I need assistance with Question 1 and 3. Please show how you arrived with the answers. Requirements 1. Reconstruct the company’s comparative balance sheet for 2013/2014 and show the missing figures to include the appropriate sign as a positive or negative figure. 2. Which category of the statement of cash flow is considered as the most important? Why? 3. Prepare a complete statement of cash flows for 2014 using the indirect method using the information in line with your surname initial.
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.
I need assistance with Question 1 and 3.
Please show how you arrived with the answers.
Requirements
![Simple Things Industries Ltd.
Comparative Balance Sheet
December 31, 2014 and 2013
2014
2013 Increase/(Decrease)
Assets
Cash
175,000
15,000
?
Accounts Receivable
230,000
220,000
?
Inventories
310,000
340,000
?
Prepaid expenses
Intangible assets
Equipment, net
Total Assets
30,000
10,000
105,000
860,000
1,710,000
105,000
?
830,000
1,520,000
Liabilities
Accounts payable
90,000
140,000
Accrued liabilities
190,000
160,000
Income tax payable
120,000
140,000
?
Long-term notes payable
Stockholders' Equity
Common Stock
Retained earnings
Treasury stock
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity 1,710,000
360,000
450,000
400,000
250,000
?
640,000
400,000
(90,000)
(20,000)
1,520,000
?
Simple Things Industries Ltd
Income Statement
Year Ended December 31,2014
Revenues and gains:
1,900,000
20,000
Sales revenue
Gain on sale of equipment
Total revenues and gains
1,920,000
Expenses
Cost of goods sold
Depreciation expense
Other operating expense
Total expenses
850,000
190,000
360,000
1,400,000
Income before income taxes
Income tax expense
520,000
180,000
Net Income
Notes
Acquisition of plant asset during 2014
Sale proceed from sale of equipment
Receipt for issuance of notes payable
Payment for note payable
Dividend paid
Book value of equipment sold
340,000
320,000
120,000
10,000
100,000
100,000
100,000](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2Fcf133a49-535d-4e87-93fb-f537e43b0410%2Fdfb364b4-e0b2-4d33-a4b1-da17d598445e%2Fiwv284c_processed.jpeg&w=3840&q=75)
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