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Balance Sheet & Assets, Liabilities & Shareholder’s Equity (Pages 2 and 3)  \n2. Forms of Business Organization (Page 4)  \n3. Use of Financial Statements by Outsiders (Page 5)  \n4. Simple Ledger (Page 6)  \n5. Cash Control & Management (Page 7)  \n6. Petty Cash (Page 9)  \n7. Accounts Receivable (Page 10)  \n8. Notes Receivable (Page 13)  \n9. Accounting for Merchandising Activities (Page 15)  \n10. Classified Financial Statements (Page 17)  \n11. Financial Ratios (Page 18)  \n12. Income Statement Classification (Page 19)  \n13. Perpetual Inventory System (Page 21)  \n14. Merchandising Sales Transactions (Page 23)  \n15. Accounting Information Systems (Page 25)  \n16. Internal Control (Page 27)  \n17. Net Business Income (Page 29)  \n18. Adjusting Entries (Page 31)  \n19. Completion of Accounting Cycle (Page 33)  \nThe Balance Sheet  \n􀁸 Used to show the financial position of a business entity on a specific date.  \n􀁸 They are always prepared at the end of the year and often more often.  \n􀁸 A balance sheet lists the businesses' assets, liabilities and owner's equity.  \n􀁸 The balance sheet is dated because the financial position can change quickly.  \nFeatures:  \nHeading  \nThree Sections: assets, liabilities and owner's equity.  \nBusiness Entity-business finances must be kept separate from personal affairs of the owner.  \nAssets  \n􀁸 Assets are economic resources that are owned by a business and are expected to benefit future operations.  \n􀁸 Examples: buildings, machinery, accounts receivable.  \n􀁸 Valued at cost value... that is what you paid for the asset, not what it is worth today.  \nGenerally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP)  \nCost Principle  \nValued at cost value... that is what you paid for the asset, not what it is worth today.  \nGoing-Concern Assumption (assets are acquired for use not resale) Objectivity Principle  \nObjective-factual and can be verified by others.  \nStable Dollar Assumption-even though inflation may have changed value of old dollars, they are thought of as new dollars.  \nLiabilities  \n􀁸 Debts of a business  \n􀁸 All businesses have debts. It is convenient to buy with credit  \n􀁸 The purchase of goods of services for credit is an account payable  \n􀁸 When money is borrowed it is a note payable  \nOwner's Equity  \n􀁸 Represents the resources invested by the owner  \n􀁸 Residual claim because claims of creditors come first  \n􀁸 Equal to the total assets minus the total liabilities  \n􀁸 Increase in Owner's Equity comes from 1) Investment and 2) Earnings  \n􀁸 Decreases come from 1) Withdrawals and 2) Losses  \nThe Accounting Equation  \nAssets = Liabilities + Owner's Equity  \n􀁸 Always  \n􀁸 One side shows what a business owns and the other side shows who supplied these resources. 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