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Accounting Basics Cheat Sheet (DRAFT) by

Terms & Formatting for basic accounting

This is a draft cheat sheet. It is a work in progress and is not finished yet.

Financial Statements

Balance Sheet: Indicates Financial Condition. What you owe, what you own, equity.
Income Statement: Financial results and ability to generate income. Revenue - Direct Costs, Gross Profit - SG&A, Operating Income - Other income & expenses - taxes = Net Income

Important Equations

Assets = Liabil­ities + Equity
Working Capital = Current Assets - Current Liabil­ities
Current Ratio = Current Assets­/Cu­rrent Liabil­ities
Cost in Excess to Equity = Underb­ill­ing­s/E­quity
Backlog to Working Capital = Backlo­g/W­orking Capital
Equity to Backlog = Equity­/Ba­cklog
Forecast Fade = Revised Forecast Profit - Original Estimate Profit
Percent Complete = Cost to Date/F­orecast Cost
Earned Revenue = % Complete x Revised Forecast Revenue
Over/U­nde­rbi­lling = Actual Billed­-Earned Revenue (Positive number indicates overbi­lling, negative indicates underb­illing)
Backlog: Balance to Bill = Revised Forecast Revenue - Billed to Date
Backlog: Cost to Complete = Revised Forecast Cost - Cost Incurred to Date
Backlog: Unearned Revenue = Revised Forecast Revenue - Revenue Earned to Date
Backlog: Unearned Profit = Revised Forecast Profit - Profit Earned to Date
 

Financial Statement Elements

1. Assets
6. Revenue
2. Liabil­ities
7. Expenses
3. Capita­l/E­quity
8. Gains
4. Invest­ments by Owner
9. Losses
5. Distri­butions to Owner
10. Compre­hensive Income