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    Mar 26, 2009, 06:17 PM
    The closing Balance! Balance and income statement!
    I've just finished the balance sheet and realised that it doesn't balance!!
    tell me if I'm wrong but:
    COGS= opening balance + purchases - purchase returns + freight in - closing balance right?

    and so from revenue - COGS - expenses = net profit
    From this net profit figure ( from the income statement), I can transfer it to the Owners Equity in the balance sheet which becomes Net profit + capital - drawings + liabilities = Assets.

    but the figures don't add up, I realised there's an offset equivalent to the Closing balance figure provided... if I were not to include the closing balance in the COGS section, then everuything balances out in the balance sheet... so... yeah.. unless I'm missing a closing balance entry in the balance sheet, but they don't appear in the balance sheet right>?:confused:
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    Mar 27, 2009, 03:34 AM

    Closing Inventory appears as follows:-

    1) As a Credit in the Trading Account.

    2) As a Debit in the Current Asset Section of the Balance Sheet.
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    Apr 1, 2009, 09:32 PM

    Oohhhh thanks!
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    Apr 2, 2009, 04:11 PM

    COGS will be: Cost of materials sold less sales returns and allowances.

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