trial Balance as of December 31, 2017. Green's accounting period is a month, thus the balances in the temporary accounts are for the month of December 2017. (Note that the accounts are not listed in their normal sequence -- rather they are listed in alphabetical sequence.) Account Name Debit_ _Credit_ Accounts Payable 26,000 Accounts Receivable 28,850 Cash 10,000 Common Stock 12,500 Cost of Goods Sold 68,000 Equipment 73,000 Interest Expense 150 Interest Payable 500 Inventory 45,000 Note Payable 21,000 Retained Earnings 53,000 Sales Revenue 179,000 Supplies Expense 7,000 Wages Expense 60,000 Total 292,000 292,000
Reporting Cash Flows
Reporting of cash flows means a statement of cash flow which is a financial statement. A cash flow statement is prepared by gathering all the data regarding inflows and outflows of a company. The cash flow statement includes cash inflows and outflows from various activities such as operating, financing, and investment. Reporting this statement is important because it is the main financial statement of the company.
Balance Sheet
A balance sheet is an integral part of the set of financial statements of an organization that reports the assets, liabilities, equity (shareholding) capital, other short and long-term debts, along with other related items. A balance sheet is one of the most critical measures of the financial performance and position of the company, and as the name suggests, the statement must balance the assets against the liabilities and equity. The assets are what the company owns, and the liabilities represent what the company owes. Equity represents the amount invested in the business, either by the promoters of the company or by external shareholders. The total assets must match total liabilities plus equity.
Financial Statements
Financial statements are written records of an organization which provide a true and real picture of business activities. It shows the financial position and the operating performance of the company. It is prepared at the end of every financial cycle. It includes three main components that are balance sheet, income statement and cash flow statement.
Owner's Capital
Before we begin to understand what Owner’s capital is and what Equity financing is to an organization, it is important to understand some basic accounting terminologies. A double-entry bookkeeping system Normal account balances are those which are expected to have either a debit balance or a credit balance, depending on the nature of the account. An asset account will have a debit balance as normal balance because an asset is a debit account. Similarly, a liability account will have the normal balance as a credit balance because it is amount owed, representing a credit account. Equity is also said to have a credit balance as its normal balance. However, sometimes the normal balances may be reversed, often due to incorrect journal or posting entries or other accounting/ clerical errors.
Questions
1.Based on Green's account balances, the amount of Net Income that would be shown on the Income Statement for December 2017 would be:
2.Based on Green's account balances, the
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