RE: standard terms + philosophy + RE: equity accounts

1999-11-24 Thread Rob Coker
, November 23, 1999 8:08 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: standard terms + philosophy + RE: equity accounts > > > On Tue, 23 Nov 1999 04:50:14 CST, the world broke into rejoicing as > "Rob Coker" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: > > Actually, an accou

Re: standard terms + philosophy + RE: equity accounts

1999-11-23 Thread John Hasler
Christopher Browne writes: > From the Trial Balance Point Of View, that turns into a perspective where > everything adds to 0. Shouldn't "debits + credits = 0" be an assertion in the code? Surely it should be impossible to make an unbalancing entry. -- John HaslerThis posting is

Re: standard terms + philosophy + RE: equity accounts

1999-11-23 Thread Christopher Browne
On Tue, 23 Nov 1999 04:50:14 CST, the world broke into rejoicing as "Rob Coker" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: > Actually, an accountant does not expect liabilities to appear negative, but > positive. Accounting (at least in US) follows the principle: > > Assets = Liabilities + Capital(Equity) That