Finance - the nine steps in the accounting cycle

5 important questions on Finance - the nine steps in the accounting cycle

Describe the phases of the acounting cycle

The acounting cycle is a collection and summarize of financial transactions

divided by nine steps:
  1. collection of data and analysis of transations
  2. journalizing
  3. recording the journals into the ledger accounts
  4. creating unadjusted trial balance
  5. performing adjusting entries
  6. creating adjusted trial balance
  7. creating financial statements from the trial balance
  8. closing the books
  9. creating the post -closing trial balance   

What categories belong in the balance sheet?

long-term assets
  • fixed assets (equipment, buildings, machines)
  • intangible assets (goodwill, licences)
  • long - term investments (stocks)
current assets
  • cash and cash equivalents
  • inventory (goods available for sale)
  • accounts receivale (goods or services that are deliverd but not yet paid for by customers)
  • prepaid expenses (represents the value that already has been paid for (insurance, rent))





equity

current liabilities  
  • interest payable
  • current portion of the long-term debt
  • customer prepayments

long-term liabilities
  • long term debt (interest)
  • pension fund liability
  • deferred tax liablity

What categories belong in the cash flow statement

Where is money coming from and where is money going to.

important for investors since it helps them determine if the company is on a solid financial footing.

Creditors on the other hand, can use the CFS to determine how much cash is available for the company to fund its operating expenses and pay its debts.
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What is the difference between the balance sheet and the income statement

The income statement gives your company a picture of what the business performance has been during a given period, while the balance sheet gives you a snapshot of the company’s assets and liabilities at a specific point in time.

What is the liquidity ratio?

The ratio that is used to pay off the currents debts withoug using external capital

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