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Purpose of Financial Statement
Purpose of Financial Statement
Profit and Loss Statement Statement of owners equity Balance Sheet Cash Flow Statement
$1,800
300
200 100 -1,200
Net Profit
$ 600
95,000
Net Income
Cash Distributions J. Jones, Capital, 30 June, 2001
600
(500) $95,100
Supplies
Land Total Assets
600
60,000 $95,300
Note: The cash balance on the balance sheet = ending cash balance in the cash flow statement.
Accounts Payable
200
Owners Equity Contribution Of Capital 95,000 Net Income 600 Cash Distributions (500) Total Liabilities & Owners Equity $95,300
Note: The cash balance on the balance sheet = ending cash balance in the cash flow statement.
Sole trader
Less Tax
Net Profit Less Dividend Retained Profit
xxx
xxx xxx xxx
95,000
Net Income
Cash Distributions Ending Capital
600
(500) $95,100
BALANCE SHEET (In $) Fixed Assets: Plant & Machinery Office Equipment Add: Working Capital Current Assets xx xx xxx Cost xxx xxx (In $) Acc. Dep x x (In $) Net Book Value xx xx xxx
xx
xxx
xxx
xx
xxx
xxx xxx
3. Basic equation:
Assets = Liabilities + Shareholder Equity
Dividends paid
Cash flow from financing
(35,000)
465,000
$(375,000)
Sole trader
Sole trader
Basis: Sole Trader has unlimited liability. Statement: Net profit / loss = Capital at the end of the period + Drawings for the period Opening Capital Additional capital introduced during the period Capital = Assets Liabilities Goodwill: Usually this item is not applicable. Where Goodwill appear in the Balance Sheet, it is assumed that the sole trader has bought the business from someone previously and was not himself the founder of the business
Partnerships
Basis: A partnership is a relationship between two or more persons joins forces in a venture in the view of making profit. In a partnership: Personal liability of each partner for the firms debts is unlimited. All partners usually participate in the running of the business A partnership agreement is usually prepared
Partnerships
Where no agreement, Patnership Act 1890 states:: Partners share profit and losses equally Partners are not entitled to receive salaries Partners are not entitled to interest on their capital account balances Where a partner put in an amount in excess of the capital he has agreed to subscribe, he is entitled to 5% per annum on such an advanced No interest to be charged on drawing A new partner may not be introduced without consent of all existing partners Upon dissolution, the assets must be distributed in the following order: repay outside creditors repay partners advances repay partners capital account balances residue distributed according to profit sharing ratio
Partnerships
Statement i)It is same as sole trader except : the P& L includes a section usually after the calculation of net profit to show the dis tribution of profit among the partners. It is called the profit and loss appropriation account the balance sheet includes a current account ( an account similar to capital account)
the appropriation account show how the 5000 net profits are shared between partners
Curent Account Share of profits Interest on Capital Salary 2650 Taylor 2550 100 Clark 1700 300 500 2500
less:interest on drawings
50 2600
100 2400
less:interest on drawings
50
600
100
400 1000