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  2. Equity (finance) - Wikipedia

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    In finance, equity is an ownership interest in property that may be offset by debts or other liabilities. Equity is measured for accounting purposes by subtracting liabilities from the value of the assets owned. For example, if someone owns a car worth $24,000 and owes $10,000 on the loan used to buy the car, the difference of $14,000 is equity.

  3. What are assets, liabilities and equity? - AOL

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    owner’s equity = assets – liabilities For example, if a company with five equal-share owners has $1.2 million in assets but owes $485,000 on a term loan and $120,000 for a semi-truck it ...

  4. What Is Owner’s Equity? - AOL

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    Owner's equity is the value of a business that the owner can claim, and it consists of the firm's total assets minus its total liabilities. Both the amount of owner's equity and how much it has ...

  5. The pros and cons of being a small business owner - AOL

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    Equity in the business. As a business owner, you get equity in your business, and the amount of equity can determine how much you get paid through dividends or bonuses. If your business has a ...

  6. Accounting equation - Wikipedia

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    The fundamental components of the accounting equation include the calculation of both company holdings and company debts; thus, it allows owners to gauge the total value of a firm's assets. However, due to the fact that accounting is kept on a historical basis, the equity is typically not the net worth of the organization.

  7. Balance sheet - Wikipedia

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    The difference between the assets and the liabilities is known as equity or the net assets or the net worth or capital of the company and according to the accounting equation, net worth must equal assets minus liabilities. [4] Another way to look at the balance sheet equation is that total assets equals liabilities plus owner's equity.

  8. Common stock - Wikipedia

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    The owners of common stock do not directly own any assets of the company; instead each stockholder owns a fractional interest in the company, which in turn owns the assets. [1] As owners of a company, common stockholders are eligible to receive dividends from its recent or past earnings, proceeds from a sale of the company, and distributions of ...

  9. Statement of changes in equity - Wikipedia

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    IAS 1 requires a business entity to present a separate statement of changes in equity (SOCE) as one of the components of financial statements. The statement shall show: (IAS1.106) total comprehensive income for the period, showing separately amounts attributable to owners of the parent and to non-controlling interests