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Business entity Concept

Business and owners are two separate identifiable parties


Transactions can only relate to the organisation and the owners
Capital. ‘Investment balance’

Owners private affairs are not recorded in businesses records.

Drawings: When an owner withdraws funds (Capital) from the


business ‘this is always recorded.’
Examples

Owner withdraws goods costing £600 for personal use


Dr Drawings £600 (Drawings go up!)
Cr Purchases £600 (Purchases go down!)

Owner withdraws £2,000 from the businesses bank account


Dr Drawings £2,000
Cr Bank £2,000

Owner pays for holiday from personal funds


(NO TRANSACTION)

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