February 2025

Cambrige Notes: Differences between Ordinary and Preference Shares

By |2025-02-12T09:07:48+02:00February 12th, 2025|Cambridge O Level/ IGSCE Accounts Notes, Notes, Ordinary Level Notes|

ZIMSEC O Level Commerce Notes: Differences between Ordinary and Preference Shares

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Cambrige Notes: Principles of Accounting: Solution to Appropriation Account Example

By |2025-02-12T09:21:42+02:00February 12th, 2025|Cambridge O Level/ IGSCE Accounts Notes, Notes, Ordinary Level Notes|

Cambridge IGCSE Accounting(0452)/O Level Principles of Accounts(7110) Notes: Solution to Appropriation Account Example

Solution

Gandanga, Waeni and Banda

Appropriation Account for the Year ended 31 December 20×8

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Cambrige Notes: Principles of Accounting: Goodwill: When a new partner is admitted

By |2025-02-12T09:25:08+02:00February 12th, 2025|Cambridge O Level/ IGSCE Accounts Notes, Notes, Ordinary Level Notes|

Cambridge IGCSE Accounting(0452)/O Level Principles of Accounts(7110) Notes: Accounting for Partnerships: Goodwill and Partnership businesses: When a new partner is admitted

  • It is not uncommon for a partnership business to admit a new partner
  • This is happens for any number of reasons including:
    • To admit a partner with new skills
    • When the firm is expanding
    • To replace a partner […]
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Cambrige Notes: Principles of Accounting: Statement of Affairs Example

By |2025-02-12T09:28:30+02:00February 12th, 2025|Cambridge O Level/ IGSCE Accounts Notes, Notes, Ordinary Level Notes|

Cambridge IGCSE Accounting(0452)/O Level Principles of Accounts(7110) Notes: Single entry and Incomplete records: Statement of Affairs Example

  • We have explained what a Statement of Affairs is
  • Now we will look at an example of how to prepare a Statement of Affairs

Question

W Soja started his business on 1 April 20X2 with $35,000 in a bank account. Unfortunately
he did not keep […]

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Cambrige Notes: Principles of Accounting: Calculating/Estimating depreciation

By |2025-02-12T09:31:23+02:00February 12th, 2025|Cambridge O Level/ IGSCE Accounts Notes, Notes, Ordinary Level Notes|

Cambridge IGCSE Accounting(0452)/O Level Principles of Accounts(7110) Notes: Calculating/Estimating depreciation

  • Before it is entered in the books depreciation has to be calculated
  • Where an accurate figure cannot be estimated an estimate has to be used
  • It is entirely up to the business in question to choose an appropriate way of calculating depreciation for each class of assets
  • Whatever the […]
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Cambrige Notes: Principles of Accounting: Solution to Manufacturing Accounts Example

By |2025-02-12T09:34:52+02:00February 12th, 2025|Cambridge O Level/ IGSCE Accounts Notes, Notes, Ordinary Level Notes|

Cambridge IGCSE Accounting(0452)/O Level Principles of Accounts(7110) Notes: Example question Manufacturing Accounts

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Cambrige Notes: Principles of Accounting: Purchases Control Accounts Example

By |2025-02-12T09:38:08+02:00February 12th, 2025|Cambridge O Level/ IGSCE Accounts Notes, Notes, Ordinary Level Notes|

Cambridge IGCSE Accounting(0452)/O Level Principles of Accounts(7110) Notes: Purchases Control Accounts Example

You are required to prepare a purchases ledger control account from the following for the month of April. The balance of the account is to be taken as the amount […]

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Cambrige Notes: Principles of Accounting: The effects of errors on profit

By |2025-02-12T09:41:33+02:00February 12th, 2025|Cambridge O Level/ IGSCE Accounts Notes, Notes, Ordinary Level Notes|

Cambridge IGCSE Accounting(0452)/O Level Principles of Accounts(7110) Notes Notes: An example of how to correct errors in a suspense account

  • We have looked at several types of errors that may occur in accounting
  • There are some of errors that do not affect the subsequent profit figure
  • There are however some errors that will result in a wrong profit figure […]
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Cambrige Notes: Discount Allowed and Discount Received entries

By |2025-02-12T09:44:53+02:00February 12th, 2025|Cambridge O Level/ IGSCE Accounts Notes, Notes, Ordinary Level Notes|

Cambridge IGCSE Accounting(0452)/O Level Principles of Accounts(7110) Notes: The Cash Book:Discount Allowed and Discount Received entries

  • Consider the following entries and enter them into the books of J Haudzwi

July 20×9
1 Started the business with $1000 Cash
3 Deposited $600 from the cash at hand into the bank
10 Bought goods on Credit from J Mafana for $360
15 Sold Goods […]

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Cambrige Notes: Books of Original Entry

By |2025-02-12T08:58:03+02:00February 12th, 2025|Cambridge O Level/ IGSCE Accounts Notes, Notes, Ordinary Level Notes|

Cambridge IGCSE Accounting(0452)/O Level Principles of Accounts(7110) Notes: Books of Original Entry

  • These are the books in which transactions are first recorded for example when a credit sale is made.
  • They are also known as subsidiary books.
  • When a transaction takes place in the business it is often important and imperative to record as much details about a transaction […]
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