What Happens in a Civil Case. A civil lawsuit involves disputes between private individuals and/or organizations. The facts of the dispute could involve a contract, a lease, a physical injury experienced by an individual, a divorce, or many other issues.
Balance sheets are prepared with either one or two columns, with assets first, followed by liabilities and net worth. Identify the elements of a properly formatted balance sheet. Balance sheets are usually prepared at the close of an accounting period, such as month-end, quarter-end, or year-end.
Balance Sheet. A statement of a company's assets, liabilities, and stockholder equity at a given period of time, such as the end of a quarter or year. A balance sheet is a record of what a company has and how it has come to have it. A balance sheet is divided into two main sections, one that records assets and one that records liabilities and stockholder equity. The assets should generally equal the liabilities and stockholder equity because the latter two are how the company paid for its assets.