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Dual aspect may be stated as "for every debit, there is a credit. Every transaction should have twofold effect to the extent of the same amount. This concept has resulted in accounting equation which states that at any point of time the assets of any entity must be equal (in monetary terms) to the total of equities.
Transaction
2:
Purchased
furniture
on
cash
$10,000.
This
transaction effected accounting equation as the increase in one new asset furniture and decreases in assets cash with the same amount. Thus : Assets Cash + 50,000 - 10,000 + 10,000 Furniture = ---= Liabilities + Proprietorship XYZ, Capital + 50,000
40,000
+ 10,000 =
50,000
Transaction 3: Purchased merchandise for cash $10,000. This transaction will introduce a new element (merchandise) on the assets side and decrease the cash by $10,000.
= =
Liabilities ----
30,000
+10,000
+ 10,000
50,000
Transaction 4
Purchased merchandise on account (on credit) $5,000.
Cash + 30,000 Assets Furniture + 10,000 = Merchandise + 10,000 + 5,000 + 15,000 = + 5,000 = + 5,000 + 50,000 Liabilities Creditors + Proprietorship XYZ, Capital + 50,000
30,000
+10,000
Transaction 5:
Sold merchandise for cash $2,000 cost of these merchandise were $1,500
Assets Cash + 30,000 + 2,000 Furniture Merchandise + 10,000 + 15,000 - 1,500 = = Liabilities Creditors + 5,000 + Proprietorship XYZ, Capital + 50,000 + 500 (Profit)
+ 32,000
+10,000
+ 13,500
+ 5,000
+ 50,500
Cash + 32,000
32,000
31,000
+10,000
+ 4000
+ 4,000
+ 51,500
Transaction 8: Received cash from a debtor $ 1,000 whom a sale on credit was made earlier. This is an example of collection from debtors. This transaction is an exchange of one asset for another. the effect is on one side of the equation, i.e., asset side. Thus:
Assets Cash + 31,000 + 1,000 + 10,500 Furniture + 10,000 Merchan Debtors dise + 10,500 + 4,000 - 1,000 = = Liabilities Creditors + 4,000 + Proprietorship XYZ, Capital + 51,500
32,000
+10,000
+ 3000
+ 4,000
+ 51,500
Transaction 9: Paid salaries $1,000 in cash. This transaction affected the equation by decrease in a cash asset and decrease in proprietorship (i.e., capital). Thus:
Assets Merchandi Debtors se + 10,500 + 4,000 = = Liabilities + Proprietorship
Cash
Furniture
Creditors + 4,000
31,000
+10,000
+ 10,500
+ 3000
+ 4,000
+ 50,500
Effects of all the transactions explained above are presented in the following table:
Cash + 50,000 50,000 - 10,000 40,000 - 10,000 30,000 30,000 + 2,000 32,000
Assets + Furniture +Merchandise = + Debtors Liabilities Creditors + Proprietorship + XYZs Capital +50,000 = + 10,000 10,000 + 10,000 10,000 10,000 10,000 10,000 + 5,000 15,000 - 1,500 13,500 - 3,000 + 4,000 4,000 = 5,000 - 1,000 10,000 10,500 4,000 1,000 + 10,000 10,000 + 10,500 10,500 + 3,000 3,000 = 4,000 4,000 + + 51,500 1,000 50,500 = 4,000 + 51,500 + = 5,000 + = = + 5,000 5,000 + 50,000 + 500 (Profit) 50,500 + 1,000 (Profit) 51,500 + 50,000 = + 50,000 + 50,000
3 4 5 6
10,000
10,500
$54,500
CLASSES OF ACCOUNTS:
Accounts
PERSONAL
REAL
NOMINAL
Natural
Artificial
Represe ntative
Tangible
Intangible
Representative
Real account
Tangible
Tangible real accounts are those accounts which relate to such things which can be touched, felt, measured etc. These accounts represent such things which cannot be touched. These accounts deal with expanses, incomes, profits and losses. These accounts are opened in the books to simply explain the nature of transactions.
Intangible
Nominal
REAL ACCOUNT
NOMINAL ACCOUNT
DEBIT all expanses and losses CREDIT all gains & incomes
Accounts Balances