Part A: Classification of items as assets or liabilities
Under this section, we will classify each of the given accounting transactions under appropriate category. Below presented is the snapshot of the excel sheet indicating the correct answers followed by the reasons for their classification under the relevant category:
Reasons for classification of each item:
a) An amount of £40K owed in incorporation tax: Since the company owes an amount, it will be classified under the liabilities section.
b) Stock worth £15K in the stock room: Stock/ Inventories are the current assets of the company and hence will be classified under current assets only.
c) An amount of £20K paid to a supplier for a product yet ...