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It is a statement that reports the results of operations of the business for one reporting period.
It contains the following information:
Revenue generated by operating the business
Costs spent to generate the revenue
Income, which is the excess of revenue over costs
A financial statement is a set of interconnected reports. SCI is prepared first. The bottom line of the SCI is net income
(Figure 1)1. Net Income is transferred out to the Statement of Changes in Equity to be included in the determination of
the Owner’s Capital balance as of the end of the year. The capital balance is transferred to the Statement of Financial
Position (SFP). If double entry accounting is implemented correctly, the SFP will balance. This means that the SFP will
show total assets equal to the sum of liabilities and ending capital.
The SCI is described as a “for the period” report. This means that the amounts presented on the report include only
those that occurred within the given period.
Sale of merchandise to customers is an example of revenue. It is because the primary operation of the store is to sell its
inventory. Interest income from the time deposit is considered gains and other income and not revenue. It is because
investment in time deposit is not part of the primary operations of the store. Classification of income as to revenue and
gains is dependent on the nature of the business. Interest income is not revenue. However, for a bank whose primary
operation is to give out loans, interest income is considered revenue.
Revenue from sales of goods is recognized when goods have been delivered.
However, customers are allowed to return goods that do not meet their quality standards.
When goods are returned, it is not deducted from Sales.
Rather, normal accounting practice is to report it under the account name Sales Return and Allowances – a
contra Sales account.
EXPENSES
A. Cost of Goods Sold (Cost of Sales)
For trading/merchandising operations, Cost of Sales collects the cost of the merchandise sold.
It includes the purchase price of inventory, brokerage, and shipment cost to bring the goods to the
premises of the company. This shipment cost is called freight-in.
is an account used by companies that sell goods instead of services.
Recording Inventory
Cost of sales is part of inventory accounting. Accountants have two ways of keeping records of inventory – perpetual
inventory system and periodic inventory system.
• Perpetual means that the Inventory and Cost of Goods Sold accounts are “perpetually” updated. The inventory
account is increased when goods for sale are acquired and decreased when goods are sold. The Cost of Goods
Sold account is updated every time a sale is made.
• Periodic means the Inventory account is only “periodically” updated, meaning the inventory account is updated
only at end of the year or end of the month.
How is cost of goods sold determined in a periodic inventory system?
Using the balances of the periodic inventory system accounts, Cost of Sales is computed as follows:
B. Operating Expenses
Operating expenses refer to all other expenses related to the operation of the business, other than cost
of sales.
It includes salaries of employees, supplies, utilities (electricity, telephone and water bills), gasoline
expense, representation, bad debts expense, depreciation and amortization.
Bad debts expense, which is an estimated expense, is an operating expense related to accounts receivable.
Preparation of SoCE
1. Sole Proprietorship
The owner’s Capital account tracks the following transactions of the owner:
• Capital contributions;
• Withdrawals; and
• Net income or net loss generated by the business.
Consider these:
• The net income generated from the operations of the business is owned by the owner; and
• The capital account represents the part of the business that belongs to the owners.
Therefore, the net income that belongs to the owner should be included in his capital account.
2. Partnership
Each partner’s Capital account will track his/her:
• contributions to the business;
• share in the net income; and
• drawings.
QUESTION: How do we determine the amount of net income that will be closed to each partner’s capital account
when there are several capital accounts in the partnership accounting records?
ANSWER: Accountants call this process “allocation of net income.” Net income is allocated based on the profit
and loss sharing agreement stipulated in the partnership contract. Allocation of net income is unique only to
partnership.
• Partnership is owned by two or more partners, your objective is to account for the equity of each partner.
Therefore, you need more than one capital account. As a matter of fact, the number of capital accounts that will
be reported on the SoCE and the SFP is equal to the number of partners.
• In partnership, each partner’s Capital account tracks information similar to that of Capital account used in sole
proprietorships. A Drawings account is also maintained for each partner. The naming convention for both the
capital and drawings accounts is the same as in sole proprietorship.
• Help the class recall that net income is closed to the capital account.
3. Corporation
1. Capital Stock, January 1, 20x1
Number of Stocks issued as of January 1, 20x1 10,000
Par Value P 10
Capital Stock, January 1, 20x1 P 100,000
2. Additional Paid-in Capital, January 1, 20x1
Number of Stocks issued as of January 1, 20x1 10,000
Issued Price in Excess of Par Value (P20-P10) P 10
Additional Paid –in Capital, January 1, 20x1 P 100,000
3. Capital Stock, Issuance
Number of Stocks issued on July 1, 20x1 1,000
Par Value P 10
Capital Stock Issuance P 10,000
4. Additional Paid-in Capital Issuance
Number of Stocks issued on July 1, 20x1 1,000
Issued Price in Excess of Par Value (P25-P10) P 15
Additional Paid –in Capital Issuance P 15,000
5. Dividends
Number of Stocks issued as of February 1, 20x1 10,000
Dividend per Share P 2.15
Dividends for 20x1 P 21,500
In a Sole Proprietorship:
Only one equity account is presented on the SFP and the SoCE of s sole proprietorship business.
