Fundamental Accounting Principles
Fundamental Accounting Principles
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Author: John J Wild, Ken Shaw Accounting Professor, Barbara Chiappetta Fundamental Accounting Principles
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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There are 5 types of accounts:

  1. Assets Account:

  2. It means what is owned by the business. The assets may be fixed assets or current assets. The current assets are those which can be easily converted into cash. All assets other than current assets are fixed assets. The fixed assets increase the earning capacity of the business.

  3. Liability Accounts:

  4. It means what the business owes to the outside world. These are the claims against the assets of the company. The liabilities are of two types – long term liabilities and current liabilities. The current liabilities are those which are to be repaid within one year. The long term liabilities are those which are more than a year.

  5. Equity Accounts:

  6. It means owner equity, which may be in form of share capital, retained earnings and surplus.

  7. Revenue:

  8. It means the income earned by the business in regular course, it does not include any abnormal profit or income. It is the income earned from the sale of goods and/or services in which the business deals.

  9. Expenses:

  10. These are the expenditures incurred in production, sale and distribution of the goods and/or services in which the business deals.

To provide:

Name of two Asset, liabilities and Equity Accounts.

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  1. Asset accounts:

    1. Cash in hand & at bank – The cash available in the cash box and in the bank account of the business. It is the most liquid asset.

    2. Land & Building – The land and premises occupied and owned by the business and is used for carrying out the business activities. It is a fixed asset.

  2. Liability Accounts:

    1. Accounts Payable – These are the amounts due to the suppliers of the business for the purchase of raw materials for the production process.

    2. Outstanding Expenses – It means that we have availed the services of any factor of production but have yet not paid for it. Like outstanding wages.

  3. Equity Accounts:

    1. Capital – It is the amount invested by the owner for the commencement of a new business or for the expansion of the existing business.

    2. Dividend – It is the return given to the owners of the business. It is the share of the capital providers in the profit of the business.

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