February 2025

Principles of Accounting: Introduction to Provision for Doubtful Debts

By |2025-02-12T09:08:38+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, Ordinary Level Notes, Principles of Accounts Notes|

ZIMSEC O Level Principles of Accounts Notes: Introduction to Provision for Doubtful Debts

  • As we have pointed out in our examination of bad debts the story does not end there
  • In our discussion of bad debts we stated that bad debts are only written of in the period in which they occur
  • Sometimes this happens many periods after […]
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Principles of Accounting: Introduction to Liquidity Ratios

By |2025-02-12T09:33:52+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, Ordinary Level Notes, Principles of Accounts Notes|

ZIMSEC O Level Principles of Accounting: 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 creditors, bank […]
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Principles of Accounting: Non-Profits Example: Statement of Financial Position

By |2025-02-12T09:26:33+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, Ordinary Level Notes, Principles of Accounts Notes|

ZIMSEC O Level Principles of Accounting: Accounting for non profit organisations Example

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Principles of Accounting: Partnership Financial Statements Example

By |2025-02-12T09:28:29+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, Ordinary Level Notes, Principles of Accounts Notes|

ZIMSEC O Level Principles of Accounting: Accounting for Partnerships: Partnership Financial Statements Example

  • As already said elsewhere partnerships also prepare Financial Statements at the end of every period
  • These do not differ much from say those of a Sole Trader
  • Financial Statements of a Partnership include:
  • An Income Statement for the period ended
  • An Appropriation account for the […]
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Principles of Accounting: Partnership Dissolution Solution to Example Question

By |2025-02-12T09:38:04+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, Ordinary Level Notes, Principles of Accounts Notes|

ZIMSEC O Level Principles of Accounting: 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 to as […]
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Introduction to Debentures

By |2025-02-12T09:23:27+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level Business Studies Notes, Ordinary Level Notes, Principles of Accounts Notes|

A debenture certificate. Image credit scripophily.net A debenture certificate. Image credit scripophily.net ZIMSEC O Level Business Studies Notes: Introduction to Debentures

  • These are loan stocks that are issued to the company.
  • A debenture is simply a document or certificates that acknowledges said loan.
  • Debentures are creditors to the […]
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Principles of Accounting: Three Column Cash Book

By |2025-02-12T09:04:01+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, Ordinary Level Notes, Principles of Accounts Notes|

ZIMSEC O Level Principles of Accounts Notes: Source Documents: Three Column Cash Book

  • Most businesses offer credit sales in order to increase sales
  • This creates the debtors accounts which are recorded in the ledger and appear in the Statement of Financial Position (Balance Sheet)
  • Cash and by extension working capital is the life blood of the business
  • To prevent […]
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