You have been provided with the following transactions of Kofkans Enterprise for the month of March 2021. March Transactions Balance brought forward: Cash in Hand : GHC6000, Bank : GHc 10,000 Received GHC20 ,000 from Ayongo Bought goods of GHC120,000 Bought Motor Van paying by cheque GHC11,600 Cash withdrawn from the bank GHC25,000 1 2 3 4 5 Paid Wages in Cash GHC1,000 Cash Drawings GHC3,000 Cash Sales paid directly into the bank GHC28,000 We paid the following Accounts by cheque less 15% discount in each case: Aba : GHC2,000: Serwaa : GHC1,600 Efe : GHC1,800 The following paid us their ACcounts by cheque in each case deducting 2% Discount: Received a Loan of GHC2,500 by cheque We paid Adade his account of GHC600 by Cheque Cash Sales GH¢10,000 7 8 10 12 13 Essiam : GHC980 Wonsom: GHc 450 15 16 18 21 Paid Rent in Cash GHC1,800 Received Commission By cheque GHC8,500 The following persons paid us their accounts by cheque in each case deducting 3% Discount : Akawe GHC400 ; Alatiawe : GHC5,000 23 25
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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