Profit = Closing net assets + drawings - capital introduced - opening net assets
The goal of a SOFP is to indicate the assets of the firm and the claims against them.
Net assets at 31/1/08 is $64,800 Less: profit for the year ($30,600)
The only factors that generate cash flow are the revenues from the issuance of shares and dividends received.
The discount received should have been credited to the discount received account (rather than subtracted from the discount permitted). So the credits are too low and the debits are too high, resulting in a total disparity of 2 x 960 = $1,920.
Asset values will be understated and profit will be overstated
Their function is to provide advise on the application of International Financial Reporting Standards.
The goal of amortization is to distribute the expense of an intangible non-current asset over its useful life.