Introduction
Financial accounting is an organised course of action including activities such as recording of accounting transaction, classification, verification, interpreting, summarizing and communicating or reporting of financial information. Financial accounting provides details and information regarding availability of existing or potential resources, way of financing and output through their utilisation. Financial accounting also provides groundwork for Internal and external stakeholders in order to take significant decisions (Agasisti and Catalano, 2013). All activities and functions of financial accounting are governed or administrated by some rules and guidelines called as financial accounting principles such as UK GAAP (Generally Accepted Accounting Principles). This report provides an explanation about definition of financial accounting, purpose of financial accounting, internal and external stakeholders and brief knowledge about accounting concepts, purpose of providing depreciation and major methods of depreciation, control accounts and purpose of bank reconciliation statements.
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Business Report
1. Financial Accounting and its purpose:
Financial accounting refers to a systematic process classification of financial and non financial transactions, recording of transaction, summarizing them for a better interpretation and reporting under a formal format to internal and external stakeholders. Financial accounting processes are structured in a systematic way and ensures compliances of various accounting principles, policies, rules and regulations (Alver, Alver and Talpas, 2013). Financial accounting gives a structure for quick assessment of any problems and for taking vital decisions. Following are the most considerable purpose of financial accounting, as follows:
- Financial reporting helps to record all financial transactions as per double entry system in an organised manner.
- It helps to asses the actual position and performance of business organisation.
- It assists in projecting anticipated earnings and performance of business organisation.
- Financial reporting provide a basis for better decision making to investors and other stakeholders actual profitability and liquidity situation of business organisation as on a particular date.
- It ensures compliance of statuary requirements, policies, framework, rules and regulations.
- It provides a comparative data and records along with previous years data and competitor’s data and record to evaluate the performance effectively.
- It serve as a formal report of financial health of business organisation to top management and external users of financial information (Barth, 2015).
- It helps to classify organisation's various assets and liabilities in order to manage them efficiently.
2. Internal and external stakeholder:
Stakeholders are person, individual, group, body of individuals or organisation having direct or indirect interest in organisation's position, performance, objectives or goals and results. Stakeholder are classified as internal stakeholders and external stakeholders. Internal stakeholders are person, group or individuals within the business organisation having substantial interest. Whereas external stakeholders are individuals, persons, group or organisation outside the business organisation associated with organisation and having direct or indirect interest (Edwards, 2013).
Internal Stakeholder: In a large business organisation internal stakeholders are shareholders, owners, management and employees (Stice and Stice, 2013). Following is a brief discussion about major internal stakeholders and, possible way through which they are interested in financial information of organisation, as follows:
- Owners and shareholders: They are real stakeholders of entity. Owner and shareholders are holding major shares of a large business organisation and gain profits in case of increase in share price. They are having substantiate stake in organisation in form of profits and dividends. They are highly affected by the performance and financial position of company.
- Employees: Employees are most considerable resources of a business organisation and always wants to achieve growth within the organisation. Employees are having sustainable stake in business organisation because their salary and career are dependent on performance and growth of organisation.
External Stakeholder: External stakeholders in case of a large business organisation are its customers. Suppliers, government, creditors etc. Following is a short explanation about key external stakeholders and, manner through which they are interested in financial information of organisation, as follows:
Government: Government collect various taxes on income of business organisation so government hold stake in profits of entities in form of taxes. Government along with collection of taxes insures proper compliance of rules and regulation in business organisation.
Suppliers: Suppliers of goods and raw material receives payments from business organisation and full-fills the demands. They always tries to receive payment in scheduled times and provides credit based on liquidity position of company so suppliers having stake in business organisation in form of their payments and sales (DRURY, 2013).
Customers: Customers decides an organisation's growth and revenue. They contribute in business by purchasing and by recommending product of company to others. Customers buy product or services of organisation by analysing their popularity, quality, performance, growth and beliefs therefore they are holding stake in form of performance and sustainability of business organisation.
Investors: Investors are most significant for business organisation because they contribute in expansion and growth of company by investing their money or other financial assets in company. They are highly affected by performance and growth of business organisation. Investors are actual stakeholder of company because they always tries to get maximum return from investment made by in business organisation.
