Trading Account


                   IMPORTANT RULE:  Assets = Liabilities + Owner's Equity


Trading: Buying and Selling

What's the Purpose of Trading then?
To Make PROFIT!

Gross Profit occurs when selling price EXCEEDS cost price
>>Trading account is an account prepared specially to calculate the Gross Profit for a particular period
>>It contains information transferred from accounts related to Purchases and Sales

Example


1. Net Purchases = Purchases - less: returns outwards
2. Net Sale = Sales - less: returns inwards
3. Gross Profit = Net SALE - Net PURCHASES