Chapter 9

Financial Statements – Part B

The statement of financial position and year-end adjustments — with an interactive exercise.

Financial statements – Part B prepares the statement of financial position (balance sheet) and applies year-end adjustments.

Statement of financial position

$\text{Assets} = \text{Capital} + \text{Liabilities}$
Capital = Opening capital + Profit − Drawings

It lists non-current assets, current assets, current liabilities and capital, after adjusting for accruals, prepayments, depreciation and provisions.

Remember

  • Assets = Capital + Liabilities.
  • Closing capital = Opening capital + Profit − Drawings.

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