The following trial balance was extracted from the books of L. Kesego as at 31 Dec 2017. Use it to prepare income statement and financial position of a business for the term ended Dec 2017. Dr Cr P Iuventory I Jamary 2017 34 000 Purchases 98 750 Revene 135 890 Returns outwards 590 Carriage inwards 2 700 Carriage outwards 1 650 Wages and salaries 15 800 Rent and rates 3.500 Fixtures and fiting 32 600 Motorvan 26 000 Trade receivables 18 500 Trade payables 34 160 Capital 96 900 Drawing 6 500 Cash 3 400 Bank 23 560 Motor expenses 350 Stationery 230 267 540 267 540 Total Stock was valued at P6 500 as at 31 December 2017
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.
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