Cost of Sales – How much it costs the company to make or buy goods. Gross profit – profits made before paying bills Net Profit – profits made after paying bills Expenses – the company’s bills
Assets – things the business owns and will give some benefit in the future. Split into Fixed Assets and Current Assets. Liabilities – anything the business owes and must pay back at some stage Finance By – the amount of money invested in the business by investors and bank loans
ALWAYS TICK OFF THE ENTRY AS YOU ENTER IT INTO YOUR AC AND MAKE SURE TO HAVE TWO TICKS AFTER YOUR ADJUSTMENTS.
Above the Debit side write – assets or expenses
Above the credit side write – Liabilities and gains
CLOSING STOCK Subtract closing stock from cost of sales in the T P+L Show closing stock as a current asset in the balance sheet
Write the rules on your answer sheet Expenses due – current Liabilities Expenses prepaid – current assets Gains due – current assets Gains prepaid – current liabilities Look these are all opposites!!!!!!!!! Remember anything receivable is a gain
ADJUSTMENTS TO THE TRADING PROFIT AND LOSS A/C SHOULD BE ENTERED INTO THE TRADING A/C AND BALANCE SHEET.
Add the amount due to the expense in T P+L Show the amount due as a current liability in the balance sheet E.g Wages Due
Subtract the amount prepaid from the expense in the T P+L Show the expense prepaid as a current asset in the balance sheet E.g Insurance Prepaid
Add amount due to the gain in the P T+L accounts Show the amount due as a current asset in the balance sheet E.g Rent Received Due
Subtract the amount prepaid to the gain in the T P+L Show the amount prepaid to the firm as a current liability E.g Interest Received Prepaid b
Depreciation is when fixed asset decrease in value Show the amount in with the expenses in the T P+L account Subtract the amount of the depreciation from the fixed asset in the balance sheet E.g Motor Vehicles + equipment