Editing Financial Accounting (section)

== <span style="color: #FFFFFF;">Applying</span> ==
'''Modeling 'The Accounting Equation' (Balance Check):'''
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def verify_balance_sheet(assets, liabilities, equity):
    """
    Assets must EQUAL Liabilities + Equity.
    """
    total_funding = liabilities + equity
    if assets == total_funding:
        return "BALANCED: The books are correct."
    else:
        diff = assets - total_funding
        return f"ERROR: Out of balance by ${diff:,.2f}"

# Company has $500k cash, $200k in loans, $300k from owners
print(verify_balance_sheet(500000, 200000, 300000))

# Company buys a $100k truck with a new loan
print(verify_balance_sheet(600000, 300000, 300000))
# Every transaction in the world must keep this 
# equation perfectly true.
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; Accounting Landmarks
: '''Luca Pacioli (1494)''' → The "Father of Accounting" who published the first description of "Double-Entry Bookkeeping."
: '''The Enron Scandal (2001)''' → A massive accounting fraud where a company "hid" its debts, leading to the strictest accounting laws in history (Sarbanes-Oxley).
: '''Double-Entry Bookkeeping''' → The system where every transaction is recorded twice (a 'Debit' and a 'Credit') to ensure errors are caught instantly.
: '''Goodwill''' → An intangible asset that represents a company's reputation or brand value when it is bought by another company.
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