Balance Sheet:The Balance Sheet is in the form of both 'horizontal' and 'vertical'. ?A horizontal balance sheet is horizontal in format. This is the most common form of balance sheets. While drafting it, accountants first have to divide the page horizontally into two halves. The first half of a horizontal balance sheet on the left-hand side shows capital and liabilities, while the other half shows all assets. A vertical balance sheet is one in which the balance sheet presentation format is a single column of numbers, beginning with asset line items, followed by liability line items, and ending with shareholders' equity line items. Within each of these categories, line items are presented in decreasing order of liquidity. The balance sheet is one of the three fundamental financial statements and is key to both financial modeling and accounting. The balance sheet displays the companys total assets, and how these assets are financed, through either debt or equity. It can also be referred to as a statement of net worth, or a statement of financial position. The balance sheet is based on the fundamental equation: Assets = Liabilities + Equity.