liabilities
It's pretty easy. The basic financial equation is: Assets = Equity + Liabilities. A part of equity is retained earnings. Retained earnings = net income - dividends Equity = Assets - Liabilities
Assets are things you have, or expect to have (cash, inventory, accounts receivable). Liabilities are things you will have to give away (Accounts Payable, dividends to be paid, etc).
assets and liabilities
Sales are neither assets nor liabilities. Sales is the operating revenue recognized for a company over a period of time. However, the resulting cash and receivables from Sales are assets.
Logically, your liabilities taken away from your assets would show you your financial standing: assets - liabilities = how much money you have If your liabilities are greater than your assets, your answer will be negative and you're in debt. If your assets are greater than your liabilities, your answer will be positive and you have enough assets to get rid of your liabilities.
It's pretty easy. The basic financial equation is: Assets = Equity + Liabilities. A part of equity is retained earnings. Retained earnings = net income - dividends Equity = Assets - Liabilities
Assets are things you have, or expect to have (cash, inventory, accounts receivable). Liabilities are things you will have to give away (Accounts Payable, dividends to be paid, etc).
assets and liabilities
Sales are neither assets nor liabilities. Sales is the operating revenue recognized for a company over a period of time. However, the resulting cash and receivables from Sales are assets.
Assets =Liabilities +(Stockholders' Equity=Paid-in Capital + Revenues - Expenses - Dividends - Treasury Stock. )Assets =Liabilities +(Owner's Equity=Owner's Capital + Revenues - Expenses - Owner's Draws.)
Logically, your liabilities taken away from your assets would show you your financial standing: assets - liabilities = how much money you have If your liabilities are greater than your assets, your answer will be negative and you're in debt. If your assets are greater than your liabilities, your answer will be positive and you have enough assets to get rid of your liabilities.
a) Payment of dividends to shareholders. b) To pay off liabilities. c) Purchase of additional assets. By Holy Kofi Ahiabu.
a) Payment of dividends to shareholders. b) To pay off liabilities. c) Purchase of additional assets. By Holy Kofi Ahiabu.
It's neither. It's part of the equity on the balance sheet. Although it does have similar proprties to liabilities. P.S. - Please also see: What are the three main kinds of capital?
Assets and liabilities are reported on a balance sheet
assets decrease; liabilities decrease
The accounting equation is as follows: ASSETS = LIABILITIES + EQUITY