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Acc201 Week 1 Assignment

Satisfactory Essays

Accounting I (ACCT201 -1503B -08)
Instructor: Wendy Aoki
Phase 1- Discussion Board 2
Amanda Kranning
August 20, 2015

Items of value to a company such as equipment or supplies needed for running an efficient business are called an asset. A liability is when a company owes for a service or pay for employees. After a liability is subtracted from an asset this becomes the owners interest in the company or owners’ equity. Regardless of the standards followed by accountants, they will always classify accounts into these three categories resulting in the Accounting Equation: (Editorial Board, 2012, p. 9- 10)
Assets = Liabilities + Owners Equity
(Chap 1 pg. 9-10 book)
There are five general accounts when used in a company’s chart …show more content…

Asset Account – Can be organized into current and non-current category. Types of current accounts would be goods owned by a company with the result of selling items or a written note(s) receivable, in which a promise is made to repay services rendered. A non-current item is any item used for the efficient running of a company such as equipment like computers. This referred to as a fixed asset. (MyAccountingCourse.com, n.d.)
2. Liability Account - When you receive a service from another company this becomes a liability account. If a company purchases supplies, they then have an obligation to repay, making it an account payable. (MyAccountingCourse.com, n.d.)
3. Equity –This is the interest that shareholders have in business. When an employee purchases stock in a company, making an investment creates capital, a form of equity. Expenses, such as utilities, rent and payroll are all considered equity due to costs incurred to produce revenue. (MyAccountingCourse.com, n.d.)
4. Revenue – Assets earned by a company’s operations and business activities. Examples would be rental income earned by a property owner or a consulting service (MyAccountingCourse.com, …show more content…

I realize there is a lot to be learned in the next few weeks so my plan is to study at least twice a week and update intellipath through practice testing regularly. I have faith I will pass, it is just going to take some determination and will power!

References
Editorial Board. (2012). The Role of Accounting in Business. In Accounting I & II (pp. 9-10). Words of Wisdom, LLC.
MyAccountingCourse.com. (n.d.). Asset Accounts | Account Type | Explanation | My Accounting Course. Retrieved from http://www.myaccountingcourse.com/accounting-basics/asset-accounts
MyAccountingCourse.com. (n.d.). Equity Accounts | Account Type | Explanation | My Accounting Course. Retrieved from http://www.myaccountingcourse.com/accounting-basics/equity-accounts
MyAccountingCourse.com. (n.d.). Expense Account | Example | Explanation | My Accounting Course. Retrieved from http://www.myaccountingcourse.com/accounting-basics/expense-account
MyAccountingCourse.com. (n.d.). Liability Accounts | Account Type | Explanation | My Accounting Course. Retrieved from http://www.myaccountingcourse.com/accounting-basics/liability-accounts
MyAccountingCourse.com. (n.d.). Revenue Accounts | Example | Explanation | My Accounting Course. Retrieved from

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