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The format of a Simple Trading and Profit and Loss Account

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The Name of the Business/Proprieter

NB The exact names and types of expenses and other income will vary from business to business you should […]

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Cambrige Notes: Cash Discount,Discount Received and Discount Allowed

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Cambridge IGCSE Accounting(0452)/O Level Principles of Accounts(7110) Notes: The Cash Book:Discount Received and Discount Allowed

  • 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 made within a certain period
  • This reduction is known as a cash discount
  • Cash discount-an amount given in exchange and […]
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Cambrige Notes: The format of a Balance Sheet/Statement of Financial Position

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Cambridge IGCSE Accounting(0452)/O Level Principles of Accounts(7110) Notes: The format of a Balance Sheet/Statement of Financial Position

The Name of the Business(The Name of the Sole Trader is used in Sole Trader Businesses)

Statement of Financial Position as at 31 December 2016

  • The name of the business is to be replaced by the name of the […]
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Sole Trader:Trading and Profit and Loss Account Example

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Image credit erekocynigit.com Image credit erekocynigit.com ZIMSEC O Level Principles of Accounts Notes: Trading and Profit and Loss Account 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 […]

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Principles of Accounting: Types of Business Organisations

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ZIMSEC O Level Principles of Accounting Notes: Types of Business Organisations

  • A business can be defined as an economic or commercial activity
  • All business activity can be subdivided into individual and separate transactions
  • A transaction is an event that results in a change in an asset, liability, or net worth of a business
  • In accounting various words are used to […]
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Cambrige Notes: Discount Allowed and Discount Received entries

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Cambridge IGCSE Accounting(0452)/O Level Principles of Accounts(7110) Notes: The Cash Book:Discount Allowed and Discount Received entries

  • 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 cash at hand into the bank
10 Bought goods on Credit from J Mafana for $360
15 Sold Goods […]

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Cambrige Notes: The contents of a Balance Sheet/Statement of Financial Position

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Cambridge IGCSE Accounting(0452)/O Level Principles of Accounts(7110) Notes: The contents of a Balance Sheet/Statement of Financial Position

  • While a Statement of Financial Position could just be presented as a listing of the credit and debit balances at a given date
  • It would be more useful to record the information in a consistent and meaningful way
  • This would allow
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Simple Trading and Profit and Loss Account Example 2

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Image credit bhofinance.com Image credit bhofinance.com ZIMSEC O Level Principles of Accounts Notes: Simple Trading and Profit and Loss Account 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 […]

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Principles of Accounting: The Sales Ledger

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ZIMSEC O Level Principles of Accounts Notes: The Sales Ledger

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