Chapter 5 - Financing a business - Business Accounts Flashcards
For SQE what is important to know when it comes to business accounts?
How business accounts are constructed,
the information they may give us about a business,
and the relevant report requirements
What are business accounts?
Business accounts are summaries of financial information
What is the double entry system of accounts?
Every business transaction has a debit and a credit.
How does a business transaction begin?
With a trial balance, which means obtaining all the credit and debit balances from the various account ledgers
How many parts does the balance sheet include?
Two
What is the first part of the balance sheet show?
Shows the value of business at a particular point in time.
What is the basic formula for the balance sheet?
Assets, less liabilities
How do net current assets form?
total assets, lesstotal liabilities
What is the second part of the balance sheet show?
What is owned to the owner (where the money the business came from) at a particular point in time.
What is the basic formula for the second part of the balance sheet?
Capital, plus net profit (from the profit and loss account), less drawings
Where is the net profit coming from?
From the profit and loss account.
What are the assets result of?
They are a result of expenditure
What happens to the benefits of the assets?
Their benefit is usually spread over a long period of time
What are the fixed assets?
Land, vehicles and machinery
What are the more fluid current assets?
Debtors and cash
What are liabilities?
Liabilities are sums owed by the business (loans, creditors).
Define current liabilities
Those liabilities payable within a year
What does capital mean?
The sum invested in the business by the owner
Define long-term liability
Those liabilities that take more than a year to be paid
What do drawings mean?
Money withdrawn by the owner of an unincorporated business, on account of profits owed to them. Basically how much money did the owner take from the profits
What is a loan, a liability, or an expense?
A loan is a liability
What is the interest paid to a loan, a liability, or an expense?
An interest paid towards a loan is an expense.
What are business accounts based on? and what does that mean?
They are based on the accruals method of accounting. This means that items within the accounts should properly relate to the relevant period (the financial year).
What needs to happen to a business account after the trial balance has been prepared?
It may be necessary to make adjustments to the accounts.
Where are the amendments need to be made on the business account?
On the profit and loss account, and balance sheet.
What should I know about the SQE for the business account entries?
You should be aware of the main adjustments and how they may impact the final accounts
What are the main adjustments for a business account?
Prepayments
Accruals
Closing stock/Work in progress
Opening stock/Work in progress
Depreciation
Bad debts
Doubtful debts
What are the prepayments?
These are payments the business made in advance on account of a service, or something that will not be used until the next financial year.
How are the deduction of pre-payments classified, expenses or liabilities?
They are deducted as an expense in the profit or loss account and included as a current asset in the balance sheet.
How are the pre-payments registered in the balance sheet (profit and loss account)?
They are included as a current asset in the balance sheet.
What are accrual payments?
These will be payments the business will make in arrear, for services used in the financial year, but not yet paid for. (the opposite of pre-payment)