February 2025

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

By |2025-02-12T09:23:53+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, Ordinary Level Notes, Principles of Accounts Notes|

ZIMSEC O Level Principles of Accounting: 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 December 20×8

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Principles of Accounting: Partnership Financial Statements Example

By |2025-02-12T09:28:29+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, Ordinary Level Notes, Principles of Accounts Notes|

ZIMSEC O Level Principles of Accounting: 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 for the […]
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Principles of Accounting: Company Accounts: Basic Terms

By |2025-02-12T09:41:31+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, Ordinary Level Notes, Principles of Accounts Notes|

ZIMSEC O Level Principles of Accounting: Accounting for Limited Liability Companies: Basic Terms

  • As pointed out elsewhere there are subtle differences between accounting for sole trader businesses, partnerships and non-profit entities when compared to accounting for limited liability companies
  • This is due to differences in the way limited liability companies conduct their business when compared to the rest

    • […]

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Cambrige Notes: Principles of Accounting: Introduction to Accounting ratios

By |2025-02-12T09:23:08+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 Accounting Ratios

Introduction to ratios in Accounting

  • Often in business numbers given in isolation are difficult to interpret
  • For example Business A makes a profit of $10 000 while Business B makes a profit of $10 million
  • It would be difficult to know which business better between the two
  • Those […]
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Cambrige Notes: Principles of Accounting: Company Accounts: Introduction

By |2025-02-12T09:27:10+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: Introduction

  • It is important to note that all accounts are prepared on the basis that the owner and his/her business are two separate persons
  • This does not matter if the business is not considered a separate legal entity for example partnerships and sole trader businesses
  • However […]
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Cambrige Notes: Principles of Accounting: Introduction to Manufacturing Accounts

By |2025-02-12T09:30:59+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 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 […]
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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: An example of how to correct errors in a suspense account

By |2025-02-12T09:41:15+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: 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 […]

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Principles of Accounting: Correcting Errors using suspense account

By |2025-02-12T09:12:26+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, Ordinary Level Notes, Principles of Accounts Notes|

ZIMSEC O Level Principles of Accounts Notes: Correcting Errors using suspense account

  • In another topic we learnt about the need, use and purpose of the suspense account
  • In this topic we will learn about how to correct errors that involve the suspense account
  • If you are looking at how errors that are not revealed by the trial balance […]
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Principles of Accounting: The reducing balance/diminishing balance method

By |2025-02-12T09:40:20+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, Ordinary Level Notes, Principles of Accounts Notes|

ZIMSEC O Level Principles of Accounts Notes: The reducing balance/diminishing balance method

  • As discussed in this topic there are number of ways in which depreciation can be calculated
  • The reducing balance method is one of these methods
  • It is also known as the diminishing balance method
  • A fixed percentage is deducted from the first from cost then subsequently […]
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