Drawings Account
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An owner may withdraw cash or other assets for personal use; we use a separate classification called drawings to determine the total withdrawals for each accounting period. Drawings decrease owner’s equity. They are recorded in a category called owner’s drawings.
- De-investment of the owner from business.
- Drawing is defines as withdrawal made by owner in the form of cash and other assets for their personal use.
- This will be reducing the owner equity account.
- This is the case only sole proprietorship and partnership.
- There is no drawing account in case of corporation. Drawing decrease owner equity in the business.
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>> Related Course Principles of Accounting.
References
Mukharji, A., & Hanif, M. (2003). Financial Accounting (Vol. 1). New Delhi: Tata McGraw-Hill Publishing Co.
Narayanswami, R. (2008). Financial Accounting: A Managerial Perspective. (3rd, Ed.) New Delhi: Prentice Hall of India.
Ramchandran, N., & Kakani, R. K. (2007). Financial Accounting for Management. (2nd, Ed.) New Delhi: Tata McGraw Hill.
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