Concept Of Statement Of Affairs And Its Preparation

Statement of affairs is a statement of capital, liabilities and assets. Statement of affairs is prepared under the single entry system in order to find out the amount of opening or closing capital of the business. For the purpose of determining the amount of opening capital, the statement of affairs is prepared on the opening date. The statement of affairs is prepared on the closing date for the purpose of determining the amount of closing capital. It is also known as the balance sheet of single entry system.

Preparation Of Statement Of Affairs

Statement of affairs is prepared like the balance sheet. All the liabilities are shown on left-hand side and all the assets are shown on right-hand side. The difference between the total assets and total liabilities is considered as the amount of capital.
Capital = Total Assets - Total Liabilities