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FINANCIAL ACCOUNTS FINANCIAL ACCOUNTS

BALANCE SHEET

 The Balance Sheet is one of the three essential measurement reports for the performance and health of a company along with the Profit and Loss Account and the Cashflow Statement.  The Balance Sheet is a 'snapshot' in time of who owns what in the company, and what assets and debts represent the value of the company. (It can only ever be a snapshot because the picture is always changing.)  The term 'balance sheet' is derived from the simple purpose of detailing where the money came from, and where it is now. The balance sheet equation is fundamentally: (where the money came from) Capital + Liabilities = Assets (where the money is now). Hence the term 'double entry' - for every change on one side of the balance sheet, so there must be a corresponding change on the other side - it must always balance.  The Balance Sheet does not show how much profit the company is making (the P&L does this), although previous years' retained profits will add to the company's reserves, which are shown in the balance sheet.

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