January 2023

Principles of Accounts: The Analytical Petty Cash Book

By |2022-09-15T12:33:30+02:00January 24th, 2023|Notes, Ordinary Level Notes, Principles of Accounts Notes|

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

  • Although petty cash payments are varied in nature
  • In most businesses there are common items that benefit from  petty cash payments
  • For example motor repair expenses, petrol expenses, employee bus fare, stationary etc
  • For this reason in such businesses, the petty […]
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Principles of Accounting: An example of how to correct errors in a suspense account

By |2022-09-15T12:33:21+02:00January 24th, 2023|Notes, Ordinary Level Notes, Principles of Accounts Notes|

ZIMSEC O Level Principles of Accounts Notes: An example of how to correct errors in a suspense account

  • We have already looked at the suspense account and why it is needed
  • We will now look at an example

You have extracted a trial balance and drawn up accounts for the year ended 31 December 20X7. There was a shortage of […]

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Principles of Accounting: The Revaluation Method

By |2022-09-15T12:33:12+02:00January 24th, 2023|Notes, Ordinary Level Notes, Principles of Accounts Notes|

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

  • When there are a few big fixed assets it is easy to:
    1. Ascertain the cost
    2. Estimate its useful life
    3. Calculate/estimate its depreciation
    4. Account for its disposal
    5. Calculate/estimate profit or loss on disposal
  • For each asset because it is worth the effort
  • There are times when this […]
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Principles of Accounting: Bank Reconciliation Statement Example

By |2022-09-15T12:33:05+02:00January 24th, 2023|Notes, Ordinary Level Notes, Principles of Accounts Notes|

ZIMSEC O Level Principles of Accounts Notes: Bank Reconciliation Statement Example

  • As discussed here preparing a bank reconciliation statement involves three steps:
    1. Obtaining the current bank statement
    2. Updating the Cash Book
    3. Preparing the Bank reconciliation statement
  • Now we will look at an example:

Draw up a bank reconciliation statement, after writing the cash book up to date, ascertaining the […]

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Principles of Accounting: Departmental Accounting Example

By |2022-09-15T12:32:55+02:00January 24th, 2023|Notes, Ordinary Level Notes, Principles of Accounts Notes|

ZIMSEC O Level Principles of Accounting: Introduction to Departmental Accounts Example

Example Question

From the following list of balances you are required to prepare a departmental Income Statement in columnar form for the year ended 31 March 20X5, in respect of […]

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Principle of Accounting: The concept of goodwill

By |2022-09-15T12:32:47+02:00January 24th, 2023|Notes, Ordinary Level Notes, Principles of Accounts Notes|

ZIMSEC O Level Principles of Accounting: Accounting for Partnerships: The concept of goodwill

  • It is not unusual for a business to be bought or sold as a going concern i.e.
  • The entire business (or business unit) and its related assets and liabilities
  • Often when a business is sold or bought it is at a price that is higher than […]
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Cambrige Notes: Principles of Accounting: Solution to Capital and Current Accounts example

By |2022-09-15T12:32:04+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: Capital and Current Accounts Example

The Capital Accounts

The Current Accounts for the partners

    […]
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Cambrige Notes: Principles of Accounting: Goodwill: Example entries when a new partner is admitted

By |2022-09-15T12:32:10+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: Goodwill: Example entries when a new partner is admitted

  • We have looked at entries to be made in the books when a new partner is admitted into the business
  • Now it is time to look at a simple example of the entries involved

Example Question

Partners Chinjekure and Mupfumi share […]

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Cambrige Notes: Principles of Accounting: Non-Profits Example: Income and Expenditure Account

By |2022-09-15T12:31:58+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 non profit organisations Example

The Receipts and Payments Account

Chivero Angling Club Snack Bar Income Statement

Chivero Angling Club Income and Expenditure Account for the year ended 31 […]

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Cambrige Notes: Principles of Accounting: Bad Debts Recovered

By |2022-09-15T12:31:43+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: 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 […]
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