Accounting Course – Book 3
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We are now going to learn the following:
1. Why balance sheets are not part of the double entry system2. Why it is important that account balances are shown under appropriateheadings in the balance sheet3. The meanings of the terms FIXED ASSET, CURRENT ASSET,CURRENT LIABILITY and LONG TERM LIABILITY4. How to describe the sequence in which each of the five maincategories of items appears in the balance sheet5. How to describe the sequence in which each fixed asset is entered inthe balance sheet6. How to How to describe the sequence in which each current asset isentered in the balance sheet7. How to draw up a balance sheet from information given in a trialbalanceEarly in the course we learnt that balance sheets contain details of assets,liabilities and capital. The amounts and items in the balance sheet are to befound in the accounting books and as shown at the end of Book 2 only thoseaccounts with balances,
NOT
included in the Trading and Profit and Lossaccount are included. All these accounts must be
ASSETS
,
LIABILITIES
and
CAPITAL
.From a previous exercise in Book 2 for B. Swift we must now allow foradjustments of the Capital, (after we have run the Trading and Profit and LossStatement), and then use this in the trial balance. The stock is an asset sothis also added into our calculations. We also remove the accounts that werein the Trading and Profit and Loss account, as follows:B SwiftTrial Balance as at 31
st
December 2005Dr CrSalesPurchasesRentLighting expensesGeneral expensesFixtures & fittingsDebtorsCreditorsBankCashDrawingsCapital£290024015060500680151020700£385091020006760 6760