Categorize all assets by type (cash, receivables, equipment). Categorize all liabities by type (accruals, Accounts Payable, loans payable).
Determine initial investment in business. Difference is "retained earnings", which is cumulative profit from the start of the business.
The above assumes proper tracking of sales, purchases, disbursements, etc.
Balance sheet shows the financial positions of any company by comparing two sections: liabilites and assests.
Search Google for "benchmarking-your-business-against-industry-averages" for a description of how you can find common asset and liability types of US corporations.
A basic balance sheet is formatted beginning with Assets (current first then non-current) Liabilities (Current first then long-term) and Owner (shareholders) Equity. The account amounts are taken from the General Ledger after all temporary accounts are closed at the end of the fiscal year. Temporary accounts are Expenses and Revenue accounts which are closed into income summary and then finally retained earnings (or Statement of Retained Earnings which is an O.E. account)
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how can you prepare the proforma balance sheet?
to prove the accounting equation, i.e Assets= Liabilities + owners equity
Straight from my text, the difference is that an accounting balance sheet omits significant assets and liabilities and the accounting balance sheet does not report all assets and liabilities at their market value (the accounting balance sheet records a book value; ie the dollar value paid for an item). With respect to which assets and liabilities that are omitted, I am not sure.
The relationship between the accounting equation and the balance sheet is the NET PROFIT. ( I THINK :/ )
Prepare a Balance sheet for hypothetical company
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In accounting there is much value to be gained from using a balance sheet. a balance sheet provides an added account to expenditures and profits which are accumulated by a company. It also allowed for easier accounting practices within the business.
in assets side of the balance sheet
One way to describe the balance sheet is a more detailed version of the accounting equation. A= L+E.
Accounting Standards regarding off-balance sheet items are going to be tigtened in the forseeable future.
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