Understanding the Accounting Equation Formula
admin2024-10-16T08:13:03-04:00If assets increase, either liabilities or owner’s equity must increase to balance out the equation. The equation is generally written with liabilities appearing before owner’s equity because creditors usually have to be repaid before investors in a bankruptcy. In this sense, the liabilities are considered more current than the equity. This is consistent with financial reporting where current assets and liabilities are always reported before long-term assets and liabilities. The accounting equation’s left side represents everything a business has (assets), and the right side shows what a business owes to creditors and owners (liabilities and equity). The shareholders’ equity number is [...]