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Let’s break down what an “account” means in business and accounting. Imagine a company has many different things it owns, and different things it owes to others. To keep track of all of these, we use “accounts”. An account is like a special page or folder in a book (called …

Studying principles of accounts can be very easy once you learn which items are Assets, Liabilities, Capital, Income and Expenses. The accounts that fall under these 5 headings are used throughout your POA course. You can even associate the ALICE accounts with action words, you OWN assets, OWE liabilities, EARN …

Assets are the items owned by a business. They are non-current also known as fixed or they are current also known as liquid. Non-current or fixed assets are those tangible or non-tangible items that have long life in the business. They are classed as permanent when compared to the current …

Income is money that a business acquires that is earned, unearned and contributed. It has a credit balance in the ledger accounts when it increases and a debit balance when it decreases. Earned money is acquired for work done when selling goods and rendering services. Unearned money is acquired through …