Accounting Basics & Equations Guide
Accounting Basics & Equations Guide
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Business transactions are involved with five
Accounting categories of accounts; asset accounts, liability
classification accounts, capital or owner’s equity accounts,
revenue accounts and expense accounts
Let’s start with the first set of slides
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current assets
• Have physical substance • No physical substance • Money placed in other
• E.g.: land, building, • E.g.: franchise, patent, organisations with the goal
machinery, office trademark, goodwill of getting return or
equipment, motor vehicles appreciation
Let’s refer to the next diagram for details • Fixed assets • E.g.: fixed deposit with > 1
year maturity period,
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LIABILITIES
Definition
Funds supplied by
Non-current liabilities Current liabilities
LIABILITIES external parties to the
business. Thus, it is a Refer to amounts Refer to amount owed
financial obligation of owed by the business by the business that
business to external that are repaid more are to be paid within NON-CURRENT
CURRENT
LIABILITIES
parties. than one year period. one year. LIABILITIES
It is presented in the
statement of financial
position.
Include 2 (two) types of
liabilities:
• E.g.: Bank loan, long-term • E.g.: bank overdraft, short-
loan, mortgages on term loan, accounts
premises, debentures payables/creditors
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Definition
Owner’s equity is the financial obligation of business to the owner.
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Accounting
Equation
Let’s take a
Let’s continue with the next set of slides
BREAK!
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Basic Accounting Equation
Effects of transaction on Accounting Equation
A business needs resources to operate. The resources is called as assets. The
assets for business are usually contributed by the owner (capital) and supplied
by external parties (liabilities). Thus, the relationship can be expressed as
follows:
ASSETS = OWNER’S EQUITY + LIABILITIES
Duality concept state that every business transactions will have double
effects on the accounting equation. The effects might be an increase
ASSETS = OWNER’S EQUITY + LIABILITIES or decrease on asset, owner’s equity or liabilities. Thus, it forms the
basis of the whole double entry system. The equality of the accounting
Resources owned
by a business Include Fund Fund supplied by equation is always maintained regardless of the volume of business
contributed by owner external parties
transactions.
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RM67,200 = RM67,200
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2a. SALES
• Goods sold to customer
• Increase in sales revenue
Accounting for
PURCHASE RETURN/
inventory
• Goods return to supplier due to defect, etc.
RETURN OUTWARDS • Decrease in purchase expense
Let’s continue with the next set of slides SALES RETURN/ • Goods returned by customer due to
defect, etc.
RETURN INWARDS • Decrease in sales revenue
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(2)
Purchase of Sales of good (3) (4)
goods by by cash/credit Purchase return/ Sales return/
cash/credit return outward return inward
The supplier Zaqwan the owner The supplier
of business The customers Zaqwan the owner The customers
of business
Transactions ASSETS + EXPENSES = OWNER’S EQUITY + REVENUE + LIABILITIES
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Discount on Discount on
purchase/
Discount received Discount received
sales/ Discount
allowed
(Discount given by supplier, The supplier
Zaqwan the owner The customers
decrease in purchase expense, of business
CASH
deducted from purchase)
DISCOUNT
( allowance given by Transactions ASSETS + EXPENSES = OWNER’S EQUITY + REVENUE + LIABILITIES
supplier/creditor to customer to
encourage prompt payment) Discount allowed
Nain Enterprise allowed cash EXPENSES purchase ↓ to RM6,500 = REVENUE sales RM2,800
(discount given to customer, discount of RM700 for full ASSET bank ↓ to RM31,000 LIABILITY a/c payable (Nain Ent.) ↓ to zero
DISCOUNT
decrease in sales revenue, settlement of amount owed by ASSET a/c receivable (Humaira) RM1,800 OWNER’S EQUITY RM49,700
deducted from sales) cheques ASSET cash RM29,700 LIABILITY loan RM15,000
EXPENSES rent RM1,000 REVENUE commission RM2,500
Humaira settled amount owed by ASSET a/c receivable (Humaira) ↓ to zero = REVENUE sales ↓ to RM2,440
TRADE This discount is deducted
cash after being allowed cash ASSET cash ↑ to RM31,140 LIABILITY a/c payable (Nain Ent.) ↓ to zero
discount of 20% EXPENSES purchase RM6,500 OWNER’S EQUITY RM49,700
DISCOUNT directly from the total selling
ASSET bank RM31,000 LIABILITY loan RM15,000
price and will not be recorded in
(allowance given by seller to EXPENSES rent RM1,000 REVENUE commission RM2,500
the accounts
buyer to encourage bulk buying)
RM69,640 = RM69,640
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2b.
