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CHART OF ACCOUNTS 
By: Abdullah Karim
Chart of Accounts 
 A chart of accounts is a listing of the names of 
the accounts that a company has identified 
and made available for recording transactions 
in its general ledger. 
 Assets 
 Liabilities 
 Equity 
 Revenue 
 Expense
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 Assets 
Assets are economic sources that are owned 
by a business and are expected to benefit 
in future . 
Assets are divided into two main categories: 
 Current Assets 
 Non- current assets or Fixed assets
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Assets 
 Current Assets 
All those assets which are expected to be used up 
or converted into cash within a year. 
 Cash on hand 
 Cash at Bank 
 Notes Receivable 
 Accounts Receivable 
 Inventory 
 Office supplies 
 Prepaid Expenses
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Assets 
 Non-Current Assets/ Fixed Assets 
All those assets which are not expected to 
be used up or converted into cash with in 
one year. 
 Sub-divided into two categories: 
1. Tangible Assets 
2. Intangible Assets
Tangible Assets 
The physical Assets 
 Land 
 Building 
 Furniture & Fixture 
 Equipment 
 Machinery
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Assets 
Non-Current Assets 
 Intangible Assets 
 Goodwill 
 Patents 
 trademarks 
 Franchise
Intangible Assets 
 Patent: Exclusive legal right granted by the 
federal government for manufacture, use, and 
sale of a particular products. 
 Trademarks: Trademark is a name, symbol 
or design that identify a product or group of 
products. 
 Franchise: A franchise is a right granted by a 
company or a government unit to conduct a 
certain type of business in a specific 
geographical area.
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 Liabilities 
Liabilities are debt of an organization. 
 Current Liabilities 
All those liabilities whose payment is due within 
a year. 
 Accounts Payable 
 Notes Payable 
 Unearned 
 Salaries payable 
 Interest payable
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Liabilities 
 Non-Current Liabilities or Long-term Liabilities 
All those liabilities which the entity expect to 
pay after one year. 
 Bonds Payable 
 Mortgage payable 
 Long term Notes payable(Bank loans) 
 Warranty payable
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 Equity 
Equity represents the owner’s claims to the assets of the 
business. 
 Capital Stock 
 Retained Earning
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 Revenue 
Revenue is the total amount of money received by the 
company for goods sold or services provided during a 
certain time period 
 Sales 
 Commission 
 Fees 
 Rent Income 
 Interest income 
 Dividend income
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 Expenses 
 An expense in accounting is the money spent or 
cost incurred in an entity's efforts to generate 
revenue. Expenses represent the cost of doing 
business 
 Transportation Expense 
 Salaries Expense 
 Rent Expense 
 Interest expense 
 Utilities expense 
 Depreciation Expense 
 Selling expense