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Cambrige Notes: Principles of Accounting: Introduction to Departmental Accounts
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Cambrige Notes: Principles of Accounting: Introduction to Departmental Accounts

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Cambrige Notes: Principles of Accounting: Introduction to Departmental Accounts

By Garikai Dzoma|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
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Cambrige Notes: Principles of Accounting: Bad Debts and Provision for Doubtful Debts Example

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

By Garikai Dzoma|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

We have looked at Bad Debts, Provision for Doubtful Debts and Bad Debts Recovered
Now we will look at an 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
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Cambrige Notes: Principles of Accounting: Balancing off the accounts

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Cambrige Notes: Principles of Accounting: Balancing off the accounts

By Garikai Dzoma|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
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Cambrige Notes: Principles of Accounting: Correcting Errors

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Cambrige Notes: Principles of Accounting: Correcting Errors

By Garikai Dzoma|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
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Cambrige Notes: Sole Trader Final Accounts:G Musandu Trial Balance Question

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Cambrige Notes: Sole Trader Final Accounts:G Musandu Trial Balance Question

By Garikai Dzoma|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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Cambrige Notes: Principles of Accounting: Source Documents: Vouchers
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Cambrige Notes: Principles of Accounting: Source Documents: Vouchers

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Cambrige Notes: Principles of Accounting: Source Documents: Vouchers

By Garikai Dzoma|2025-02-12T08:56:35+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: Source Documents: Vouchers

A voucher is a written instrument that serves to confirm or witness (vouch) for some fact such as a transaction
Vouchers that can be defined as an instrument of a redeemable transaction type
which is worth a certain monetary value
and which may be spent only for specific reasons […]

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Cambrige Notes: Stakeholders of the Business
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Cambrige Notes: Stakeholders of the Business

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Cambrige Notes: Stakeholders of the Business

By Garikai Dzoma|2025-02-12T09:00:38+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: Stakeholders of the Business

Many people are involved in running a business.
Some have direct interest while others have indirect interest in the running of the business.
These individuals or groups are known as stakeholders.
At any given time and during each and every business operation each stakeholder group will have […]

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Cambrige Notes: Multinational Companies/ Trans National Companies
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Cambrige Notes: Multinational Companies/ Trans National Companies

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Cambrige Notes: Multinational Companies/ Trans National Companies

By Garikai Dzoma|2025-02-12T09:03:49+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: Multinational Companies/ Trans National Companies

These are large limited liability companies with branches in other countries and a headquarters in one country.
Control is centralized and products have very similar features
for example Zimplats (Implats), Coca Cola, Shell and BP.

Advantages

To host country

Multinational companies bring several […]

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Cambrige Notes: The clearing of cheques
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Cambrige Notes: The clearing of cheques

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Cambrige Notes: The clearing of cheques

By Garikai Dzoma|2025-02-12T09:06:58+02:00February 12th, 2025|Cambridge O Level/ IGSCE Accounts Notes, Notes, Ordinary Level Notes|

ZIMSEC O Level Commerce Notes: Money and Banking: The clearing of Cheques.

There are three ways and circumstances in which a cheque may be cleared.

If the payee and drawer use the same bank and branch

The payee deposits the cheque into his/her account.
The payee is credited and,
The drawer is debited.

If the payee and drawer use the same […]

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Cambrige Notes: Principles of Accounting: Capital and Current Accounts Example
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Cambrige Notes: Principles of Accounting: Capital and Current Accounts Example

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Cambrige Notes: Principles of Accounting: Capital and Current Accounts Example

By Garikai Dzoma|2025-02-12T09:20:50+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 Example

Bearing in mind what we have said in the introduction to capital and current accountshere
And the basic guidelines here
It is important to add the fact in this topic will mostly deal with making entries into Capital and Current […]

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