ACC M115 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Net Profit, Income Statement, Financial Statement
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The balance sheet shows all assets, liabilities and shareholders" equity accounts at a point in time. The statement (or note) showing changes in retained profits knits" the balance sheet and the income statement together by showing that the net profit is part of the change in the balance sheet over the period. Based on the double-entry accounting system: a set of accounts is created which is in balance (sum of all the debit account balances = sum of all the credit account balances), from these accounts are produced: The income statement, the bottom line (net profit after tax) of which is transferred to. A note to the accounts showing, a statement of retained profits, the bottom line (ending retained profits) of which is transferred to. The balance sheet, which summarises all the accounts. Assets = liabilities + issued capital + opening retained profits + net profit dividends.