February 2025

Principles of Accounting: The format of Manufacturing Accounts

By |2025-02-12T09:44:23+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, Ordinary Level Notes, Principles of Accounts Notes|

ZIMSEC O Level Principles of Accounting: The structure of Manufacturing Accounts

  • In the other post we introduced you to manufacturing accounts
  • In this post we will look at typical formats of manufacturing accounts
  • This is not to say there are different formats, no
  • We are merely going to present a simple manufacturing account
  • Followed by one that incorporates […]
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Principles of Accounting: Partnership Entries for Goodwill: Changes in Profit Sharing Ratios

By |2025-02-12T09:35:55+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, Ordinary Level Notes, Principles of Accounts Notes|

ZIMSEC O Level Principles of Accounting: Partnership Entries for Goodwill: Changes in Profit Sharing Ratios

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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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Building Societies

By |2025-02-12T09:34:53+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level Commerce Notes, Ordinary Level Notes, Principles of Accounts Notes|

FBC Building Society. Image credit businessdaily.co.zw FBC Building Society. Image credit businessdaily.co.zw ZIMSEC O Level Commerce Notes: Money and Banking: Building Societies

Building Societies

  • Is a type of a financial institution.
  • A building society is a financial organization which pays interest on investments by its members and lends capital for the purchase or […]
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Sole Trader: Trading and Profit and Loss Account and Capital Accounts

By |2025-02-12T09:18:14+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, Ordinary Level Notes, Principles of Accounts Notes|

Image credit clarkewillmott.com Image credit clarkewillmott.com ZIMSEC O Level Principles of Accounts Notes: Terms used in the Trading and Profit and Loss account

  • The Trading and Profit and Loss Account is not balanced off at the end of the trading period
  • This means there are in no corresponding “balance b/d” in the […]
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Principles of accounts:Bank Overdrafts

By |2025-02-12T09:08:30+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, Ordinary Level Notes, Principles of Accounts Notes|

Business often make use of Overdrafts. Image credit telegraph.co.uk Business often make use of Overdrafts. Image credit telegraph.co.uk ZIMSEC O Level Principles of Accounts 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 […]
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Principles of Accounting: The petty Cash Book

By |2025-02-12T09:16:50+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, Ordinary Level Notes, Principles of Accounts Notes|

ZIMSEC O Level Principles of Accounts Notes: Source Documents: The petty Cash Book

  • As a business grows it is customary to have a Petty Cash Book and a Cash Book
  • In large businesses if all small transactions were to be recorded in the in the Cash Book it would become unwieldy
  • Imagine the example of a retail giant such […]
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Principles of Accounting: Correcting errors example

By |2025-02-12T09:09:05+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, Ordinary Level Notes, Principles of Accounts Notes|

ZIMSEC O Level Principles of Accounts Notes: Correcting errors example

The following errors were discovered in the books of K Musana on 31 March 20×7

  1. Purchases $1,410 on credit from A Rombe had been entered in B Rombe’s account
  2. A cheque of $94 paid […]
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Principles of Accounting: Calculating/Estimating depreciation

By |2025-02-12T09:37:17+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, Ordinary Level Notes, Principles of Accounts Notes|

ZIMSEC O Level Principles of Accounts Notes: Calculating/Estimating depreciation

  • Before it is entered in the books depreciation has to be calculated
  • Where an accurate figure cannot be estimated an estimate has to be used
  • It is entirely up to the business in question to choose an appropriate way of calculating depreciation for each class of assets
  • Whatever the method […]
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