Four financial statements are usually prepared for a business. the statement of cash flows is usually prepared last. the statement of owner's equity (oe), the balance sheet (b), and the income statement (i) are prepared in a certain order to obtain information needed for the next statement. in what order are these three statements prepared?

1. Income statement

2. Statement of owner equity

3. Balance sheet

Explanation:

As we know that financial statements are very important for any type of business. But the sequence of the financial statements is more important.  

In the given question, the cash flow statement is prepared last but before that, we have to make three statements more

1. Income statement: This statement tells about the net income or net loss of the company

2. Statement of owner equity: It tell the ending balance of the owner equity which will show in the balance sheet

3. Balance sheet: At last, the balance sheet is prepared which includes assets, liabilities, and shareholder's equity.

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