January 2023

Cambrige Notes: Principles of Accounting: Introduction to Accounting Concepts

By |2022-09-15T12:31:34+02:00January 24th, 2023|Cambridge O Level/ IGSCE Accounts Notes, Notes, Ordinary Level Notes|

Cambridge IGCSE Accounting(0452)/O Level Principles of Accounts(7110) Notes Notes: Introduction to Accounting Concepts

  • In the real world various measurement standards have been devised to aid communication, comparisons, trade and the sharing of ideas
  • For example units of measurement such as grams, meters, liters etc are universally used
  • We know what a kilogram looks like
  • Before the invention of these […]
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Cambrige Notes: Principles of accounts:Bank Overdrafts

By |2022-09-15T12:31:13+02:00January 24th, 2023|Cambridge O Level/ IGSCE Accounts Notes, Notes, Ordinary Level Notes|

Cambridge IGCSE Accounting(0452)/O Level Principles of Accounts(7110) Notes: The Cash Book:Bank Overdrafts

  • Bank overdrafts are a way for businesses to borrow money in the short term
  • With bank overdrafts the business is allowed to withdraw and/or make payments that exceed the business’s bank balance
  • For example a business has a balance of $200 in its bank account
  • The business […]
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Cambrige Notes: Sales Journal and the Sales Ledger

By |2022-09-15T12:30:57+02:00January 24th, 2023|Cambridge O Level/ IGSCE Accounts Notes, Notes, Ordinary Level Notes|

An example of a Sales Day Book showing entries. Image credit vc-doubleentry.co.uk An example of a Sales Day Book showing entries. Image credit vc-doubleentry.co.uk

Cambridge IGCSE Accounting(0452)/O Level Principles of Accounts(7110) Notes: Books of Original Entry: Sales Journal and the Sales Ledger

  • When cash or other payments e.g. Ecocash/Visa/MasterCard is received when […]
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Cambrige Notes: Principles of Accounting: The Imprest system

By |2022-09-15T12:31:23+02:00January 24th, 2023|Cambridge O Level/ IGSCE Accounts Notes, Notes, Ordinary Level Notes|

Cambridge IGCSE Accounting(0452)/O Level Principles of Accounts(7110) Notes: Source Documents: The petty Cash Book: The Imprest system

  • The imprest system is one where the cashier gives the petty cashier enough cash to meet
    the petty cash needs for the following period
  • This amount is known as a float amount
  • Let’s say this amount is $500
  • Then, at the end of […]
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Cambrige Notes: Sole Trader:Trading and Profit and Loss Account/Income Statement Example

By |2022-09-15T12:31:06+02:00January 24th, 2023|Cambridge O Level/ IGSCE Accounts Notes, Notes, Ordinary Level Notes|

Cambridge IGCSE Accounting(0452)/O Level Principles of Accounts(7110) Notes: Trading and Profit and Loss Account/Income Statement Example

From the following trial balance of S Madondo, extracted after one year’s trading, prepare a trading and profit and loss account for the year ended 31 December 20X6. A balance sheet is not required.

  • Stock at 31 December 20X6 was $12,408

Solution

S […]

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Cambrige Notes: The trial balance

By |2022-09-15T12:30:54+02:00January 24th, 2023|Cambridge O Level/ IGSCE Accounts Notes, Notes, Ordinary Level Notes|

Cambridge IGCSE Accounting(0452)/O Level Principles of Accounts(7110) Notes: The trial balance

  • It has already been explained that at the core of accounting is the double entry principle.
  • The principle states that there are two aspects or sides to every transaction: a debit and a credit.
  • A trial balance is a list of all the debits and all the […]
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Cambrige Notes: Principles of Accounting: Company Accounts: Basic Terms

By |2022-09-15T12:32:14+02:00January 24th, 2023|Cambridge O Level/ IGSCE Accounts Notes, Notes, Ordinary Level Notes|

Cambridge IGCSE Accounting(0452)/O Level Principles of Accounts(7110) Notes: Accounting for Limited Liability Companies: Basic Terms

  • As pointed out elsewhere there are subtle differences between accounting for sole trader businesses, partnerships and non-profit entities when compared to accounting for limited liability companies
  • This is due to differences in the way limited liability companies conduct their business when compared to […]
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Cambrige Notes: Principles of Accounting: Goodwill upon death or retirement of a partner

By |2022-09-15T12:32:10+02:00January 24th, 2023|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 partner dies/retires

  • Death is an inevitable part of life
  • Sometimes a partner might die
  • Also in other instances a partner might choose to leave the business i.e. retire
  • In all the cases above the affected partner ends up leaving the business
  • Technically […]
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Cambrige Notes: Principles of Accounting: Incomplete and Single Records Example 1

By |2022-09-15T12:31:54+02:00January 24th, 2023|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: Example 1

Question

On 1 May 20X8 Jenny Barnes, who is […]

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Cambrige Notes: Principles of Accounting: The reducing balance/diminishing balance method

By |2022-09-15T12:31:39+02:00January 24th, 2023|Cambridge O Level/ IGSCE Accounts Notes, Notes, Ordinary Level Notes|

Cambridge IGCSE Accounting(0452)/O Level Principles of Accounts(7110) Notes: The reducing balance/diminishing balance method

  • As discussed in this topic there are number of ways in which depreciation can be calculated
  • The reducing balance method is one of these methods
  • It is also known as the diminishing balance method
  • A fixed percentage is deducted from the first from cost then […]
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