CLIENT 1
1. Journal Entries and Ledgers in the book of Alexandra Study:
Date |
Particulars..... |
Debit |
Credit |
01/01/19 |
Premises A/c....................................................................Dr. |
240000 |
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Motor Van A/c.................................................................Dr. |
51250 |
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fixtures A/c................................................................ Dr. |
8100 |
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Inventory A/c................................................................ Dr. |
23900 |
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P Mole A/c................................................................ Dr. |
4400 |
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F Lane A/c................................................................ Dr. |
6100 |
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Bank A/c................................................................ Dr. |
68400 |
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Cash A/c................................................................ Dr. |
15600 |
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To S Hood A/c |
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12150 |
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To J. Brown A/c |
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16600 |
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To Capital A/c (Balancing Figure) |
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389000 |
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(Being Owner's Capital is calculated ) |
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Therefore, Alexandra Study's Capital at 1st January = £ 389000 |
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Date |
Particulars |
Debit |
Credit |
01/01/19 |
Storage cost A/c...............................................................Dr. |
450 |
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To bank A/c |
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450 |
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(Being storage cost is paid) |
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02/01/19 |
Purchases A/c ................................................................Dr. |
7680 |
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To S Hood A/c |
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1450 |
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To D Main A/c |
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2060 |
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To W Tone A/c |
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960 |
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To R Foot A/c |
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1610 |
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(Being goods purchases on credit from various parties) |
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03/01/19 |
J Wilson A/c ................................................................ Dr. |
1200 |
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T. Cole A/c ................................................................ Dr. |
1650 |
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F. Syme A/c ................................................................Dr. |
2100 |
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J. Allen A/c ................................................................ Dr. |
1020 |
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P. White A/c ................................................................Dr. |
2520 |
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F Lane A/c ................................................................ Dr. |
980 |
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To Sales A/c |
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9470 |
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(Being goods sold on credit to various parties) |
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04/01/19 |
Motor Expenses A/c …..................................................Dr. |
470 |
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To Cash A/c |
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470 |
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(Being motor expense is paid) |
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07/01/19 |
Capital A/c ................................................................Dr. |
1500 |
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To Cash A/c |
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1500 |
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(Being cash withdrawal by owner himself) |
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09/01/19 |
T. Cole A/c................................................................ Dr. |
680 |
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J. fox A/c ................................................................ Dr. |
1310 |
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To Sales A/c |
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1990 |
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(Being goods purchase on credit with various parties) |
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11/01/19 |
Sale Return A/c ............................................................. Dr. |
680 |
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To J. Wilson A/c |
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270 |
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To F. Syme A/c |
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410 |
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(Being goods is returned back by the parties |
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16/01/19 |
Bank A/c ................................................................ Dr. |
7020 |
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To P. Mullen A/c |
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1400 |
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To F. Lane A/c |
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3100 |
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To J. Wilson A/c |
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850 |
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To F. Syme A/c |
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1670 |
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(Being Payment received from various parties) |
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19/01/19 |
R Foot A/c ................................................................ Dr. |
50 |
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To Purchases Return A/c |
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50 |
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(Being Goods is returned to creditor) |
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22/01/19 |
Purchases A/c................................................................ Dr. |
3740 |
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To L Mole A/c |
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1830 |
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To W Wright A/c |
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1910 |
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(Being goods purchased on credit) |
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24/01/19 |
