The assets, liabilities and equity relation, are known as the accounting equation. Assets are the resources of company and that increase as business expand whereas liabilities are the burden on company that has to pay in future; Equity means the owner claim on assets. An accounting equation represent the assets of the company are equal to the liabilities and equity of the company.
In can be represented as follow,
Net Income:
Total earning of the company is called net income of the company. When the total expense deducted from the total revenue than the resultant is net income or ne loss.Net profit of the company is also called net profit. The investor can take a decision on the basis of net income of the company. If net income is more the investor attract to the company.
To identify: The effect of transactions on the accounting equation.
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