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.
Step 1: Prepare balance sheet template. A balance sheet template is a blank format with header, date, categories, and components of categories. The template can be prepared on paper, or better off, it can be prepared in a spreadsheet software (e.g. MS Excel). For our illustration, we prepared a balance sheet template in MS Excel and presented it below. The template is in the vertical format due to width limitations on our website: