Liabilities Flashcards
What do total assets on a balance sheet refer to for a business ?
What a business Owns
What do total liabilities and share holders equity on a balance sheet mean for a business ?
What a business Owes
What are two types of liabilities ?
Current ones
LT ones
What is money owed by a company to its creditors.
Accounts Payable (AP)
What two kinds of Owners equity are there ?
Preferred
Common
What does a preferred owners equity entail ?
A defined Dividend
No Voting Rights
Cant force the company to do anything
What does the common owners equity entail ?
Voting Rights
Dividends
What is the nominal value of a bond, share of stock, or a coupon as indicated in writing on the document or specified by charter.
Par Value
What happens when the company is moving in the right direction for the owners
Owners Equity is increasing
What happens when the operation is not generating retained earnings?
Owners Equity is increasing from capital infusion