January 2023

Cambrige Notes: Principles of Accounting: The Appropriation Account

By |2022-09-15T12:32:05+02:00January 24th, 2023|Cambridge O Level/ IGSCE Accounts Notes, Notes, Ordinary Level Notes|

Cambridge IGCSE Accounting(0452)/O Level Principles of Accounts(7110) Notes: Accounting for Partnerships:The Appropriation Account

  • Apart from a few nuances partnerships prepare normal financial statements
  • These are almost indistinguishable from those of Sole Traders
  • They include the usual Income Statement ( Trading and Profit and Loss Account) and the Statement of Financial Position
  • If this is a manufacturing partnership the Manufacturing […]
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Cambrige Notes: Principles of Accounting: Partnership Dissolution Example

By |2022-09-15T12:32:13+02:00January 24th, 2023|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 have looked at reasons why a partnership might dissolve here
  • Now we will look at an example question
  • The solution to this question can be found by clicking here

Question

Nkosi,Xo and Zack have been in partnership for several years, sharing profits and losses in […]

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Principles of Accounting: Goodwill and Partnership businesses

By |2022-09-15T12:32:46+02:00January 24th, 2023|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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Cambrige Notes: Principles of Accounting: Appropriation Account Example

By |2022-09-15T12:32:05+02:00January 24th, 2023|Cambridge O Level/ IGSCE Accounts Notes, Notes, Ordinary Level Notes|

Cambridge IGCSE Accounting(0452)/O Level Principles of Accounts(7110) Notes: Accounting for Partnerships: Appropriation Account Example

Example Question Appropriation Account

Gandanga, Waeni and Banda are partners. They share profits and losses in the respctive ratios

\tfrac{3}{8} : \tfrac{3}{8}: \tfrac{1}{4}
For the year ended […]

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Cambrige Notes: Principles of Accounting: Partnership Dissolution Solution to Example Question

By |2022-09-15T12:32:13+02:00January 24th, 2023|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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Principles of Accounting: Partnership Entries for Goodwill: Changes in Profit Sharing Ratios

By |2022-09-15T12:32:46+02:00January 24th, 2023|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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Cambrige Notes: Principles of Accounting: Partnership Financial Statements Example

By |2022-09-15T12:32:06+02:00January 24th, 2023|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 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 […]
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Cambrige Notes: Principles of Accounting: Introduction to Accounting for Partnerships

By |2022-09-15T12:32:03+02:00January 24th, 2023|Cambridge O Level/ IGSCE Accounts Notes, Notes, Ordinary Level Notes|

Cambridge IGCSE Accounting(0452)/O Level Principles of Accounts(7110) Notes: Introduction to Accounting for Partnerships

  • It is quite common for two or more people to enter into a business partnership with one another
  • We have already looked at types of business entities here
  • You can also read more about Partnerships in a post found here
  • While most of the […]
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Principles of Accounting: Goodwill: Changes in Profit Sharing Ratio Example

By |2022-09-15T12:32:45+02:00January 24th, 2023|Notes, Ordinary Level Notes, Principles of Accounts Notes|

ZIMSEC O Level Principles of Accounting: Accounting for Partnerships: Goodwill and Partnership businesses: Changes in Profit Sharing Ratio Example

  • This is an example of a question where there are changes in the profit sharing ratio of a partnership
  • We have already looked at the entries involved in such cases here

Example question

Mhaka, Banda, Feruka and Tangwena run an Accounting […]

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Cambrige Notes: Principles of Accounting: Income Statement and Appropriation Account Example

By |2022-09-15T12:32:07+02:00January 24th, 2023|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 Financial Statements Example

  • This is the first part solution to the question that was posted here
  • It examines the basic structure of Financial Statements of partnerships
  • In this part we will look at the Income Statement and Appropriation Account for Save and Moyo

Solution

Save and Moyo

Income Statement […]

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