Retained Earnings Date May 31 Dividends Date May 31 Services Revenue PR G2 PR G2 Date May 31 Depreciation Expense Date May 31 PR G2 PR G2 Debit Debit Debit Debit Account Number 318 Salaries Expense Credit Balance 83,000 Account Number 319 Credit Balance. 57,000 Date May 31 Rent Expense Date May 31 Account Number 603 Income Summary Credit Account Number 403 Credit Balance 146,246 Date May 31 Insurance Expense Balance 15,000 Date PR G2 PR G2 PR G2 PR Debit Debit Debit Debit Account Number 622 Credit Balance 41,500 Account Number 637 Credit Balance 3,900 Account Number 640 Credit Balance 8,400 Account Number 901 Balance Credit (a) Prepare closing journal entries from the above ledger accounts. (b) Post the entries from Requirement (a) to the General Ledger accounts below. Use the transaction number from Requirement (a) as the date.
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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