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Otherwise, the Internet Legal Resource Guide genuinely hopes you derive benefit from this outline.\n\u000fClassified Balance Sheet (11-14) – snapshot of accts on a particular date\nAssets:\ncurrent assets\nused within 1 yr\ne.g. marketable securities, notes receivables, accts receivables, inventories, prepaid expenses\nlong-term investments\nlonger than 1 yr\nstocks and bonds held onto; notes receivables and accts receivables which cannot be collected within 1 yr; prepaid expenses that cover more than 1 yr\nfixed assets\nland, equipment, furniture\nintangible assets\npatents, goodwill\nLiabilities (12)\ncurrent\nless than 1 yr must be paid\nnotes payable: money borrowed under promissory notes due within one yr\naccts payable\naccrued liabilities or wages: services already performed\nunearned revenues: amts which co will have to refund if it does not perform the services\nlong-term\nlease; mortgage due in more than 1 yr\nliabilities get priority when liquidation occurs, so listed before SH’s equity\nsecured claims: co has pledged one or more assets as collateral comes next during liquidation\nSH’s Equity\nIncome Statement (28) – how much net worth (equity) has changed over a period\ngives a summary of earnings or losses btw balance sheet dates\nRevenues: increase in assets, decrease in liabilities from services central to operations\ngains: increase in assets, decrease in liabilities from incidental txns not involving investments by owners\nprofessional income\nExpenses: decrease in assets, increase in liabilities from services central to operations\nlosses: decrease in assets, increase in liabilities from incident txns which do not involve distributions to owners\nNet Income = proprietorship\nStatement of Changes in Owner’s Equity (49)\nDrawings: dividends or distributions\nSH’s Equity – 3 components (53) – used by accounts\ncapital stock: common stock, preferred stock\nadditional paid in capital/capital surplus: capital contributed in excess of par\nretained earnings – track all undistributed profits that remain invested in the corp.\nSH’s Equity – 3 components (61) ","cbCaioiMm6TE1ENl","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaioiMm6TE1ENl","doc",231424,31,"English","# OUTLINE DETAILS\n## Course Information\n## Usage Notice and Disclaimer\n# Classified Balance Sheet\n## Assets\n## Liabilities\n## Shareholders’ Equity\n# Income Statement and Equity Changes\n## Statement of Changes in Owner’s Equity\n# Legal Capital and Share Types\n## Stated Capital and Capital Surplus\n## Treasury Shares and Par Value\n# Statement of Cash Flows","[{\"question\":\"What are the main sections covered in the outline?\",\"answer\":\"The outline covers the classified balance sheet, income statement, statement of changes in owner’s equity, legal capital concepts, and the statement of cash flows.\"},{\"question\":\"How does the outline distinguish current and long-term items on the balance sheet?\",\"answer\":\"Assets and liabilities are grouped by timing, using current for amounts due or used within 1 year and long-term for items beyond 1 year.\"},{\"question\":\"What concepts related to shareholders’ equity and legal capital are emphasized?\",\"answer\":\"It explains stated capital, capital surplus (additional paid-in capital), earned/retained surplus, treasury shares, and how dividend restrictions relate to stated capital.\"}]","Accounting for Lawyers - Course Outline - Balance Sheet and Financial Statements | DOC",1788337291]