5 Steps to Prepare an opening balance sheet

Reading this term, you might be thinking that one more financial statement is to be prepared. But you will be relieved to know that it is not at all difficult to prepare the Opening Balance Sheet. All the assets are recorded on the Assets side and all the liabilities are recorded on the Liabilities side of the Balance Sheet.


Steps to Prepare Opening Balance Sheet


The given below are the steps that are followed to prepare the Opening Balance Sheet.

Step 1: First of all, the value of all the assets at the beginning of the year is recorded on the Assets side of the Opening Balance Sheet.

Step 2: Then, the value of all the liabilities at the beginning of the year is recorded on the Liabilities side of the Opening Balance Sheet.

Step 3: Next, we show the outstanding incomes and prepaid expenses at the beginning of the year on the Assets side.

Step 4: In the same way, we show the outstanding incomes and the incomes received in advance on the Liabilities side.

Step 5: Finally, both sides are totaled. The difference between the total of the assets side and the total of liabilities side represents the amount of Capital Fund at the beginning of the year.


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