In: Accounting
In accounting its important to understand that there may be events that occur that are not business transactions. Please give us an example of a business transaction that affects the accounting equation. Remember that the expanded accounting equation is: Assets = Liabilities + Owner's Equity + Revenue - Expenses. Please be sure that you provide this transaction in General Journal format. Additionally give us an example of an event that is not an accounting transaction.
Accounting Equation |
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Examples of Accounting Transactions |
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Assets= |
Liabilities+ |
Owner's Equity+ |
Revenue- |
Expense |
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Transaction |
Cash+ |
Accounts receivable= |
Accounts payables+ |
Common Stock+ |
Retained earnings+ |
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Issue of shares for cash |
$ 50,000.00 |
$ 50,000.00 |
$ - |
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Provided service for cash |
$ 1,540.00 |
$ 1,540.00 |
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Provided services on Account |
$ 5,400.00 |
$ 5,400.00 |
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Paid cash for Labor wages |
$ (1,500.00) |
$ 1,500.00 |
Accounting Equation |
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Examples of not an accounting Transactions |
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Assets= |
Liabilities+ |
Owner's Equity+ |
Revenue- |
Expense |
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Transaction |
Cash+ |
Accounts receivable= |
Accounts payables+ |
Common Stock+ |
Retained earnings+ |
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Owner purchased a house for $10000 |
No entry in books of accounts |
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Signed an agreement with manager for 1 year |
No entry in books of accounts |
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Agreed to sell goods to a customer in next year |
No entry in books of accounts |
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Passed a resolution to sell the company |
No entry in books of accounts |
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Signing a contract with manager or a buyer is not an accounting transaction and neither is decisions regarding future plans of the company . Owner buying a house is not at all related to business of the company so there will be no entry in books of accounts.
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