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BOOKKEEPING
WHAT IS BOOKKEEPING?
• It is the process of tracking and recording a
company’s financial transactions into organized accounts on a daily basis. • These business activities are recorded based on company’s accounting principles and supporting documents. EXAMPLE OF THESE DOCUMENTS INCLUDE: BILLS: WHY IS BOOKKEEPING IMPORTANT?
• Proper bookkeeping helps you maintain accurate financial records, which
businesses are required by law to do for taxation purposes. - BUDGETING when income and expenses are recorded, it is easier to review your financial resources. - ORGANIZED when your records are well organized, it is easier to locate and provide information when needed. It can be easier to file taxes, and you can also secured funding. - ANALYSIS it can be use also analysing your company’s strength and weaknesses. CHART OF ACCOUNTS • Is a list of the accounts names a company uses to label a transactions and keep tabs on its finances. You use COA to organize transactions into groups, which in turn helps your track money coming in and out of the company. HOW DOES A CHART OF ACCOUNTS WORK? • In Bookkeeping, each transaction you record is categorized according to its account and sub-account to help keep your books organized. These accounts and sub-accounts are located in the COA, along with their balances.
A typical chart of accounts has five primary types of accounts:
• Assets * Revenue • Liabilities * expenses • Equity ASSETS - is a resource with a monetary value that a person, business, or country owns or manages with the hope that it will bring benefits in the future TYPES OF ASSETS CURRENT ASSETS- are short-term economic resources that are expected to be converted into cash or consumed within one year. EXAMPLE OF CURRENT ASSETS
Cash – is a legal tender, currency or coins that can be used to
exchange goods, debt or services. Accounts Receivable – refer to the money a company’s customers owe for goods or services they have received but not yet paid for. Prepaid Expenses – is an expenses that is paid for in advance. Inventory – includes raw materials and finished goods that can be sold relatively quickly. NON- CURRENT ASSET • Assets that will not be converted to cash within 1 year and that will generate economic benefit into future periods. Non- current Assets generally fall intone of two categories, these are: TANGIBLE ASSETS – are assets with a physical form and that hold value. It can be seen, felt and destroyed by fire , natural disaster or an accident. Example: Land, building, machinery, manufacturing equipment, vehicle, furniture, securities like stocks, bonds. Etc. INTANGIBLE ASSETS • Is a non- monetary asset that cannot be seen or touched. Example: Goodwill – when one company acquires another company for price greater than its net asset value. Brand names – is the name of the product of services offered by a company. Franchise – a right to sell the company’s products in a particular area using the company’s name. License, trademarks, copyrights, reputation etc. LIABILITIES - Is something that a person or company owes, usually a sum of money. Liabilities are settled over time through the transfer of economic benefits including money, goods, or services . TYPES OF LIABILITIES CURRENT LIABILITIES – are a company’s short-term financial obligations that are due within one year or within a normal operating cycle. EXAMPLE OF CURRENT LIABILITIES ACCOUNTS PAYABLE -Is a liability incurred when an organization receives goods or services from its supplier on credit. NOTES PAYABLE – represent the written promise that a business promises to repay the lender with interest. ACCRUED EXPENSES- expenses that a business incurs, but hasn’t yet paid yet. UNEARNED REVENUE – Represents money a business received from customers before providing them goods & services Wages, Dividends Payable, Taxes Payable, leases etc. NON- CURRENT LIABILITIES
• long-term debts, are payments that become
due after 12 months, or a year. They can come with certain challenges Example: Long term loans, pension benefit obligations etc. OWNERS EQUITY
• Is the owners Investment in an asset after they
deduct any liabilities. * common stock * preferred stocks * retained earnings * treasury stocks. EXPENSE - Defined as an outflow of money or assets to another individual or company as payment for an item or services.
* rent * maintenance * utilities * depreciation * wages * insurance * salaries * cost of good sold REVENUE
- Is the amount of money brought into the company,
typically by selling goods, products or services. * sales Income * Rental Income * dividend income THANK YOU!