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ASSETS
LIABILITIES
Bank $20,000
Loan $9,000
Computer $1,500
Oven $2,000
iPhone $500
Balance $24,000
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As you can see, on the left side we have assets of a $20,000 in the bank, a computer which co
favourite Bakemaster X Series oven worth $2,000, and an iPhone we scored off eBay for $500
we have a single liability which is a loan from Anne at the bank for $9,000. The balance is ma
Equity of $15,000.
Notice how both the debit side and the credit side are in balance with each other, as the
$24,000.
Thats a good start.
Now its time for business. Below are some everyday transactions in the life of your bakery. L
cakes!
Transaction 1: You buy some cake mix for your store for $3,000
Purchasing our famous cake mix is like purchasing inventory. For now, we are going to classi
purchases as an expense. Hence, our expenses are going to increase. Remember, this will
increase in the debit side.
So now that expenses (CAKE MIX) has increased on the debit side, another movement is need
equation in balance. The other side of our transaction will need to be either:
An increase on the credit side
A decrease on the debit side
In this case, because we are spending cash to buy the cake mix, the movement is obviously a
bank account of $3,000.
Hence the transaction will look like:
DEBIT SIDE
CREDIT SIDE
Account
Amount
Bank (asset)
-$3,000
+$3,000
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Account
Amoun
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$0
Movement
$0
Notice how our debit side increased by $3,000 due to an increase in the Cake Mix Expenses.
side decreased by $3,000 because our bank account, an asset, decreased when we paid for th
result is that both entries cancel each other out and our equation stays in balance. Perfect!
Transaction 2: Anne the loan officer calls. She asks for interest of $1,000 to be paid on the lo
OK, so were dealing with an expense, which is interest. We know that expenses sit on the de
means well record interest expenses of $1,000.
To pay the interest, we took money out of the bank account, so the other side of the equation
decrease in our bank account of $1,000. Lets see how it balances.
DEBIT SIDE
CREDIT SIDE
Account
Amount
Bank
-$1,000
Interest expense
+$1,000
Movement
$0
Account
Amoun
Movement
$0
Perfect!
Now its your turn. Have a go at dragging the correct accounts and their amounts onto the co
Transaction 3:
You sell a box of cakes for $5,000.
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Hint - SALES is revenue. Revenue sits on the credit side. When you make sales, you rec
the BANK.
-5000
5000
-5000
5000
OWNER'S EQUITY
LOAN
BANK
DEBIT SIDE
Account
CREDIT SIDE
Amount
BANK
Debit Movement
SALES
5000
5000
Account
SALES
Credit Movement
5000
Perfect!
Transaction 4:
You pay your telephone bill of $300
Hint TELEPHONE bill is an expense. Expenses sit on the debit side. Paying your teleph
require money to be taken from the BANK.
-300
300
300
-300
BANK
LOAN
OWNER'S EQUITY
TELEPHONE EXPENSE
DEBIT SIDE
CREDIT SID
ACCOUNT
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ACCOUNT
AMOUNT
BANK
-300
TELEPHONE EXPENSE
300
Debit Movement
Credit Movement
Perfect!
Transaction 5:
You sell another box of cakes for $2,000
-2000
2000
-2000
2000
OWNER'S EQUITY
LOAN
BANK
DEBIT SIDE
Account
Debit Movement
CREDIT SIDE
Amount
BANK
2000
2000
SALES
Account
SALES
Credit Movement
2000
Perfect!
Transaction 6:
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Youve been playing with your bakerys Facebook page for too long and the computer overhe
repairman $50 to fix it.
Hint REPAIRS is an expense. Expenses sit on the debit side. Paying expenses requires
taken from the BANK.
-50
50
REPAIRS
50
-50
BANK
LOAN
DEBIT SIDE
ACCOUNT
CREDIT SIDE
AMOUNT
BANK
-50
REPAIRS
50
Debit Movement
OWNER'
ACCOUNT
Credit Movement
Perfect!
Transaction 7:
Its time to go on holiday. Hawaii maybe? You withdraw $1,000 from the bakerys bank accou
your ticket.
Hint When an owner withdraws money for personal reasons, this is considered DRAW
sits on the debit side.
-1000
1000
1000
-1000
OWNER'S EQUITY
Drawings
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BANK
LOAN
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DEBIT SIDE
CREDIT SID
ACCOUNT
ACCOUNT
AMOUNT
BANK
-1000
Drawings
1000
Debit Movement
Credit Movement
Perfect!
Transaction 8:
You visit Johns Car Shop to buy a delivery car. You choose the pink beetle with yellow polka d
flower in the middle. It costs $3,000. You purchase the car on credit, meaning you will pay fo
month.
Hint CAR is an asset. Assets sit on the debit side. When you purchase something on c
to debt. You owe money, which is a liability. Liabilities sit on the credit side.
-3000
3000
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-3000
3000
CAR
JOHNS CAR
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OWNER'S EQUITY
BANK
DEBIT SIDE
Account
CREDIT SIDE
Amount
CAR
Debit Movement
3000
3000
Account
JOHNS CAR SHOP
Credit Movement
3000
Perfect!
Weve just had 8 new transactions run through our business. Lets have a look at what our ac
now:
The below table is simply an expanded version of our accounting equation. Notice how on th
have assets, expenses and drawings. On the right side we have revenue, liabilities and owner
Debit side
Credit Side
Bank
$21,650
Computer
$1,500
Car
$3,000
iPhone
$500
Oven
$2,000
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Sales
$7,000
Loan
$9,000
$3,000
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$3,000
Interest expense
$1,000
Telephone expense
$300
Repairs
$50
Drawings
$1,000
Balance
$34,000
Owners Equity
$15,000
Balance
$34,000
It can also be helpful to classify our accounts into their respective categories. For exa
asset, hence we can display it in the Assets category. Sales are a form of revenue, and hence
the Revenue category.
This allows us to split our debit side up into assets, expenses and drawings, while our credit s
liabilities, revenue and owners equity. This is very helpful when trying to monitor changes in
equation.
Lets go ahead and break down our debit and credit side into categories. As long as each acco
place, everything should stay in balance:
Debit side
Credit Side
ASSETS
REVENUE
Bank
$21,650
Computer
$1,500
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Sales
$7,000
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Car
$3,000
iPhone
$500
LIABILITIES
Oven
$2,000
Loan
$9,000
$3,000
OWNERS EQUITY
$15,000
Balance
$34,000
EXPENSES
Cake mix expense
$3,000
Interest expense
$1,000
Telephone expense
$300
Repairs
$50
DRAWINGS
$1,000
Balance
$34,000
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