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Financial statement
A financial statement is the complete record of financial transactions that take place in a company at a particular point of time. It provides important financial information like assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses of the company to its internal and external users. It helps them to know the exact financial position of the company. There are four basic financial statements; they are:
Balance Sheet
- Income statement
- Owners’ equity statement
- Statement of
cash flows
Closing entries:
Closing entries are recorded in order to close the temporary accounts such as incomes and expenses by transferring them to the permanent accounts. It is passed at the end of the accounting period, to transfer the final balance.
Post-Closing
After passing all the
To Prepare: An income statement for the year ended December 31, 2016.
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To Prepare: The statement of owners’ equity for the year ended December 31, 2016.
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To Prepare: The balance sheet of Company L at December 31, 2016.
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To Journalize: The closing entries for L Company.
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To prepare: A post–closing trial balance of Company L for the month ended December 31, 2016.
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