Equity section

The bottom of the Balance sheet: what the owner has put in, taken out, and kept as retained earnings.

In Solo Superstars

Accounts 3000–3400. Current-year net income shows as its own line until the year-end close moves it into Retained Earnings. A leftover Opening Balance Equity here means setup is not finished.

Example

Owner’s Investment 20,000 · Owner’s Draw (12,000) · Retained Earnings 15,000 · current year net income 3,480 · total equity 26,480.

Codes shown are the defaults a new workspace starts with. Yours may be renamed or renumbered — check Accounting › Chart of accounts. See the full default chart.

Also called

  • owner’s equity section
  • net worth

Related

  • Balance sheet — What you own, what you owe, and what is left over, as of one date. Assets always equal liabilities plus equity.
  • Owner's equity — What the business is worth to you on paper: what you put in, minus what you took out, plus profit kept over the years.
  • Retained earnings — Profit the business has kept over the years rather than paid out. Each year-end close moves net income here.
  • 3400 Opening Balance Equity — The account that absorbs the other side of opening balances so your first day still balances. Should net to zero once setup is done.

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