In: Accounting
Statement of Owner's Equity
Financial information related to Lost Trail Company, a proprietorship, for the month ended November 30, 2019, is as follows:
Net income for November | $95,100 |
Penny Beall's withdrawals during November | 10,460 |
Penny Beall, capital, November 1, 2019 | 725,600 |
a. Prepare a statement of owner's equity for the month ended November 30, 2019.
Lost Trail Company | ||
Statement of Owner's Equity | ||
For the Month Ended November 30, 2019 | ||
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b. Why is the statement of owner’s equity prepared before the November 30, 2019, balance sheet?
The statement of owner’s equity is prepared before the November 30, 2019, balance sheet because the account balance is needed for the balance sheet.
Statement of owner's Equity: | ||||||||||||
Beginning Balanc eof Equity | 725600 | |||||||||||
Add: Net income | 95100 | |||||||||||
820700 | ||||||||||||
Less: Withdrawals during the year | 10460 | |||||||||||
Ending Penny Beall capital | 810240 | |||||||||||
Yes, the Statement of Owner's equity is prepared before making the Balance Sheet. | ||||||||||||
This is due to fact that balance of Ending capital need to be shown in the Balance Sheet after making all the adjustment related to capital. | ||||||||||||