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Assets
items owned by a business
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Liabilities
items owed by a business (debts)
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income
inflows of cash into a business
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expenses
outflows of cash from a business
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trade receivables/ debtors/ customers
customers who owe the business money for goods sold to them
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Trade payables/ creditors/ suppliers
when the business owes someone money for items purchased
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purchases
when business buys goods to sell (expense)
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capital
money the owner puts into a business to provide funds for it
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inventory
goods for resale purchased by the business
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non current assets
items not for resale and remain in the business for a long time. business would cease to operate effectively without them
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current asset
items remain in business for short amount of time and can be converted to cash
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non current liability
debt to be repaid in a year or more
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current liability
debt to be repaid within a year
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trade discount
given by supplier to businesses who buy in bulk
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settlement/ cash discount
given to customers who buy on credit to encourage them to pay before the due date
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discount allowed
given to customer
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discount received
received from suppliers
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business transaction
trade or deal made on a particular day
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drawings
money taken out of a business by the owner for his/hers own use
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on credit
payment for goods/service paid at a later day
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examples of current assets
inventory, money in bank, cash in till, trade receivable
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examples of non current asset
building, equipment, land, vehicles
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examples of non current liability
mortgage, bank loan
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examples of current liability
bank overdraft, trade payable
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accounting equation
assets - liabilities = capital, capital + liabilities = assets, assets- capital = liabilities
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dual records
minimises fraud
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calculation of profit
find differences between 2 capital figures and subtract any further capital introduced
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pure profit
occurs when no capital is introduced
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calculation of profit after drawings
find difference between 2 capital figures and add back any drawings
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2 reasons capital might change over years
business may have realised profit and owner may have introduced further capital
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Card 2

Front

items owed by a business (debts)

Back

Liabilities

Card 3

Front

inflows of cash into a business

Back

Preview of the back of card 3

Card 4

Front

outflows of cash from a business

Back

Preview of the back of card 4

Card 5

Front

customers who owe the business money for goods sold to them

Back

Preview of the back of card 5
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