Financial statements are the final product of the accounting process. They provide information on the financial condition of a company. The balance sheet, one type of financial statement, provides a summary of what a company owns and what it owes on one particular day.
Assets represent everything of value that is owned by a business, such as property, equipment, and accounts receivable. On the other hand, liabilities are the debts that a company owes-for example, to suppliers and banks. If liabilities are subtracted from assets (asstes – liabilities), the amount remaining is the owners’ share of a business. This is known as owners’ or stockholders’ equity.
One key to understanding the accounting transactions of business is to understand the relationship of its assets, liabilities, and owners’ equity. This is often represented by the fundamental accounting equation: assets equal liabilities plus owners’ equity.
ASSETS = LIABILITIES + ONWERS’ EQUITY
These three factors are expressed in monetary terms and therefore are limited to items that can be given a monetary value. The accounting equation always remains in balance; in other words, one side must equal the other.
The balance sheet expands the accounting equation by providing more information about the asstes, liabilities, and owners’ equity of a company at a specific time (for example, on Desember 31, 1993). It is made up of two parts. The first part lists the company assets, and the second part details liabilities and owners’ equity. Assets are divided into current and fixed assets. Cash, accounts receivable, and inventories are all current assets. Property, buildings, and equipment make up the fixed assets of a company. The liabilities section of the balance sheet is often divided into current liabilities (such as accounts payable and income taxes payable) and long-term liabilities (such as bonds and long-term notes).
The balance sheet provides a financial picture of a company on a particular date, and for this reason it is useful in two important areas. Internally, the balance sheet provides managers with financial information for company decision making. Externally, it gives potential investors data evaluating the company’s financial position.
Comprehension
1. Answer the following questions about the balance sheet. Question whit asterisk (*) cannot be answered directly form the text.
1. What is the final product of the accounting process?
2. What is a balance sheet?
3. Does the balance sheet provide financial information for a long period of time (for example, January to June 1993) or does it provide information for a specific point in time (for example, on June 30, 1993)?
4. What is the difference assets and liabilities?
5. How is owners’ or stockholders’ equity determined?
6. How can the relationship between assets, liabilities, and owners’ equity be represented?
7. Does the accounting equation always remain in balance?*Why or why not?
8. How can a business use a balance sheet?*As a manager, how would you find a balance sheet useful?
Answer.
A. 1. The final product of accounting process is the balance sheet.
2. A balance sheet is a final statement that a provide a summary of what a
company owns and what it owes on a particular day.
3. It provides information for a specific point in time, for example, on June 30,
1993.
4. Assets represent everything of value that is owned by a business, liabilities are
the debts that is a company owes.
5. Owners’ is stockholders’ equity is determined by subtracting liabilities from
Assets.
6. It can be represented by the fundamental accounting equation assets equal
Liabelities plus owners’ equity.
7. Yes, it does. Because one side must equal the other. If not, it must be wrong
with the recording.
8. A balance sheet is useful for a business, because it provide a financial picture of a company or a particular day.
1. Complete the balance sheet by writing in the correct terms from the list below.
Assets Current liabilities Long-term liabilities
Liabilities Fixed assets Current assets
Stockholders equity
International Manufacturing, Inc.Balance SheetDecember 31, 1993
AssetsCurrent assetsCash $ 49,400Account receivable 1,600Inventories 53,000
Total $ 104,000
Fixed assets
Property $ 15,000
Buildings 50,000
Equipment 10,000
Total $ 75,000
Total assets $ 179,000
Liabilities Current liabilitiesAccount payable $ 30,000Income tax payable 19,000Total $ 49,000
Long-term liabilities
Bonds $ 20,000
Long-term notes 40,000
Total $ 60,000
Total liabilities $ 109,000
Stockholders’ equity
Common stock $ 47,000
Retained earnings 23,000
Total $ 70,000
Total liabilities and $ 179,000
stockholders’ equity
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