S Hood A/c ................................................................ Dr. |
3600 |
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J Brown A/c ................................................................ Dr. |
4600 |
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R Foot A/c ................................................................ Dr. |
1400 |
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To Bank A/c |
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6000 |
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(Being payment is made to creditors) |
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27/01/19 |
Salaries A/c ................................................................ Dr. |
4800 |
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To Bank A/c |
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4800 |
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(Being salaries are paid through cheque) |
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30/01/19 |
Business Rates A/c.........................................................Dr. |
1320 |
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To Bank A/c |
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1320 |
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(Being business rates are paid through cheque) |
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Purchases A/c |
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Date |
Particulars |
Amount |
Date |
Particulars |
Amount |
02/01/19 |
To S Hood A/c |
1450 |
31/01/19 |
By Trading and P&L A/c |
9820 |
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To D Main A/c |
2060 |
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To W Tone A/c |
960 |
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To R Foot A/c |
1610 |
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22/01/19 |
To L Mole A/c |
1830 |
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To W Wright A/c |
1910 |
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Total |
9820 |
Total |
9820 |
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Bank A/c |
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Date |
Particulars |
Amount |
Date |
Particulars |
Amount |
01/01/19 |
To Opening Balance (B/f) |
68400 |
01/01/19 |
By Storage cost A/c |
450 |
16/01/19 |
To P Mullen A/c |
1400 |
24/01/19 |
By S Hood A/c |
3600 |
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To F Lane A/c |
3100 |
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By J Brown A/c |
4600 |
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To J Wilson A/c |
850 |
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By R Foot A/c |
1400 |
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To F Syme A/c |
1670 |
27/01/19 |
By Salaries A/c |
4800 |
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30/01/19 |
By Business Rates A/c |
1320 |
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31/01/19 |
By Closing Balance C/d |
59250 |
Total |
75420 |
Total |
75420 |
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D Main A/c |
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Date |
Particulars |
Amount |
Date |
Particulars |
Amount |
31/01/19 |
To Closing Balance A/c |
2060 |
02/01/19 |
By purchases A/c |
2060 |
Total |
2060 |
Total |
2060 |
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By Purchases Return A/c |
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Date |
Particulars |
Amount |
Date |
Particulars |
Amount |
31/01/18 |
To Trading and P&L A/c |
50 |
19/01/18 |
By R foot A/c |
50 |
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50 |
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50 |
R Foot A/c |
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Date |
Particulars |
Amount |
Date |
Particulars |
Amount |
19/01/18 |
To Purchase Return A/c |
50 |
02/01/19 |
By purchases A/c |
1610 |
24/01/19 |
To Bank A/c |
1400 |
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31/01/19 |
By Closing Balance C/d |
160 |
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Total |
1450 |
Total |
1610 |
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T Cole A/c |
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Date |
Particulars |
Amount |
Date |
Particulars |
Amount |
03/01/19 |
To Sales A/c |
1650 |
31/01/19 |
By Closing Balance C/d |
2330 |
09/01/19 |
To Sales A/c |
680 |
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Total |
2330 |
Total |
2330 |
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J Allen A/c |
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Date |
Particulars |
Amount |
Date |
Particulars |
Amount |
03/01/19 |
To Sales A/c |
1020 |
31/01/19 |
By Closing Balance C/d |
1020 |
Total |
1020 |
Total |
1020 |
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F Lane A/c |
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Date |
Particulars |
Amount |
Date |
Particulars |
Amount |
01/01/18 |
To Opening Balance (B/f) |
6100 |
16/01/19 |
By Bank A/c |
3100 |
03/01/18 |
To Sales A/c |
980 |
31/01/18 |
To Closing Balance C/d |
3980 |
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Total |
7080 |
Total |
7080 |
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Cash A/c |
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Date |
Particulars |
Amount |
Date |
Particulars |
Amount |
01/01/19 |
To Opening Balance (B/f) |
15600 |
04/01/18 |
By Motor Expenses A/c |
470 |
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07/01/19 |
By Capital A/c |
1500 |
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31/01/19 |
By Closing Balance C/d |
13630 |
Total |
15600 |
Total |
15600 |
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Sales Return A/c |
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Date |
Particulars |
Amount |
Date |
Particulars |
Amount |
11/01/19 |
To J Wilson A/c |
270 |
31/01/19 |
By Trading and P&L A/c |
680 |
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To F Syme A/c |
410 |
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Total |
680 |
Total |
680 |
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L Mole A/c |
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Date |
Particulars |
Amount |
Date |
Particulars |
Amount |
31/01/19 |
To Closing Balance C/d |
1830 |
22/01/19 |
By Purchases A/c |
1830 |
Total |
1830 |
Total |
1830 |
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W Wright A/c |
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Date |
Particulars |
Amount |
Date |
Particulars |
Amount |
31/01/19 |
To Closing Balance C/d |
1910 |
22/01/19 |
By Purchases A/c |
1910 |
Total |
1910 |
Total |
1910 |
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J Brown A/c |
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Date |
Particulars |
Amount |
Date |
Particulars |
Amount |
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01/01/19 |
By Opening Balance b/f |
16600 |
24/01/19 |
To Bank A/c |
4600 |
31/01/19 |
By Closing Balance C/d |
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31/01/19 |
To Closing Balance C/d |
12000 |
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Total |
16600 |
Total |
16600 |
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Business Rates A/c |
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Date |
Particulars |
Amount |
Date |
Particulars |
Amount |
30/01/19 |
To Bank A/c |
1320 |
31/01/19 |
By Trading and P&L A/c |
1320 |
Total |
1320 |
Total |
1320 |
Storage Cost A/c |
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Date |
Particulars |
Amount |
Date |
Particulars |
