What is accounting?

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What are the non-current assets accounts on the balance sheet?

1. Property, plant and equipment (tangible non-current assets) aka PPE
2. Inventory - sustainable possessions of the company, e.g. chairs in company

What are the current assets accounts on the balance sheet?

1. Inventories - inventory of goods stored at the warehouse
2. Accounts receivable - customers who still have to pay their bill
3. Note receivable - customers who still have to pay their bill, but who have signed a written debt statement when exactly they are going to pay
4. Prepaid rent - rent that has been prepaid
5. Bank - total amount of money on the company's bank accounts
6. Total amount of money company has in cash

What are the 2 types of liabilities?

1. Non-current liabilities - create an outflow of economic benefits, which will need to be paid after 1 year
2. Current liabilities - liabilities that need to be paid within a year
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What are the non-current liabilities accounts on the balance sheet?

1. Mortgage - long-term liability at the bank, meant to finance property
2. Warranty provision - money set aside for unforeseen costs or products that have to be returned/replaced etc.

What are the shareholders' equity accounts on the balance sheet?

1. Share capital - money invested by shareholders
2. Retained earnings - when the net profits are not paid out as dividends, but kept within the company it is included in this account

How do you calculate the end of period equity?

It is the beginning equity + total comprehensive income - dividends +/- captial transactions with owners

What is the statement of income?

Shows the performance of a company during a certain period. The end result is a net profit or net loss

What are the 2 forms of statement of incomes?

1. T-accounts, used for bookkeeping
2. Vertical format, used for annual reports

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