Prepare 20 Business transactions which include general entries, ledgers, trial balance, income statement, balance sheet, and statement of retained earnings.
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Explanation:
Once you have prepared the adjusted trial balance, you are ready to prepare the financial statements. Preparing financial statements is the seventh step in the accounting cycle. Remember that we have four financial statements to prepare: an income statement, a statement of retained earnings, a balance sheet, and the statement of cash flows. These financial statements were introduced in Introduction to Financial Statements and Statement of Cash Flows dedicates in-depth discussion to that statement.
To prepare the financial statements, a company will look at the adjusted trial balance for account information. From this information, the company will begin constructing each of the statements, beginning with the income statement. Income statements will include all revenue and expense accounts. The statement of retained earnings will include beginning retained earnings, any net income (loss) (found on the income statement), and dividends. The balance sheet is going to include assets, contra assets, liabilities, and stockholder equity accounts, including ending retained earnings and common stock.