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Do you find any missing in classification of the Types of Accounts? If yes please mention the type with examples--The help is required to edit wiki.

<p>Different Types of accounts as given in wiki:</p> <ol><li><strong><a href="/wiki/Asset">Asset</a> accounts</strong>: represent the different types of economic resources owned or controlled by business, common examples of Asset accounts are cash, cash in bank, building, inventory, prepaid rent, goodwill, accounts receivable<a href="#cite_note-1">[1]</a></li> <li><strong><a href="/wiki/Liability_(financial_accounting)">Liability</a> accounts</strong>: represent the different types of economic obligations by a business, such as accounts payable, bank loan, bonds payable, accrued interest.[<em><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed"><span>citation needed</span></a></em>]</li> <li><strong><a href="/wiki/Ownership_equity">Equity</a> accounts</strong>: represent the residual equity of a business (after deducting from Assets all the liabilities) including Retained Earnings and Appropriations.[<em><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed"><span>citation needed</span></a></em>]</li> <li><strong><a href="/wiki/Revenue">Revenue</a> accounts</strong> or <strong><a href="/wiki/Income">income</a></strong>: represent the company's gross earnings and common examples include Sales, Service revenue and Interest Income.[<em><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed"><span>citation needed</span></a></em>]</li> <li><strong><a href="/wiki/Expense">Expense</a> accounts</strong>: represent the company's expenditures to enable itself to operate. Common examples are electricity and water, rentals, depreciation, doubtful accounts, interest, insurance.[<em><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed"><span>citation needed</span></a></em>]</li> <li><strong><a href="/wiki/Contra-accounts">Contra-accounts</a></strong>: Some balance sheet items have corresponding contra accounts, with negative balances, that offset them. Examples are <a href="/wiki/Accumulated_depreciation">accumulated depreciation</a> against equipment, and <a href="/wiki/Allowance_for_bad_debts">allowance for bad debts</a> against long-term <a href="/wiki/Notes_receivable">notes receivable</a>.</li> </ol>

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Question added by VENKITARAMAN KRISHNA MOORTHY VRINDAVAN , Project Execution Manager & Accounts Manager , ALI INTERNATIONAL TRADING EST.
Date Posted: 2014/11/19

All Types of accounts are coverd, Nothing is missing. I think that

 

 

Md Shafiquzzaman
by Md Shafiquzzaman , SR. EXECUTIVE , ORIENT ALLURE KNITWEAR LTD.

INTANGIBLE ASSET ( OFF BLANCE SHEET) , SUCH AS  GOODWILL , PRATENT  ETC .

 

Danish Hassan
by Danish Hassan , Director BPM Team Administrator in Governance, Risk Management & Compliance (GRC) , Allied Bank Limited

In accounting, the types of accounts can be broadly classified into five categories known as the chart of accounts:

  1. Assets: These are resources owned by a company that have economic value and are expected to provide future benefits. Examples include cash, accounts receivable, inventory, property, plant, and equipment.

  2. Liabilities: As discussed earlier, liabilities represent the obligations or debts owed by a company to external parties. This includes accounts payable, loans payable, accrued expenses, and other types of liabilities.

  3. Equity: Equity represents the residual interest in the assets of a company after deducting liabilities. It includes capital contributed by owners and retained earnings. Equity can be further categorized into common stock, preferred stock, and retained earnings.

  4. Revenue: Revenue accounts record the income earned by a company through its primary business activities. This includes sales revenue, service revenue, interest revenue, and any other sources of income.

  5. Expenses: Expense accounts record the costs incurred by a company in its day-to-day operations. Examples include salaries and wages, rent, utilities, advertising expenses, and depreciation expenses.

These five categories provide a comprehensive classification of accounts used in accounting systems to organize and track financial transactions. However, it's worth noting that specific businesses or industries may have additional account classifications based on their unique needs or regulatory requirements.

KAPIL GAIKWAD
by KAPIL GAIKWAD , Sr. Finance Associates , Atmantan wellness center

All accounts belong to either the balance sheet or the income statement. On the balance sheet, you draw a list of assets and liabilities, and classify accounts as assets, liabilities or equity.

Kamran Barahang
by Kamran Barahang , Accountnat , MTN

It seems that you may have meant to ask about the types of liabilities rather than the types of accounts. Nonetheless, I can provide a brief overview of the different types of accounts in accounting:

  1. Assets: resources owned by the company that have economic value and can be used to generate future benefits. Examples include cash, accounts receivable, inventory, property, plant, and equipment.

  2. Liabilities: obligations that the company owes to others and must be settled in the future. Examples include accounts payable, loans payable, and accrued expenses.

  3. Equity: the residual interest in the assets of the company after all liabilities have been deducted. Examples include common stock and retained earnings.

  4. Revenues: income earned by the company from the sale of goods or services. Examples include sales revenue, service revenue, and interest revenue.

  5. Expenses: costs incurred by the company in order to generate revenue. Examples include salaries and wages, rent, and utilities.

It's worth noting that some accountants may use slightly different classifications, or may further subdivide these categories. However, these are generally the main types of accounts used in accounting.

Mahmoud elnagar
by Mahmoud elnagar , CEO Chief Executive Officer , Pay Bokra

Upon reviewing the classification of types of accounts provided, I notice that one type is missing. The missing type is:

  1. Cost of Goods Sold (COGS) accounts: These accounts represent the direct costs associated with producing goods or services sold by a business. Examples of COGS accounts include the cost of raw materials, direct labor expenses, and manufacturing overhead costs.

Including this additional type ensures comprehensive coverage of the major types of accounts commonly used in financial accounting.

Ibrahim Murudkar
by Ibrahim Murudkar , Computer Operator , Juma Al Majid

No,Because I didn't know,means Here there is not any accountshown

Muhammad Saleem
by Muhammad Saleem , Document Control And Admin Officer , gujjar dish antina

Trade DAbts, Security Dposits, Provison of taxtion, defferd cost are mising

Moetaz Lajmi
by Moetaz Lajmi , Web Frontend Software Developer , code temple

  1. Equity Accounts: While the given text mentions equity accounts, it doesn't provide specific examples. Equity accounts include common stock, preferred stock, additional paid-in capital, and retained earnings.

  2. Contra-Revenue Accounts: These accounts offset or reduce revenue. Examples include sales returns and allowances, sales discounts, and contra-sales accounts.

  3. Gains and Losses: These accounts capture non-operating gains or losses. Examples include gain or loss on the sale of assets, foreign exchange gains or losses, and unrealized gains or losses on investments.

  4. Investment Accounts: These accounts represent investments in other companies or securities. Examples include investments in stocks, bonds, and mutual funds.

Moheet Khan
by Moheet Khan , General Accountant , Subway Fast Food

There Following are the types of Accounts.

Current Asset

Fixed Asset

Libaility (included Long or Short or Current or contigent liabiliteis)

Proprietroship (Its Capital Account in AOP or Individual types of Busines). Owner Drawing is also part of it.

Income and Revnue (Sales Income, Comission INcome, Fees Income, Brokerage Income etc)

Expenses (As name suggest Expenses will be posted under this category)

 

Cost of Goods 

Deprecision (related to Fixed Asset)

 

Goodwell

Jerry jr Negrido
by Jerry jr Negrido , Customer Service Team Leader , iQor

Missing data are classified as MCAR (Missing Completely At Random) if the events that lead to the absence of a particular information are independent from both the observable variables and the unobservable parameters. That is, this missing data is produced entirely at random.

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