February 2025

Principles of Accounting: Partnership Dissolution Entries

By |2025-02-12T09:31:42+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, Ordinary Level Notes, Principles of Accounts Notes|

ZIMSEC O Level Principles of Accounting: Accounting for Partnerships: Partnership Dissolution Entries

  • While the dissolution of each partnership is no doubt unique
  • There are entries that are typical to the dissolution of each partnership
  • During dissolution the following entries are typically made:
    1. When we transfer provision such as for bad debts/depreciation to their respective asset accounts:
      1. Dr […]
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Introduction and basic terms

By |2025-02-12T09:17:17+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, Ordinary Level Notes, Principles of Accounts Notes|

So what is this accounting thing? Image credit stageandcinema.com So what is this accounting thing? Image credit stageandcinema.com ZIMSEC O Level Principles of Accounts Notes: Introduction and basic terms

  • Accounting is a system comprising the following elements: In summary Accounting is the process of identifying, measuring and communicating business information to […]
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Determining whether an account has a debit or credit balance

By |2025-02-12T09:07:52+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, Ordinary Level Notes, Principles of Accounts Notes|

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ZIMSEC O Level Principles of Accounts Notes:Determining whether an account has a debit or credit balance

  • Sometimes in a bid to confuse you during the examination examiners will present you with a jumbled list of balances which might require you to determine whether the accounts […]
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Introduction to Limited Liability Companies

By |2025-02-12T09:21:51+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level Business Studies Notes, Ordinary Level Notes, Principles of Accounts Notes|

Pick n Pay is an example of a limited liability company. Image credit tmsm.co.zw Pick n Pay is an example of a limited liability company. Image credit tmsm.co.zw ZIMSEC O Level Business Studies Notes: Introduction to Limited Liability Companies

  • Contrary to popular belief among students and common people the word company […]
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Trading and profit and loss accounts and balance sheets: Other items

By |2025-02-12T09:39:14+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, Ordinary Level Notes, Principles of Accounts Notes|

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Principles of Accounting: Bank Statement

By |2025-02-12T09:01:48+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, Ordinary Level Notes, Principles of Accounts Notes|

ZIMSEC O Level Principles of Accounts Notes: Source Documents:Bank Statement

  • It is a document or report released (on a fixed date every month) by banks
  • It lists:
    • The balance at the beginning of the period
    • deposits,
    • withdrawals,
    • checks paid,
    • interest earned,
    • service charges
    •  penalties incurred if any
    • The balance at the end of the period
  • on a given account

    • […]

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Principles of Accounting: Making entries in the Purchases Ledger

By |2025-02-12T09:31:40+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, Ordinary Level Notes, Principles of Accounts Notes|

ZIMSEC O Level Principles of Accounts 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 in […]
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Principles of Accounting: The Going concern concept and consistency concept

By |2025-02-12T09:23:51+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, Ordinary Level Notes, Principles of Accounts Notes|

ZIMSEC O Level Principles of Accounts Notes: The Going concern concept and consistency concept

  • Going concern and consistency concepts are important in the accounting world

The going concern concept

  • It is one of the most fundamental concepts
  • It forms the assumption on which all accounting operations are carried out
  • According to this concept all accounting transactions must be recorded and […]
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Principles of Accounting: Bad Debts Recovered

By |2025-02-12T09:07:56+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, Ordinary Level Notes, Principles of Accounts Notes|

ZIMSEC O Level Principles of Accounts 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 reinstated […]
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Principles of Accounting: Profitability Ratios

By |2025-02-12T09:25:39+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, Ordinary Level Notes, Principles of Accounts Notes|

ZIMSEC O Level Principles of Accounts Notes: Profitability Ratios

  • So we have already introduced you to accounting ratios
  • These ratios include a group of ratios that are known as profitability ratios
  • Such ratios measure how well a business performed in profit terms in a given period
  • At this level you are required to know how to calculate three profitability […]
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