4. Below are the transactions for the month of February 2020 for Mrs Lamuna, a sole trader: Feb 1 Started business with RM12,000 cash 2 Bought goods on credit from Shahirah RM1,000 3 Paid rent by cash RM200 4 Paid RM11,000 of the business cash into the business bank account 6 Sold goods on credit to Tini RM600 7 Bought stationery by cheque RM50 11 Cash sales RM100 14 Returned goods to Shahirah RM150 15 Sold goods on credit to Tinggasamy RM1,200 18 Goods returned by Tini RM45 23 Paid Shahirah by cheque RM850 25 Cash purchases RM250 27 Received cheque from Tinggasamy RM500 28 Received commission by cash RM100 Required: b. Record the transaction in the appropriate ledger accounts and balance all the account C. Prepare the trial balance as at 28 February 2020
Reporting Cash Flows
Reporting of cash flows means a statement of cash flow which is a financial statement. A cash flow statement is prepared by gathering all the data regarding inflows and outflows of a company. The cash flow statement includes cash inflows and outflows from various activities such as operating, financing, and investment. Reporting this statement is important because it is the main financial statement of the company.
Balance Sheet
A balance sheet is an integral part of the set of financial statements of an organization that reports the assets, liabilities, equity (shareholding) capital, other short and long-term debts, along with other related items. A balance sheet is one of the most critical measures of the financial performance and position of the company, and as the name suggests, the statement must balance the assets against the liabilities and equity. The assets are what the company owns, and the liabilities represent what the company owes. Equity represents the amount invested in the business, either by the promoters of the company or by external shareholders. The total assets must match total liabilities plus equity.
Financial Statements
Financial statements are written records of an organization which provide a true and real picture of business activities. It shows the financial position and the operating performance of the company. It is prepared at the end of every financial cycle. It includes three main components that are balance sheet, income statement and cash flow statement.
Owner's Capital
Before we begin to understand what Owner’s capital is and what Equity financing is to an organization, it is important to understand some basic accounting terminologies. A double-entry bookkeeping system Normal account balances are those which are expected to have either a debit balance or a credit balance, depending on the nature of the account. An asset account will have a debit balance as normal balance because an asset is a debit account. Similarly, a liability account will have the normal balance as a credit balance because it is amount owed, representing a credit account. Equity is also said to have a credit balance as its normal balance. However, sometimes the normal balances may be reversed, often due to incorrect journal or posting entries or other accounting/ clerical errors.
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