What is Neraca (Balance Sheet)?
Understand the snapshot of assets, liabilities and equity for SMEs.
Neraca — internationally known as the Balance Sheet — is the financial statement that captures your company's financial position at a single point in time (typically month, quarter or year end).
Unlike the Profit & Loss statement, which records activity over a period, the Balance Sheet answers a simpler question: "What does this business own, what does it owe, and how much equity belongs to the owners — today?"
The accounting equation
Every balance sheet obeys one identity that never changes:
Assets = Liabilities + Equity
Every rupiah of assets came from one of two sources: third-party debt (liabilities) or owner capital (equity). That is why the balance sheet always balances — if it does not, a double-entry journal was posted incorrectly.
Three building blocks
1. Assets
Resources controlled by the business that are expected to generate economic benefit.
| Group | Examples |
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| Current Assets | Cash, Bank, Accounts Receivable, Inventory, Input VAT |
| Fixed Assets | Land, Buildings, Vehicles, Equipment (net of accumulated depreciation) |
| Intangibles | Trademarks, licensed software, goodwill |
2. Liabilities
Debts and obligations owed to third parties.
| Group | Examples |
|---|---|
| Short-term | Accounts Payable, Tax Payable (PPh 21, VAT), BPJS Payable |
| Long-term | Bank loans > 1 year, Bonds |
3. Equity
The owners' residual claim after liabilities are subtracted.
- Paid-in Capital — funds or assets contributed by owners
- Retained Earnings — accumulated profit not yet distributed as dividends
- Current Period Earnings — the P&L result that closes into equity
How esaFiskaly produces the Balance Sheet
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POS, invoices, payroll, purchases — everything automatically creates a double-entry journal. Each debit equals its credit, so the totals stay balanced by construction.
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esaFiskaly's Indonesian Chart of Accounts is pre-classified into the three groups above.
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Account balances roll up into their groups continuously — no manual "month-end close" is required to see today's position.
Reading the Balance Sheet: common ratios
- Current Ratio = Current Assets ÷ Short-term Liabilities. > 1 indicates healthy liquidity.
- Debt-to-Equity = Total Liabilities ÷ Equity. Indicates leverage.
- Working Capital = Current Assets − Short-term Liabilities. Operating runway.