January 2023

Uses and the importance of the Trading and Profit and Loss Account

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  • People set up businesses to make a profit
  • Profit is the main objective of most privately owned businesses
  • However a business may fail to make a profit
  • The business […]
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Cash Discount,Discount Received and Discount Allowed

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  • Businesses prefer it if their customers pay quickly
  • Businesses may thus accept a sum slightly lower than the invoice amount in settlement of a debt if payment is […]
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Cambrige Notes: G Musandu Solution:Trading and Profit and Loss Account

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Cambridge IGCSE Accounting(0452)/O Level Principles of Accounts(7110) Notes: Sole Trader: Trading and profit and loss accounts and balance sheets: Other items

  • This is a solution to the question here.

G Musandu

Trading and Profit and Loss Account (Income Statement) for the year ended 31 September 20×9

  • Sales returns and Returns inwards are the same thing
  • […]

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Cambrige Notes: Sole Trader:Trading and Profit and Loss Account/Income Statement Example

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Cambridge IGCSE Accounting(0452)/O Level Principles of Accounts(7110) Notes: Trading and Profit and Loss Account/Income Statement Example

From the following trial balance of S Madondo, extracted after one year’s trading, prepare a trading and profit and loss account for the year ended 31 December 20X6. A balance sheet is not required.

  • Stock at 31 December 20X6 was $12,408

Solution

S […]

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Terms used in the Trading and Profit and Loss account

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Gross profit

  • is the excess of sales over the cost of goods sold
  • If the amount of cost of goods sold is more than the amount of sales the result […]
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Discount Allowed and Discount Received entries

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  • Consider the following entries and enter them into the books of J Haudzwi

July 20×9
1 Started the business with $1000 Cash
3 Deposited $600 from the […]

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Cambrige Notes: G Musandu: Solution: Statement of Financial Position

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Cambridge IGCSE Accounting(0452)/O Level Principles of Accounts(7110) Notes: Sole Trader: Trading and profit and loss accounts and Statement of Financial Position: Other items

  • This is the Statement of Financial Solution for the Trial Balance Question found here.

G Musandu

Statement of Financial Position as at 30 September 20×9

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Cambrige Notes: Simple Trading and Profit and Loss Account Example 2

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Cambridge IGCSE Accounting(0452)/O Level Principles of Accounts(7110) Notes: Simple Trading and Profit and Loss Account (Income Statement) Example 2 

From the following trial balance of J Nhiwatiwa after his first year’s trading, you are required to
draw up a trading and profit and loss account for the year ended 30 June 20X8. A statement of financial position is not required.

Stock […]

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Sole Trader: Trading and Profit and Loss Account and Capital Accounts

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  • The Trading and Profit and Loss Account is not balanced off at the end of the trading period
  • This means there are in no corresponding “balance b/d” in the […]
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Principles of accounts:Bank Overdrafts

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Business often make use of Overdrafts. Image credit telegraph.co.uk Business often make use of Overdrafts. Image credit telegraph.co.uk ZIMSEC O Level Principles of Accounts Notes: The Cash Book:Bank Overdrafts

  • Bank overdrafts are a way for businesses to borrow money in the short term
  • With bank overdrafts the business is allowed to withdraw […]
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