Equity In accounting and finance‚ equity is the residual value or interest of the most junior class of investors in assets‚ after all liabilities are paid; if liability exceeds assets‚ negative equity exists. In an accounting context‚ shareholders’ equity (or stockholders’ equity‚ shareholders’ funds‚ shareholders’ capital or similar terms) represents the remaining interest in the assets of a company‚ spread among individual shareholders of common or preferred stock; a negative shareholders’ equity
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source of finance‚ internal source (for ex: retained profits‚ sales of existing assets‚ cut down stock level‚ etc) and external sources that can be furthermore divided into three different form‚ either short term (for ex: bank overdraft‚ creditors‚ debt factoring etc)‚ medium term (leasing‚ hire purchase‚ medium term loan‚ etc) or long term (shares‚ debentures‚ long term loan‚ etc). So the business can raise finance in number of ways. It also depends on the nature of business‚ if it is a big organisation
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QUESTION 1. Equity has made the law more fair. Discuss Equity can be defined in a technical sense as a branch of law administered by the court of chancery before the passing of the Judicature Act (1873-1875) with a view of supplementing the common law rules. Equity developed because of the problems of the common law. The word ’equity’ has a meaning of ’fairness’ and this is the basis on which it operates. The existing law as at the time equity arose was common law‚ equity acted as a supplement
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The word ‘equity’ can be seen to have a wide range of meanings- to many it is a synonym for ‘fairness’ or justice’. Those within the legal community recognise equity as the body of rules developed and applied by the Court of Chancery; a court previously presided over by the Lord Chancellor with rules developed under his authority. The law of equity developed due to the inflexibility of the common law. Before the development of equity‚ The law was rigid (which was often cited as a weakness) for example
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Equity and equity based financial assets What is equity? Equity is ownership interest in a corporation in the form of common stock or preferred stock. It is also total assets minus total liabilities; here also called shareholder’s equity or net worth or book value. In real estate: it is the difference between what a property is worth and what the owner owes against that property (i.e. the difference between the house value and the remaining mortgage or loan payments on a house). What is a financial
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Equity Equity means social justice or fairness; it is an ethical concept‚ grounded in principles of distributive justice.39–[->0]42[->1] Equity in health can be—and has widely been—defined as the absence of socially unjust or unfair health disparities.1‚[->2]6[->3] However‚ because social justice and fairness can be interpreted differently by different people in different settings‚ a definition is needed that can be operationalised based on measurable criteria. For the purposes of operationalisation
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Higher Education: Students vs. Debt Tuition rates in America are becoming more and more expensive and unaffordable for the average student. Universities keep raising rates every year‚ leaving students without a choice but to pay for the education they have already started. Financial aid offices give students a number when they are accepted to school‚ and this number indicates how much of your tuition tab the state will pick up. However‚ this number is subject to change every year‚ erasing all stability
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IFRS vs GAAP – Equity Accounts In discussing Equity Accounting standards of GAAP and IFRS we specifically look at Stockholders’ equity in regard to corporations. Of course there are many differences in language; however‚ we will review some major differences in accounting standards with respect to Equity accounts. There is a glaring difference in the two methods with regards to Distributions to Owners. Under US GAAP‚ disregarding dividends paid on unallocated shares (Employee Stock Ownership
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How People Fall Into Debt Unfortunately in today’s demanding society‚ many find themselves racking up thousands of dollars of debt. There are many different reasons as to why people wind up in this mentally and finically stressful position. While some people are just fiscally irresponsible and lack personal discipline; others that are much more responsible aren’t immune to debt‚ they can be hit with an unexpected medical bill or job loss. Living outside of ones pay check and unexpected medical incidents
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respectively. Her monthly payment on an automobile loan is $375. What is Louise’s debt payments-to-income ratio? Is Louise living within her means? (LO 5.3) Louise’s Gross Income = $3‚000 Less: Income taxes = -700 Less: Social Security Tax = -250 Less: IRA contribution = -100 Net take-home pay = $1‚950 Her monthly payments on VISA‚ MasterCard‚ and a car loan add up to $500 per month. Louise’s debt payments to income ratio is 500 to 1‚950‚ or 25.6 percent. This ratio exceeds
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