Capital &
Revenue
Expenditure
Let’s take a
BREAK!
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Renovation of shophouse
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ASSETS + EXPENSES = OWNER’S EQUITY + REVENUE + LIABILITIES
Purchase Office equipment ASSET Office equipment ↑ to RM1,000 = REVENUE sales RM2,440
3.
Carriage inwards
RM1,000 by cheque ASSET cash RM31,140 OWNER’S EQUITY RM49,700
EXPENSES purchase RM6,500 LIABILITY loan RM15,000
ASSET bank ↓to RM30,000 REVENUE commission RM2,500
vs
EXPENSES rent RM1,000
carriage outwards
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✔ Carriage inwards is added to the cost of the goods sold held by the
business in the Statement of Profit or loss to which the purchase
transaction relates.
Source:https://www.double-entry-bookkeeping.com/
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✔ The cost of carriage outwards is recorded as operating expense and Any questions?
appear in Statement of Profit or loss in the same reporting period as the
sale transaction to which it relates. You can find me at the WhatsApp chatting room
✔ Carriage outwards is also known as freight out.
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ACCOUNTING ELEMENTS/CLASSIFICATIONS
OWNER’S EQUITY LIABILITIES
ASSETS (Debit) EXPENSES (Debit) REVENUE (Credit)
(Credit) (Credit)
NON-CURRENT ASSETS Purchases Capital Sales NON-CURRENT
a) Tangible Assets Carriage inwards Net profit Rent received LIABILITIES
Land and Building Freight inwards Commission received Long-term Loan
Freehold Premises Custom duty on purchases Dividend received Mortgage on
Plants Insurance on purchase Interest received/ interest Premises
Motor Vehicles Salary and wages on fixed deposit/interest on
Office Equipment Insurance expenses unit trust CURRENT
Machinery Commission expenses Bad debt recovered LIABILITIES
Furniture and Fittings Postage & Stationery Decrease in doubtful debts Short-term loan
Fixtures and Fittings Rent and rate expenses Bank overdraft
b) Intangible Assets Interest expenses/interest on Accounts Payable/
Goodwill loan/interest on mortgage Trade Payable/
Patent Carriage outwards Creditors
Trademark Advertising Accrued expenses
Franchise Utilities (Water, Electricity, Prepaid revenues
Copyright Telephone, Internet)
c) Investments/Fixed Petrol
Deposit/Unit Trust Sundry expenses
Travelling expenses
CURRENT ASSETS Office expenses
Closing inventory/ Stock Repair and maintenance
Accounts Receivable/ Trade Depreciation expenses
Receivable/ Debtors Increase in Doubtful debts
Cash at Bank / Bank A/C
Cash in Hand / Cash A/C
Prepaid expenses
Accrued revenues
ITEMS THAT REDUCE ITEMS THAT REDUCE EXPENSES ITEMS THAT ITEMS THAT REDUCE
ASSETS (Credit) (Credit) REDUCE OWNER’S REVENUES (debit)
Accumulated Depreciation Purchase returns/ Return outwards EQUITY (Debit) Sales returns/Return inwards
Allowance for doubtful Purchase discounts/ Discount Net loss Sales discount/Discount
debts received Drawing allowed