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how to find omitted financial statement data
The financial statement data is crucial for assessing the companies growth and the performance. The figures in the financia data should be accurate and should provide all the required information about the company. However there might be cases that the data will be missing, misplaced or omitted. In these cases there is a need to find them by various means.
understand the financial statement data: The given information need to be understood first. The financial statemetn which is usually balance sheet need to be read from the Top. Each sub section need to be understood in order to identify whether the ommitted data falls under the income side or the expenditure side.
Now Calculate the total assets : total liabilities and the companies or individuals equity need to be equal. each asset as mentioned above need to be reviewed to find whether they were represented properly.
Liability of the company/individual : add all the liabilities and review each liability and each equity in the balance sheet.
Difference between the assets and liabilities need to be calculated: This gives the amount that is under descripancy. The clear difference will be known about the ommitted data.
Trial balance: In this stage review the day to day accounts, balance sheet and non balance sheet account. Identify the accounts need to be included in the financial statement. Exclude which are not needed.
Identify the liability or the asset missing in the financial statement: Through the thorough review the missing data need to be identified.determine whether they qualify to be equity, liability or asset. Add them in to the statement you prepared. NOw compare the statement with the current balance sheet.
Mark the account that does not appear in the financial statement. This would be the omitted data.
dear student please practise it with an example given in your academic texts. Thank you.