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(d) Process financial transactions from the books of prime entry into the double entry bookkeeping system.  \nWhat is Financial Accounting?  \n• Financial accounting is the process of recording, summarizing and reporting the myriad of a company's transactions to provide an accurate picture of its financial position.  \nELEMENTS OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS  \n• There are five elements of accounting.  \n• Asset  \n• Liability  \n• Capital  \n• Income  \n• Expense  \n| Asset |\n| --- |\n| \u003Cbr>• An asset is a resource which a business controls and which is used to generate future economic benefits for a business. It could either be sold for cash or could help the business to generate sales income and profits. An example of an asset used to generate future economic benefits is plant and equipment used by a business to produce goods to sell to customers.\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>|\n\nLiability  \n• A liability is an amount which the business owes to another party.  \n• This could be a bank loan or overdraft outstanding, or amounts owed to suppliers for goods received but not yet paid for.  \nCapital  \n• Capital is the amount due to the owner of a business after liabilities have been paid.  \nIncome  \n• The principal source of income for a business is the amount generated from the sale of goods or services to customers during an accounting period. This is often referred to as sales income or sales revenue. Income is also regarded as an inflow or increase in economic benefits during an accounting period.  \nExpense  \nAn expense is incurred by a business to enable it to make sales and generate income. Examples of expenses incurred by a business include telephone, stationery and postage costs, or heat, fuel and power charges for gas and electricity usage. In effect, expenses are resources used up during an accounting period to help the business generate revenue.  \nStatement of financial position  \nThis is a statement of assets and liabilities of the business compiled at a specific date. It consists of the assets, liabilities and capital of the business at that date. Assets may be classified as being either current assets or non-current assets. Liabilities can also be classified as being either current or non-current depending upon when they fall due to be paid.","cbCaiq3kVSyRZ1mW","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaiq3kVSyRZ1mW","pdf",5601243,87,"English","# Elements of the Financial Statements\n## Elements of Accounting\n## Statement of Financial Position","[{\"question\":\"What are the five elements of the financial statements?\",\"answer\":\"The five elements are asset, liability, capital, income, and expense. They collectively describe what a business owns and owes, and how it earns and uses economic resources.\"},{\"question\":\"How is an asset defined in financial accounting?\",\"answer\":\"An asset is a resource that a business controls and uses to generate future economic benefits. 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