In: Accounting
Sha: “Do you know something about the Statement Of Financial Position (SOFP)?”
Don: “What’s that?”
Sha: “The SOFP is actually not a part of the double entry system.”
Don: “Are you sure? But when I close the ledgers, its balances are all shown in the SOFP”
Sha: “Yup, I am pretty sure. Did you forget that the SOFP doesn’t have closing balances?”
Don: “Oh yeah…”
Required:
Based on the above conversation, discuss on the implications in which the Statement Of Financial Position (SOFP) not being part of the double entry system.