The balance of a government's tax revenues, plus any proceeds from asset sales, minus government spending. If the balance is positive the government has a fiscal surplus, if negative a fiscal deficit.
If your double-entry records are correct, a balance sheet will always balance (by definition).ASSETS = LIABILITIES + EQUITYIf it does not balance, check all your entries, since the last balance sheet...
The question is evidently being asked by a non-native English speaker. I am guessing that they want to know: "Why must a balance sheet be in balance?"
The short answer is that a balance sheet that...
Beside the fact it's in the name, it follows the accounting formula of assets - liabilities = capital. As all 3 of them make up the major sections of a balance sheet and the formula must balance so...
As per the accounting rule "For every Debit there should be a Credit" and that is how balance sheet tallies where Liabilities is Debit and Asset is Credit.
You use the cash book balance. The bank balance on the bank statement is just used to reconcile to the cash book balance to see what is due to clear after the reporting period and verify that the...