February 2025

Principles of Accounting: Goodwill and Partnership businesses

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

ZIMSEC O Level Principles of Accounting: Accounting for Partnerships: Goodwill and Partnership businesses

  • Now that we have explained the idea of goodwill
  • It is time we examine the concept of goodwill in relation with partnerships
  • As already explained accounting standards require that goodwill be recorded only when a business is bought or sold
  • Partnership business are special in […]
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Principles of Accounting: Statement of Financial Position for Companies

By |2025-02-12T09:45:12+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, Ordinary Level Notes, Principles of Accounts Notes|

ZIMSEC O Level Principles of Accounting: Accounting for Limited Liability Companies: Statement of Financial Position

  • We have looked at the Income Statement for companies here
  • We will now look at the structure of the Statement of Financial Position
  • The Statement of Financial Position is almost identical to the one prepared for sole traders
  • In fact the Assets side […]
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Terms used in the Trading and Profit and Loss account

By |2025-02-12T09:17:42+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, Ordinary Level Notes, Principles of Accounts Notes|

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

Gross profit

  • is the excess of sales over the cost of goods sold
  • If the amount of cost of goods sold is more than the amount of sales the result […]
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Discount Allowed and Discount Received entries

By |2025-02-12T09:06:02+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, Ordinary Level Notes, Principles of Accounts Notes|

Discount Entries. Image credit moneysavingexpert.com Discount Entries. Image credit moneysavingexpert.com ZIMSEC O Level Principles of Accounts Notes: The Cash Book:Discount Allowed and Discount Received entries

  • Consider the following entries and enter them into the books of J Haudzwi

July 20×9
1 Started the business with $1000 Cash
3 Deposited $600 from the […]

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Principles of Accounting: Discount Received entries simple example

By |2025-02-12T09:13:46+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: Discount Received entries simple example

  • We have looked at the concept of Discount Received here
  • In this topic we will look at entries that can be used to record discount received
  • One thing to be wary off is that different suppliers will likely have different discount […]
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Principles of Accounting: Correcting Errors

By |2025-02-12T09:03:48+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, Ordinary Level Notes, Principles of Accounts Notes|

ZIMSEC O Level Principles of Accounts 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 and […]
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Principles of Accounting: Causes of Depreciation

By |2025-02-12T09:35:11+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, Ordinary Level Notes, Principles of Accounts Notes|

ZIMSEC O Level Principles of Accounts Notes: Introduction to depreciation

  • We have already explained that depreciation is the wasting away of fixed assets
  • We have also explained that it is treated as an expense in the Income Statement where it should appear at least once a year
  • Now we will look at the causes of depreciation
  • It is caused […]
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Principles of Accounting: Purchases Control Accounts

By |2025-02-12T09:20:09+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, Ordinary Level Notes, Principles of Accounts Notes|

ZIMSEC O Level Principles of Accounts Notes: Purchases Control Accounts

  • Purchases Control Accounts contain a summary view of the purchases ledger
  • Below is a typical purchases control account:
  • Naturally the exact entries depend on transactions that occur in the business in the period under review or the question in an exam

Sources of information when preparing

NB

  • It is […]
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