Cambridge IGCSE Accounting(0452)/O Level Principles of Accounts(7110) Notes: The Cash Book:Entries into the Cash Book
- We have already looked at the Cash Book here
- We will now look at some typical transactions and the entries that will have to be made in the Cash Book the following example:
Write up a two-column cash book for a S Munodei’s Furniture Shop from the following details, and
balance it off as at the end of the month:
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July 1 Started in business with capital in cash $1,000.
2 Paid rent by cash $230.
3 G Banda lent us $2,000, paid by cheque.
4 We paid J Dengu by cheque $860.
5 Cash sales $190.
7 F Rize paid us by cheque $34.
9 We paid A Muromo in cash $92.
11 Cash sales paid direct into the bank $151.
15 P Hove paid us in cash $96.
16 We took $100 out of the cash till and paid it into the bank account.
19 We repaid R Roro $500 by cheque.
22 Cash sales paid direct into the bank $122.
26 Paid motor expenses by cheque $75.
30 Withdrew $200 cash from the bank for business use.
31 Paid wages in cash $320.
Solution
Cash Book | |||||||
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Date | Details | Cash | Bank | Date | Details | Cash | Bank |
July 1 | Capital | 1000 | July 2 | Rent | 230 | ||
3 | G Banda: Loan | 2000 | 4 | J Dengu | 860 | ||
5 | Sales | 190 | 9 | A Muromo | 92 | ||
7 | F Rize | 34 | 16 | Bank | 100 | ||
11 | Sales | 151 | 19 | R Roro: Loan | 500 | ||
15 | P Hove | 96 | 26 | Motor Expenses | 75 | ||
16 | Cash | 100 | 30 | Cash | 200 | ||
22 | Sales | 122 | 31 | Wages | 320 | ||
30 | Bank | 200 | 31 | Balance c/d | 744 | 722 | |
1486 | 2407 | 1486 | 2407 |
NB You are not being asked to draw up the other corresponding accounts so do not waste your time doing so.
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