1. Write up the accounts in the Bill Frisby Ledger for the following transactions, then balance off the accounts and extract a Trial Balance. Sept 1 Started business with $28,700 in the bank Bought goods $31,250 on credit from S & S Wholesale Transfer $11,150 from bank to cash Paid for insurance $3,000 by cash Sold goods $40,000 on credit to Suga Roy Goods for $5,300 returned from Suga Roy Paid office expenses $2,780 by cash 19 22 Owner took $4,200 by cheque for personal use 25 Sold goods $12,300 on credit to Dean Peart 4 5 6 15 18 26 Purchased goods $15,000 on credit from HL Grocery 26 Return goods to S & S Wholesale $6,250 27 28 Received cheque $13,000 from Suga Roy Paid S & S Wholesale $25,000 by cheque Sold good $10,000 by cash 29 30 Received cheque $13,000 from Suga Roy
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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