At the time the employee is hired there is no immediate financial effect on the assets, liabilities or stockholders equity Accounting Equation Expanded
balance sheet
reports financial position (types of amounts of assets, liabilities, & equity) at point in time
assets, expenses, withdrawals
DEBIT
liabilities, revenues, capital
CREDIT
Assets
What we own (economic resources that can be expressed in
monetary terms)
ex: Investments, Accounts Receivable, Inventories, Prepaid Expenses (and other
current), Property, Plant and Equipment , Net
Liabilities
-who we owe (how quickly we owe it)
-obligations or debts that a business must pay
ex: Accounts payable, Income taxes payable
Stockholders Equity
stockholders claim on the assets of the firm
ex: Common Stock and Retained Earnings
Accounting Equation
Assets = Liabilities + Owner’s Equity
Assets, Liabilities and Stockholders Equity Graphs
Systems of Debits and Credits
Left side is always Debit
Right side is always Credit
Hired an Employee
-non accounting transaction
-At the time the employee is hired there is no immediate financial effect on
the assets, liabilities or stockholders equity
Accounting Equation Expanded