Definition, Explanation and Examples
As you can see, shareholder’s equity is the remainder after liabilities have been subtracted from assets. This is because creditors – parties that lend money such as banks – have the first claim to a company’s assets. In this situation the owners drawings represent cash taken out of the business by way of salary. Correspondingly in a company, the payment of a dividend to the equity owners replaces drawings in the expanded accounting equation. Main Purposes of Financial Statements (Explained)