know your numbers!

Do you know the ______?

(Numbers!)

Financial Statements, Balance Sheets! Cash Flows!!

You are not your company – meaning?? You get sued under

your name and the company gets sued under the company

name

Law Enforcement

Help! I can’t leave my company behind

Yes, you

can !!

Law EnforcementYour company

can get punished independently of you

Know the period for which your f inancial statements are

made up for! !

Understand that your Balance Sheet or Profit & Loss or Income Statement is always made up for a certain period – generally 12 months.

All the figures would be for this specific period. The balance sheet is a position document that shows the position of your assets and liabilities on a particular day!

FINANCIAL

STATEMENTS FOR THE

PERIOD 1st JANUARY

2011 TO 31st

DECEMBER 2011

For me Asset and Liabil i t ies mean – Eh!!

Asset?!?Liability!

I t is good news when you have more people owing you money than the

other way round

Receivables Payables

You will find these items in your Balance Sheet. Receivables on the Asset Side and Payables on the Liability/Equity Side

Fixed Costs – These are your costs for keeping your off ice open! So

unt i l you c lose down operat ions, they aren’ t go ing anywhere

Office Rentals Maintenance

Some staff costs

All these expenses sit in your Profit & Loss Accounts. Search them out and identify what your business cannot survive without!

Check how much money you have in the bank – th is is the amount you

can actual ly cash out in case you need to!

There would be one line item in your Balance Sheet called “Cash and Cash Equivalents”.

Under this head you will find all those assets which are readily convert able into cash. Money available in your bank account sits right in this account

Understanding your tax obl igat ion – The amount that is expected to be

paid out in taxes every year s i ts r ight in your Balance Sheet . Search i t

out and avoid surpr ises!

There would an item under the head - Tax Payable or Tax Liability in your Balance Sheet on the liabilities side, this is the approximate amount you should be prepared to pay as your tax!

The big question of Equity? What does Equity

really mean

As the owner of the Company, all the money and the assets you bring into the company should be returned back to you one day. This “Owings” from the company to you comprise Equity.

It could be the money you bought in for set up/ capital. The assets you gave the company etc.

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numbers

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