February 2025

Principles of Accounting: Bank Reconciliation Statement Overdraft Example

By |2025-02-12T09:41:30+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, Ordinary Level Notes, Principles of Accounts Notes|

ZIMSEC O Level Principles of Accounts Notes: Bank Reconciliation Statement Overdraft Example

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Principles of Accounting: William Sachikonye Income Statement

By |2025-02-12T09:07:47+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, Ordinary Level Notes, Principles of Accounts Notes|

ZIMSEC O Level Principles of Accounting: Single entry and Incomplete records: Example 2

  • This is a solution including workings for the question posted here
  • We are attempting to create an Income Statement so naturally we will start by calculating the sales figure for the year

Sales calculation for the year ended 31 March 20×6

NB This is not a […]

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Principles of Accounting: Capital and Current Accounts Example

By |2025-02-12T09:12:40+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, Ordinary Level Notes, Principles of Accounts Notes|

ZIMSEC O Level Principles of Accounting: Accounting for Partnerships: Capital and Current Accounts Example

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Principles of Accounting: Goodwill: Example entries when a new partner is admitted

By |2025-02-12T09:00:25+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, Ordinary Level Notes, Principles of Accounts Notes|

ZIMSEC O Level Principles of Accounting: Accounting for Partnerships: Goodwill: Example entries when a new partner is admitted

  • We have looked at entries to be made in the books when a new partner is admitted into the business
  • Now it is time to look at a simple example of the entries involved

Example Question

Partners Chinjekure and Mupfumi share profits and […]

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Principles of Accounting: Statements of Changes in Equity

By |2025-02-12T08:57:27+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, Ordinary Level Notes, Principles of Accounts Notes|

ZIMSEC O Level Principles of Accounting: Accounting for Limited Liability Companies: Statements of Changes in Equity

  • Besides the Statement of Financial Position and Income Statement
  • Companies are also required to prepare a Statement of Changes in Equity
  • This statement as implied by its name shows changes in equity from the beginning to the end of the year
  • Equity […]
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Cambrige Notes: Principles of Accounting: Introduction to Liquidity Ratios

By |2025-02-12T09:23:33+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: Introduction to Liquidity Ratios

  • Liquidity is a measure of how well a business can meet its short term obligations as and when they fall due
  • It is usually expressed in terms of how well the entity/business in question can convert its assets into cash
  • Short term obligations include amounts owed to […]
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Cambrige Notes: Principles of Accounting: Partnership Dissolution Solution to Example Question

By |2025-02-12T09:27:01+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 Dissolution Example

  • We looked at the basics of partnership dissolution here
  • We also posted an example question here
  • Now we will present the solution to that question

The realisation account

  • Debtors and Receivables are just one and the same thing
  • Creditors can also be referred […]
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Cambrige Notes: Principles of Accounting: Non-Profits Example: Income and Expenditure Account

By |2025-02-12T09:29:59+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 non profit organisations Example

The Receipts and Payments Account

Chivero Angling Club Snack Bar Income Statement

Chivero Angling Club Income and Expenditure Account for the year ended 31 […]

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Cambrige Notes: Principles of Accounting: Bad Debts Recovered

By |2025-02-12T09:33:20+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 Recovered

  • We have looked at the concept of Bad and Doubtful Debts
  • For a number of reasons a debt that was previously considered bad might become recoverable:
    • Maybe due to an agreement
    • A court settlement/order
    • The fortunes of the debtor improves
  • When this happens the debt must be […]
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Cambrige Notes: Principles of Accounting: Making entries in the Purchases Ledger

By |2025-02-12T09:36:32+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: Making entries in the Purchases Ledger

  • In this example we will make entries into the Purchases Ledger, Cash Book and General Ledger
  • We will be skipping the books of original entry
  • Although this is not how things are done in practice
  • Examination/Exercise question might ask you to make double entries […]
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