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Balance Sheet vs Trial Balance Companies prepare their financial statements at the end of the accounting period to obtain a clear understanding of the way resources have been utilized to improve profitability, and the manner in which the company’s assets, liabilities, capital, income and expenses have been managed. In order to do this, the […]
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Balance Sheet vs Profit and Loss The profit and loss statements of a company and the balance sheet must be prepared in order to arrive at a clear picture of the company’s financial stability. It is vital to note that the two refer to very different statements of financial information, with significant differences in […]
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利润和收入利润和收入是两个非常important concepts that anyone desirous of doing business must understand beforehand. Profit is always financial benefit while revenue is the amount of money generated through business activities before expenditures are subtracted to arrive at profit figure. While there is always revenue involved in a business (through […]
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Liabilities vs Expenses Expenses and liabilities both represent an outflow of funds either to be incurred in the current period as an expense, or to be settled on a future date, in the case of a liability. The terms ‘expense’ and ‘liability’ represent different components in a company’s financial statements, and are different to […]
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Capital Expenditure vs Revenue Expenditure Expenditures are unavoidable for any company to exist in the competitive market, to expand the business or to find new opportunities to open up beneficial business in those areas, etc. Expenditure is defined as payments of cash or cash equivalent for goods or services, or a charge against available funds […]
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Capital Reserves vs Revenue Reserves Reserve is an appropriation of profit. Any company must have financial reserves to meet its sudden financial requirements, for growth and development, to expand the business in other areas, etc. Reserves in any company can be broadly categorized into two based on the kind of profit it appropriates. One category […]
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Costing vs Budgeting It is essential for any business to utilise comprehensive methods to evaluate their costs and keep their expenses under control. Both costing and budgeting are used by businesses for this very purpose. Costing and budgeting are different from each other, because costing involves keeping track of the costs expected to incur in […]
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Cash Accounting vs Accrual Accounting A business uses an accountant with sound accounting knowledge to prepare a company’s financial statements. These financial statements can be prepared by using either of the two methods; cash accounting or accrual accounting. Cash accounting and accrual accounting are distinguished from each other based on the types of businesses that […]
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Accruals vs Provisions Accruals and provisions are both essential aspects of a firm’s financial statements, and serve the purpose of providing users of financial information an insight regarding the company’s current financial status and the changes expected in the future. Both accruals and provisions are equally important, and the accountant must ensure that they are […]
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Flexible Budget vs Fixed Budget The preparation of a budget is essential for any business that wishes to keep its costs under control. Budgets also assist firms in planning business ventures, coordinating business activities and communicating information to the company’s stakeholders. Fixed budgets and flexible budgets are different from each other in terms of the […]