Solar Solutions began operations on January 1, 2015, and is now in its sixth year of operations. It is a retail sales company with a large amount of online sales. The adjusted trial balance as of December 31, 2020 appears below, along with prior year balance sheet data and some additional transaction data for 2020. Account Title Cash Accounts Receivable Prepaid Insurance Inventory Office Equipment Machinery & Tools Accumulated Depreciation Accounts Payable Salaries Payable Sales Tax Payable Note Payable-Long Term Common Stock, $10 par Retained Earnings Dividends Sales Revenue Cost of Goods Sold Rent Expense Salaries Expense Insurance Expense SOLAR SOLUTIONS Adjusted Trial Balance 12/31/2020 $ 2020 Adjusted Trial Balance Debit Credit 122,200 55,000 5,000 46,000 63,000 59,000 10,000 127,600 20,000 36,000 11,800 21,000 11,200 2,600 2,000 31,000 240,000 28,600 235,000 $ 2019 Post-Closing Trial Balance Credit Debit 125,600 35,000 6,000 15,600 47,000 21,000 16,000 16,800 2,700 4,000 22,100 160,000 28,600
Reporting Cash Flows
Reporting of cash flows means a statement of cash flow which is a financial statement. A cash flow statement is prepared by gathering all the data regarding inflows and outflows of a company. The cash flow statement includes cash inflows and outflows from various activities such as operating, financing, and investment. Reporting this statement is important because it is the main financial statement of the company.
Balance Sheet
A balance sheet is an integral part of the set of financial statements of an organization that reports the assets, liabilities, equity (shareholding) capital, other short and long-term debts, along with other related items. A balance sheet is one of the most critical measures of the financial performance and position of the company, and as the name suggests, the statement must balance the assets against the liabilities and equity. The assets are what the company owns, and the liabilities represent what the company owes. Equity represents the amount invested in the business, either by the promoters of the company or by external shareholders. The total assets must match total liabilities plus equity.
Financial Statements
Financial statements are written records of an organization which provide a true and real picture of business activities. It shows the financial position and the operating performance of the company. It is prepared at the end of every financial cycle. It includes three main components that are balance sheet, income statement and cash flow statement.
Owner's Capital
Before we begin to understand what Owner’s capital is and what Equity financing is to an organization, it is important to understand some basic accounting terminologies. A double-entry bookkeeping system Normal account balances are those which are expected to have either a debit balance or a credit balance, depending on the nature of the account. An asset account will have a debit balance as normal balance because an asset is a debit account. Similarly, a liability account will have the normal balance as a credit balance because it is amount owed, representing a credit account. Equity is also said to have a credit balance as its normal balance. However, sometimes the normal balances may be reversed, often due to incorrect journal or posting entries or other accounting/ clerical errors.
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