February 2025

Cambrige Notes: Introduction to Debentures

By |2025-02-12T09:03:32+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: Introduction to Debentures
A debenture certificate. Image credit scripophily.net A debenture certificate. Image credit scripophily.net

  • These are loan stocks that are issued to the company.
  • A debenture is simply a document or certificates that acknowledges said loan.
  • Debentures are […]
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Cambrige Notes: Building Societies

By |2025-02-12T09:06:47+02:00February 12th, 2025|Cambridge O Level/ IGSCE Accounts Notes, Notes, Ordinary Level Notes|

ZIMSEC O Level Commerce Notes: Money and Banking: Building Societies

Building Societies

  • Is a type of a financial institution.
  • A building society is a financial organization which pays interest on investments by its members and lends capital for the purchase or improvement of houses.
  • The following building societies currently operate in Zimbabwe: CBZ Building Society, ZB building society, CABS […]
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Cambrige Notes: Principles of Accounting: Partnerships: Basic guidelines when answering questions

By |2025-02-12T09:20:42+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: Accounting for Partnerships: Capital and Current Accounts

  • As we will continue to emphasize throughout the topic
  • You ought to pay attention to the requirements of the question and follow these
  • Where there are no guidelines or the question is silent remember the following provisions:
    • Profits and losses are to be […]
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Cambrige Notes: Principles of Accounting: Statement of Financial Position Example

By |2025-02-12T09:23:56+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: Partnership Financial Statements Example

  • This is the second part solution to the question that was posted here
  • The first part of the solution to this question can be found here
  • It examines the basic structure of Financial Statements of partnerships
  • In this part we will examine […]
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Cambrige Notes: Principles of Accounting: Current Asset Ratio

By |2025-02-12T09:27:26+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: Introduction to Liquidity Ratios: Current Asset Ratio

  • As pointed out in the introduction
  • One of the liquidity ratios that you need to be familiar with is the Current Asset Ratio
  • Like all liquidity ratios it measures how well a business will be able to settle its short term obligations as […]
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Cambrige Notes: Principles of Accounting: Introduction to Departmental Accounts

By |2025-02-12T09:30:14+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: Introduction to Departmental Accounts

  • It is customary to split a large business into various departments
  • For example large retail shops like Pick n’ Pay and OK
  • A shop might have:
    • A furniture department e.g. kitchen tables and chairs
    • Home electrical e.g. irons and fridges
    • Refrigerated foods
    • Fruit and Veggies
    • Liquor
    • Cleaning

      • […]

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Cambrige Notes: Principles of Accounting: Bad Debts and Provision for Doubtful Debts Example

By |2025-02-12T09:33:53+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: Bad Debts and Provision for Doubtful Debts Example

A business, which started trading on 1 January 20X7, adjusted its doubtful debt provision at the end of each year on […]

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Cambrige Notes: Principles of Accounting: Balancing off the accounts

By |2025-02-12T09:36:56+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: Balancing off the accounts

  • Thus far we have only looked at how to record various transactions including:
    1. Purchases
    2. Sales
    3. Returns Outwards and Returns Inwards
    4. Other transactions such as those found in the General Ledger
  • You might have noticed an entry that is listed as “Balance c/d” or “Balance b/d” […]
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Cambrige Notes: Principles of Accounting: Correcting Errors

By |2025-02-12T09:40:22+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: Correcting Errors

  • Errors are not uncommon in accounting processes
  • Often these errors are discovered and revealed at a later date than on the date they were made
  • Errors should not be corrected by tearing/cancelling out the wrong number or similar methods
  • Instead they are corrected by making Journal entries
  • Examination […]
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Cambrige Notes: Sole Trader Final Accounts:G Musandu Trial Balance Question

By |2025-02-12T09:43:47+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: Sole Trader: Trading and profit and loss accounts and balance sheets: Other items

From the following trial balance of G Musandu, draw up a trading and profit and loss account for the year ended 30 September 20X9, and a balance sheet as at that date.

G Musandu

Trial Balance as at […]

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