February 2025

Cambrige Notes: Principles of Accounting: Statements of Changes in Equity

By |2025-02-12T09:22:42+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: Accounting for Limited Liability Companies: Statements of Changes in Equity

  • Besides the Statement of Financial Position and Income Statement
  • Companies are also required to prepare a Statement of Changes in Equity
  • This statement as implied by its name shows changes in equity from the beginning to the end of the […]
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Cambrige Notes: Principles of Accounting: Partnership Dissolution Example

By |2025-02-12T09:26:44+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: 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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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: The Suspense Account

By |2025-02-12T09:40:44+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 Suspense Account

  • A trial balance is prepared in order to:
    1. Ease the process of preparing financial statements
    2. To reveal errors
  • Errors that are revealed by the trial balance include:
    1. Addition and other arithmetic errors
    2. Single/Incomplete entries into the books
    3. Entering different amounts on the debit and credit sides […]
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Cambrige Notes: Double Entry Exercise and Solutions

By |2025-02-12T09:02:48+02:00February 12th, 2025|Cambridge O Level/ IGSCE Accounts Notes, Notes, Ordinary Level Notes|

ZIMSEC O Level Principles of Accounts: Double Entry Exercise and Solution[/title

  • You are required to open the asset and liability and capital accounts and record the following transactions for June 20X8 in the records of T. Moyo. 20X8
  1. June 1 Started business with $12,000 in cash.
  2. 2 Paid $11 700 of the opening cash into a bank account for […]
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Principles of Accounting: Correcting errors example

By |2025-02-12T09:09:05+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, Ordinary Level Notes, Principles of Accounts Notes|

ZIMSEC O Level Principles of Accounts Notes: Correcting errors example

The following errors were discovered in the books of K Musana on 31 March 20×7

  1. Purchases $1,410 on credit from A Rombe had been entered in B Rombe’s account
  2. A cheque of $94 paid […]
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Principles of Accounting: Calculating/Estimating depreciation

By |2025-02-12T09:37:17+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, Ordinary Level Notes, Principles of Accounts Notes|

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

  • Before it is entered in the books depreciation has to be calculated
  • Where an accurate figure cannot be estimated an estimate has to be used
  • It is entirely up to the business in question to choose an appropriate way of calculating depreciation for each class of assets
  • Whatever the method […]
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Principles of Accounting: Introduction to Bank Reconciliation Statements

By |2025-02-12T09:31:51+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, Ordinary Level Notes, Principles of Accounts Notes|

ZIMSEC O Level Principles of Accounts Notes: Introduction to Bank Reconciliation Statements

  • When we looked at the Cash Book we mentioned that all bank related transactions are recorded in it
  • We glaringly ignored one fact the bank is also a business
  • They have their own set of records about our deposits and withdrawals
  • In modern times due to […]
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Principles of Accounting: Accounting for Non-Profits Example

By |2025-02-12T09:22:57+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, Ordinary Level Notes, Principles of Accounts Notes|

ZIMSEC O Level Principles of Accounting: Accounting for non profit organisations Example

On 1 January 20X8 The Lake Chivero Angling Club had the following assets:

  • Cash at bank $200
  • Snack bar stocks $800
  • Club house buildings $12,500

During the year to […]

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