February 2025

Principles of Accounting: Double entry for depreciation example

By |2025-02-12T08:56:51+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, Ordinary Level Notes, Principles of Accounts Notes|

ZIMSEC O Level Principles of Accounts Notes: Double entry for depreciation example

  • Here we will assume that you have read
  • The topic about the rationale behind depreciation
  • The topic about the methods of calculating depreciation
  • The entries required to record depreciation in the books
  • If not you should click on each of the above links and […]
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Principles of Accounting: Bank Reconciliation Statement Overdraft Example

By |2025-02-12T09:41:30+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, Ordinary Level Notes, Principles of Accounts Notes|

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

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Principles of Accounting: Introduction to Manufacturing Accounts

By |2025-02-12T09:42:49+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, Ordinary Level Notes, Principles of Accounts Notes|

ZIMSEC O Level Principles of Accounting: Introduction to Manufacturing Accounts

  • Thus far we have taken it for granted that businesses purchase everything they sell
  • While it is true that a lot of business purchase inventory and sell it at a profit
  • There are some businesses that manufacture products
  • These manufacturing businesses typically:
    • Acquire Raw materials
    • Process this raw materials […]
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Principles of Accounting: Goodwill: Changes in Profit Sharing Ratio Example

By |2025-02-12T09:37:27+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: 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: Solution to Appropriation Account Example

By |2025-02-12T09:21:42+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: Solution to Appropriation Account Example

Solution

Gandanga, Waeni and Banda

Appropriation Account for the Year ended 31 December 20×8

To access more topics go to the Cambridge IGCSE Accounting(0452)/O Level […]

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Cambrige Notes: Principles of Accounting: Example revaluation of partnership assets

By |2025-02-12T09:26:07+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: Accounting for Partnerships: Goodwill and Partnership businesses: Revaluation of Partnership Assets

  • As already pointed out in another post, sometimes it is necessary for a partnership to revalue its assets
  • We have already looked at the entries necessary to record these changes in value
  • Now we will look at an example […]
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Cambrige Notes: Principles of Accounting: Departmental Accounting Example

By |2025-02-12T09:30:35+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: 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 […]

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Cambrige Notes: Principles of Accounting: The format of Manufacturing Accounts

By |2025-02-12T09:34:32+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 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 […]
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Cambrige Notes: Principles of Accounting: Sales Control Accounts

By |2025-02-12T09:37:40+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 Accounts

  • Sales control accounts present a summarized version of what should be in the Sales Ledger in a given period
  • Below is a typical Sales Control Account:
  • The exact look of the sales control account obviously depends on the nature of transactions involved

Sources of information when preparing

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Cambrige Notes: Principles of Accounting: Introduction to Accounting Concepts

By |2025-02-12T09:41:39+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 Notes: Introduction to Accounting Concepts

  • In the real world various measurement standards have been devised to aid communication, comparisons, trade and the sharing of ideas
  • For example units of measurement such as grams, meters, liters etc are universally used
  • We know what a kilogram looks like
  • Before the invention of these […]
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