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Equity is what the company "owes" to owners. Equity may be called Shareholders' Equity. It is calculated as the difference between assets and liabilities: Equity = Assets - Liabilities.
Expenses are decreases in assets or increases in liabilities that result from operating activities undertaken to generate revenue.
External users are parties outside the reporting entity (company) who are interested in the accounting information.

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