SoCE tracks the contributions from the owner, net income/net loss from the operations of the business and owner’s
drawings.
The owner’s drawings account is used to record withdrawals of the owner. Drawing is closed to the Capital account
at the end of the year.
In a Partnership:
The number of capital account that will be presented on the SFP and the SoCE is equal to the number of partners.
Each capital account contains the contributions of the specific owner, his share in the net income/net loss from the
operations of the business and his drawings.
The partnership net income/net loss is allocated to individual partners based on their profit and loss sharing
agreement.
In a Corporation:
The Stockholders’ Equity of a Corporation is divided into Two Parts:
1. Paid –In Capital/Capital Stock or Share Capital – represents funds contributed by the shareholders. It is the
amount of contributions given or will be given to the corporation in exchange for its common stocks.
Forms of Paid-in Capital:
A. Capital Stock - reflects the par value or stated value indicated in the face of the share as authorized by the
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Other names: Common Stocks
Par Value – is the minimum price by which corporations can issue stocks to shareholders.
B. Additional Paid –in Capital/Share Premium – reflects the excess of the issue price over the par value.
Net Income less Net Losses and Dividends Distributed from the date of incorporation up to the cut-off or date of
the Statement of Financial Position will result to the balance of retained earnings.
Dividends – the income generated from the corporation business distributed to stockholders; similar to owner’s
drawings in sole proprietorship and partnership.
Note: Classification in Stockholders’ Equity of a Corporation may include Reserves which includes appropriation reserve
revaluation adjustment, foreign currency translation reserve)
1. Operating Activities
Cash flows from operating activities are primarily derived from the main revenue producing activities of the
business, which means that the transactions reported in this section represents the cash components of the
events that enter into the determination of net income in the SCI.
On revenue: Revenue is reported on the SCI on the year when goods and services are delivered. On the
other hand, collections from customers will be reported on the SCF on the year when cash is received.
On expenditures: Expenses are reported on the SCI based on three accrual approaches – matching principle,
rational allocation and immediate recognition. However, the cash disbursements for these expenses are
reported on the SCF on the year payments are made.
The SCI shows a net income computed based on accrual. On the other hand, SCF shows net cash flows
provided by or used in operating activities.
Examples of cash flow transactions reported under operating activities are:
Cash received from customers (cash receipts from sale of goods and rendering of services)
Cash received from fees, commissions, and other income
Cash payments to suppliers
Cash payments to employees
Cash payments for other operating expenses
Interest payments
2. Investing activities
Reported within this section are cash used for acquisition of property, plant and equipment, intangible
assets and other long term assets as well as cash proceeds from the disposals of such long term assets.
Cash flows from investing activities hints on the company’s ability to generate cash in the future.
A negative cash flows from investing activities implies that the company used cash to acquire long-term
assets intended to generate cash and revenue in the future. On the other hand, a positive cash flow from
investing activities may indicate that the company is divesting or downsizing.
Examples of cash flow transactions reported under investing activities:
Cash payments to acquire property, plant and equipment, intangibles and other long-term assets.
Cash receipts from sale of property, plant and equipment, intangibles and other long-term assets.
Cash loans made to other parties (long term note receivable).
Cash collection on long term note receivable.
3. Financing activities
Cash flow from financing activities is the last section of the SCF. This section reports cash received and cash
paid to equity owners and long-term creditors.
Examples of cash flow transactions reported under financing activities:
1. Cash received from issuing common shares (or capital contribution from owners).
2. Cash received from issuing notes or getting a long term loan from a bank.
3. Cash dividends distributed to shareholders.
4. Cash withdrawals of owners.
5. Cash payment for principal of long-term loan.
Vertical Analysis
Vertical analysis is the preparation of common-size financial statements. It is a technique that expresses each
financial statement line item as a percentage of a base amount. For the SFP, the base amount used is total
assets. On the other hand, sales or net sales is used as base amount for the SCI.
A common-size SFP shows each line account as a percentage of total assets. From the asset side, we can infer
the composition of assets. On the other side, we can determine the company’s financing mix – the percentage of
asset financed by liability and equity.
A common-size SCI expresses each line as a percentage of sales. This way, we can see how a sale is “used up” by
various expenses. Effectively, net income is the portion of sales not eaten up by expenses.
Problem B. (Partnership) Prepare the Partnership’s Statement of Changes in Equity as of December 31, 20x4.
The following are taken from the accounting records of MNO Partnership.
December 31, 20x3
Mario, Capital P 58,960
Nancy, Capital 63,200
Olga, Capital 64,890
The Partnership generated income of P 75,400 in 20x4. According to the partnership contract, the profit and loss
sharing ratios are as follows: Mario (25%), Nancy (37.5%) and Olga (35%).
The following were transactions with the partners during the year:
Mario made additional contribution of P 7,640.
Nancy withdrew P 5,000 from the business.
Olga contributed P 12,000 but withdrew P 5,430.
Requirement: Prepare the partnership’s Statement of Changes in Equity as of December 31, 20x4.