This document contains the 1st notes I created for accounting during my 1st year. They contain all sorts of definitions and examples which will definitely benefit you if you are pursuing business or accounting related degrees.
Please note: these notes are from the 2nd semester. They will give you...
Owner's equity is essentially the owner's rights to the assets of the business.
It's what's left over for the owner after you've subtracted all the liabilities
from the assets.
If you look at your company's balance sheet, it follows a basic accounting
equation:
Assets – Liabilities = Owner's Equity
Accounting – is an information system that provides information to decision
makers.
Income statement: calculates the profit or loss of a company.
(Investor and bank etc. would look at income statement to see profit or loss of
a company).
Financial position: how much money the company has (assets) and how much
it owes (liabilities). Balance sheet.
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