#3.2 : Books of Accounts- Analysis of Business Transactions (Pt. 2) Flashcards
These are economic events that affect the financial position of a business.
Business transactions
It is the process of studying a transaction to determine its economic effect ( in terms of money) on the entity’s accounting equation.
Analysis of Business transactions
What are business papers?
Transactions are normally identified from “source documents”. Source documents are written evidence containing information about transactions.
Business documents come in various forms which include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Invoices,
- Official Receipts,
- Cash or Check Voucher,
- Check,
- Promissory note,
- Statement of account, and the like
Simplest tool to analyze the effects of business transactions.
THE T-ACCOUNT
Two sides of the T-ACCOUNT:
- One side for recording increases
* Other side for recording decreases
What is a normal balance of an account?
Is on the side where an increase in that account is recorded.
expanded basic accounting equation:
ASSETS = LIABILITIES + EQUITY + REVENUE – EXPENSES – WTHDRAWAL
Normal Balance of Assets
debit
Normal Balance of Liabilities
credit
Normal Balance of Equity
credit
Normal Balance of Withdrawal
debit
Normal Balance of Revenue
credit
Normal Balance of Expenses
debit
You DEBIT to show:
- Increase in assets 2. Decrease in liabilities 3. Decrease in owner’s equity • Expenses • Withdrawal