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== See also == | == See also == | ||
* [[Available balance]] | |||
* [[Balance and transaction activity]] | |||
* [[Balance netting]] | |||
* [[Balance of payments]] | |||
* [[Balance of trade]] | |||
* [[Balance sheet]] | |||
* [[Balance sheet date]] | |||
* [[Balance sheet exposure]] | |||
* [[Balance sheet insolvent]] | |||
* [[Balance sheet ratio]] | |||
* [[Balance sheet reduction policy]] | |||
* [[Book]] | * [[Book]] | ||
* [[Cash]] | |||
* [[Cash balance]] | |||
* [[Cash flow]] | * [[Cash flow]] | ||
* [[Cleared balance]] | * [[Cleared balance]] | ||
* [[Credit balance]] | |||
* [[Debit balance]] | |||
* [[Dynamic balance]] | |||
* [[Event after the balance sheet date]] | |||
* [[Flow]] | * [[Flow]] | ||
* [[Idle balance]] | |||
* [[Inflow]] | * [[Inflow]] | ||
* [[Invisibles balance]] | |||
* [[Ledger]] | * [[Ledger]] | ||
* [[Ledger balance]] | * [[Ledger balance]] | ||
* [[Off balance sheet]] | |||
* [[Off-balance sheet finance]] | |||
* [[Off balance sheet risk]] | |||
* [[Outflow]] | * [[Outflow]] | ||
* [[Post balance sheet event]] | |||
* [[Reducing balance]] | |||
* [[Target balance]] | |||
* [[Transaction balance]] | |||
* [[Trial balance]] | |||
* [[Visibles balance]] | |||
* [[Zero balance account]] | |||
[[Category:Accounting,_tax_and_regulation]] | [[Category:Accounting,_tax_and_regulation]] | ||
[[Category:The_business_context]] | [[Category:The_business_context]] |
Revision as of 14:22, 18 July 2022
1. Banking.
The balance in a bank account reflects all items that have been deposited into and paid out of the account.
- Example 1: Overdrawn account becomes balance in our favour
- We have an overdraft of £50k at the start of April.
- The balance at the start of a period is known as an opening balance. In our example it is £50k.
- So we owe £50k to the bank.
- We deposit £60k into the account during the month of April.
- This repays our overdraft, with some cash left over.
- At the end of April, our bank account now has a positive amount in it, of:
- -50 + 60 = 10
- We have £10k cash in our bank account at the end of April.
- The amount at the end of a period is the closing balance. In our example the closing balance is £10k.
- Example 2: Closing overdrawn balance in favour of the bank
- Our opening bank account balance for the month of May is £10k cash.
- So the opening cash is £10k.
- We pay £30k out of the account during May.
- Opening balance + deposits - withdrawals = Closing balance
- +10 - 30 = -20
- This is an overdraft of £20k at the end of May.
- We have a closing overdraft balance of £20k.
2. Accounting.
The balance in a financial account reflects all items that have been posted to the account.
See also
- Available balance
- Balance and transaction activity
- Balance netting
- Balance of payments
- Balance of trade
- Balance sheet
- Balance sheet date
- Balance sheet exposure
- Balance sheet insolvent
- Balance sheet ratio
- Balance sheet reduction policy
- Book
- Cash
- Cash balance
- Cash flow
- Cleared balance
- Credit balance
- Debit balance
- Dynamic balance
- Event after the balance sheet date
- Flow
- Idle balance
- Inflow
- Invisibles balance
- Ledger
- Ledger balance
- Off balance sheet
- Off-balance sheet finance
- Off balance sheet risk
- Outflow
- Post balance sheet event
- Reducing balance
- Target balance
- Transaction balance
- Trial balance
- Visibles balance
- Zero balance account