February 2025

Cambrige Notes: Principles of Accounting: Solution to Manufacturing Accounts Example

By |2025-02-12T09:34:52+02:00February 12th, 2025|Cambridge O Level/ IGSCE Accounts Notes, Notes, Ordinary Level Notes|

Cambridge IGCSE Accounting(0452)/O Level Principles of Accounts(7110) Notes: Example question Manufacturing Accounts

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Cambrige Notes: Principles of Accounting: Sales Control Account Example

By |2025-02-12T09:38:22+02:00February 12th, 2025|Cambridge O Level/ IGSCE Accounts Notes, Notes, Ordinary Level Notes|

Cambridge IGCSE Accounting(0452)/O Level Principles of Accounts(7110) Notes: Sales Control Account Example

Question

Prepare a sales ledger control account from the following information for October 20X6, carrying down the balance at 31 October:

  • Oct 1 Sales ledger […]
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Cambrige Notes: Principles of Accounting: The Prudence concept and the Business entity concept

By |2025-02-12T09:42:03+02:00February 12th, 2025|Cambridge O Level/ IGSCE Accounts Notes, Notes, Ordinary Level Notes|

Cambridge IGCSE Accounting(0452)/O Level Principles of Accounts(7110) Notes: The Prudence concept and the Business entity concept

  • In another topic you were introduced to the idea of accounting concepts
  • These are the underlying principles that govern the accounting discipline
  • In this topic we will look at the following concepts:
  • The Business Entity Concept
  • The Prudence Concept

Business Entity Concept

  • You […]
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Cambrige Notes: Principles of Accounting: Discount Received

By |2025-02-12T09:01:06+02:00February 12th, 2025|Cambridge O Level/ IGSCE Accounts Notes, Notes, Ordinary Level Notes|

Cambridge IGCSE Accounting(0452)/O Level Principles of Accounts(7110) Notes: Source Documents: Three Column Cash Book: Discount Received

  • It is customary for businesses to sell goods on credit
  • In order to encourage prompt payment a business might offer a cash discount
  • In such instances the business will accept a lesser amount in settlement of a debt in exchange for early payment

    • […]

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Principles of Accounting: Introduction to data processing

By |2025-02-12T08:57:42+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, Ordinary Level Notes, Principles of Accounts Notes|

ZIMSEC O Level Principles of Accounting Notes: Introduction to data processing

  • Part of accounting involves data processing or processing data
  • Data-refers to raw and unprocessed information for example a transaction event such as the sale of goods bought for resale in exchange for cash
  • Information- is a term that is used to refer to data:
    • That is timely and […]
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Principles of Accounting: Making entries in the Purchases Ledger

By |2025-02-12T09:31:40+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, Ordinary Level Notes, Principles of Accounts Notes|

ZIMSEC O Level Principles of Accounts Notes: Making entries in the Purchases Ledger

  • In this example we will make entries into the Purchases Ledger, Cash Book and General Ledger
  • We will be skipping the books of original entry
  • Although this is not how things are done in practice
  • Examination/Exercise question might ask you to make double entries in […]
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Principles of Accounting: The Going concern concept and consistency concept

By |2025-02-12T09:23:51+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, Ordinary Level Notes, Principles of Accounts Notes|

ZIMSEC O Level Principles of Accounts Notes: The Going concern concept and consistency concept

  • Going concern and consistency concepts are important in the accounting world

The going concern concept

  • It is one of the most fundamental concepts
  • It forms the assumption on which all accounting operations are carried out
  • According to this concept all accounting transactions must be recorded and […]
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Principles of Accounting: Bad Debts Recovered

By |2025-02-12T09:07:56+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, Ordinary Level Notes, Principles of Accounts Notes|

ZIMSEC O Level Principles of Accounts 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 reinstated […]
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Principles of Accounting: Missing figures

By |2025-02-12T09:46:00+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, Ordinary Level Notes, Principles of Accounts Notes|

ZIMSEC O Level Principles of Accounting: Single entry and Incomplete records: Missing figures

  • As already pointed out creating financial statements using single entry or incomplete records requires filling in the gaps
  • This is because naturally there will be some missing figures/amounts
  • These amounts have to be ascertained
  • We have already looked at how a Statement of Affairs can […]
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Principles of Accounting: Introduction to Accounting for Partnerships

By |2025-02-12T09:05:43+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, Ordinary Level Notes, Principles of Accounts Notes|

ZIMSEC O Level Principles of Accounting: 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 accounting concepts […]
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