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📊The Foundation

The Accounting Equation

Assets = Liabilities + Equity

What It Means

Everything a company owns equals what it owes plus what owners invested. This is the backbone of all accounting.

Example

Assets:$500,000
Liabilities:$200,000

$500,000 = $200,000 + Equity

Equity = $300,000

Owners have a $300,000 claim on company assets

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