It actually does both. I'm assuming that Taco Hut will deposit these earnings into your account, and from this account you will then pay your rent. So your assets (cash) temporarily goes up until you then pay your current months rent liability. Then both your assets (cash) goes down and your current rent liability goes down too.
The picture we are illustrating is best termed as cash-flow.
A financial asset is something normally that an ability to generate income over the course of time. Eg. A savings account with an interest rate above the rate of inflation.
For some good definitions on cash-flow, assets and liabilities have a read of the Rich Dad, Poor Dad series of books, or check out similar websites.
The current ratio is an accounting measure of liquidity and is defined by: Current Assets / Current Liabilities In order to increase the current ratio, either increase current assets (e.g. cash, inventory, accounts receivable) or to decrease current liabilities (e.g. accounts payable, notes payable).
Prepaid expense is a debit balance.... Explanation... increase in assets......debited decrease in assets ..........credited increase in liabilities ........credited decrease in liabilities..........debited Prepaids Expenses are current assets since future expenses have been covered. Accordingly, an increase to prepaid expenses is a debit.
To determine the change in total assets, we can use the accounting equation: Assets = Liabilities + Owners' Equity. If total liabilities decrease by $46,000 and owners' equity increases by $60,000, the net change in assets would be a decrease of $46,000 plus an increase of $60,000, resulting in a total increase of $14,000 in assets.
By the entitys assets and liabilities. An increase in assets or a decrease in laibilities will result in a higher ratio (which good), a decrease in assets or an increase of liabilities will lower the rato. Changes in assets are things such as buying more inventory, purchasing equipment, making a sale to cash or A/R, etc. Increased liability include increasing A/P, or receiving cash from a bank loan.
Debits increase assets but decrease liabilities. In accounting, when you debit an asset account, it signifies an increase in that asset. Conversely, when you debit a liability account, it indicates a decrease in that liability. Therefore, debits do not increase liabilities; they have the opposite effect.
Net working capital is calculated as current assets minus current liabilities. To increase a firm's net working capital, one could either increase current assets, such as by boosting cash or inventory levels, or decrease current liabilities, such as by paying off short-term debt. For example, collecting accounts receivable more quickly would increase current assets and thus raise net working capital.
Current liabilities to total assets ratio is the comparison between total assets in business with current liabilities in business.
While in the process of revaluation of assets and liabilities, if the value of some assets increase more than the decrease in the value of some fixed assets then the difference of this increase and decrease if positive is called surplus on revaluation of fixed assets.
Increasing Cash Reserves: If a company holds more cash or cash equivalents, it will increase its current assets, which would raise the current ratio. Reducing Short-Term Debt: Paying off or reducing short-term debt, such as accounts payable or short-term loans, will decrease current liabilities, resulting in a higher current ratio. Increasing Accounts Receivable Collections: If a company collects outstanding accounts receivable more promptly, it will increase its cash or current assets, which can raise the current ratio. Decreasing Inventory Levels: Reducing excess inventory can decrease current assets, but it can also reduce current liabilities if the company has short-term loans secured by inventory. This can potentially increase the current ratio. Increasing Current Assets: By increasing any of the current assets, such as accounts receivable, prepaid expenses, or marketable securities, without a corresponding increase in current liabilities, the current ratio will go up. Restructuring or Refinancing Short-Term Debt: If a company restructures or refinances its short-term debt to extend maturity dates, it can reduce the current portion of long-term debt, which would decrease current liabilities and raise the current ratio.
Remember the basic accounting equations Assets = Liabilities + Owners Equity (Stockholders Equity) Assets increase with a debit Liabilities as well as Equity increase with a credit Liabilities have a credit balance (meaning you must credit the account to "increase" it and debit the account to "decrease" it) this makes liabilities a credit.
If the equipment is purchased on credit (on account) then the net assets will stay the same as the assets will increase by the same amount as the liabilities
Basic Accounting Equation: Assets = Liabilities + Owner's Equity Assets = Current Assets + Fixed Assets Liabilities = Current Liabilities + Long-term liabilities So Assets = Liabilities + Owner's Equity then current assets + fixed assets = current liabilities + long-term liabilities + owner's equity 2230 + 9900 = 1380 + 4040 + owner's equity 2230+9900 - 1380 - 4040 = owner's equity 6710 = owner's equity