Amount |
01/07/19 |
To Bank A/c |
450 |
31/07/19 |
By Profit & Loss A/c |
450 |
Total |
450 |
Total |
450 |
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Sales A/c |
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Date |
Particulars |
Amount |
Date |
Particulars |
Amount |
31/01/19 |
To Trading and P&L A/c |
11460 |
03/01/19 |
By J Wilson A/c |
1200 |
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By T. Cole A/c |
1650 |
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By F. Syme A/c |
2100 |
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By J .Allen A/c |
1020 |
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By P .White A/c |
2520 |
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By F .Lane A/c |
980 |
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09/01/19 |
By T .Cole A/c |
680 |
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By J fox A/c |
1310 |
Total |
11460 |
Total |
11460 |
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S Hood A/c |
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Date |
Particulars |
Amount |
Date |
Particulars |
Amount |
24/01/19 |
To Bank A/c |
3600 |
01/01/19 |
By Opening Balance (B/f) |
12150 |
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02/01/19 |
By purchases A/c |
1450 |
31/01/19 |
To Closing Balance C/d |
10000 |
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Total |
13600 |
Total |
13600 |
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W Tone A/c |
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Date |
Particulars |
Amount |
Date |
Particulars |
Amount |
31/01/19 |
To Closing Balance C/d |
960 |
02/01/19 |
By purchases A/c |
960 |
Total |
960 |
Total |
960 |
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J Wilson A/c |
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Date |
Particulars |
Amount |
Date |
Particulars |
Amount |
03/01/19 |
To Sales A/c |
1200 |
11/01/19 |
By Sales Return A/c |
270 |
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16/01/19 |
By Bank A/c |
850 |
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31/01/19 |
By Closing Balance c/d |
80 |
Total |
1200 |
Total |
1200 |
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F Syme A/c |
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Date |
Particulars |
Amount |
Date |
Particulars |
Amount |
03/01/18 |
To Sales A/c |
2100 |
11/01/19 |
By Sales Return A/c |
410 |
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16/01/19 |
By Bank A/c |
1670 |
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31/01/19 |
By Closing Balance c/d |
20 |
Total |
2100 |
Total |
2100 |
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P White A/c |
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Date |
Particulars |
Amount |
Date |
Particulars |
Amount |
03/01/19 |
To Sales A/c |
2520 |
31/01/19 |
By Closing Balance c/d |
2520 |
Total |
2520 |
Total |
2520 |
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P Mullen A/c |
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Date |
Particulars |
Amount |
Date |
Particulars |
Amount |
01/01/19 |
To Opening Balance (B/f) |
4400 |
16/01/19 |
By Bank A/c |
1600 |
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31/01/19 |
By Closing Balance c/d |
2800 |
Total |
4400 |
Total |
4400 |
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Capital A/c |
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Date |
Particulars |
Amount |
Date |
Particulars |
Amount |
07/01/18 |
To Cash A/c |
1500 |
01/01/18 |
By Opening Balance b/f |
389000 |
31/01/18 |
To Closing Balance C/d |
387500 |
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Total |
389000 |
Total |
389000 |
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J Allen A/c |
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Date |
Particulars |
Amount |
Date |
Particulars |
Amount |
09/01/18 |
To Sales A/c |
1310 |
31/01/18 |
By Closing Balance c/d |
1310 |
Total |
1310 |
Total |
1310 |
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Motor Van A/c |
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Date |
Particulars |
Amount |
Date |
Particulars |
Amount |
01/01/19 |
To Opening Balance (B/f) |
51250 |
31/01/19 |
By Closing Balance c/d |
51250 |
Total |
51250 |
Total |
51250 |
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Salaries A/c |
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Date |
Particulars |
Amount |
Date |
Particulars |
Amount |
27/01/19 |
To Bank A/c |
4800 |
31/01/19 |
By Trading and P&L A/c |
4800 |
Total |
4800 |
Total |
4800 |
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Motor Expenses A/c |
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Date |
Particulars |
Amount |
Date |
Particulars |
Amount |
04/01/19 |
To Cash A/c |
70 |
31/01/19 |
By Trading and P&L A/c |
470 |
Total |
470 |
Total |
470 |
2. Trial Balance as at 31st January 2019 in the books of Alexandra Study:
Trial Balance for the month of July.......... |
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Particulars |
Debit |
Credit |
Storage Cost |
450 |
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Purchase |
9820 |
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Sales |
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11460 |
Motor Expenses |
470 |
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Receivables: |
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P Mullen |
3000 |
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F Lane |
3980 |
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J Wilson |
80 |
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T Cole |
2330 |
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F Syme |
20 |
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J Allen |
1020 |
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P. White |
2520 |
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J Fox |
1310 |
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Cash At Bank |
52680 |
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Cash In Hand |
20200 |
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Payables: |
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S. Hood |
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10000 |
J. Brown |
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12000 |
W Tone |
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960 |
R Foot |
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160 |
L Mole |
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1830 |
W. Wright |
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1910 |
D Main |
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2060 |
Premises |
240000 |
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Van |
51250 |
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Fixtures |
8100 |
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Inventory |
23900 |
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Sales Return |
680 |
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Purchase Return |
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50 |
Salaries |
4800 |
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Business Rates |
1320 |
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Capital |
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387500 |
Total |
427930 |
427930 |
CLIENT 2
1. Statement of Profit and Loss of Munteanu Ltd. For the year ended 31st December 2018:
Statement of Profit and Loss of Munteanu Ltd. For the year ended 31st December 2018 |
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Particulars |
Amount |
Particulars |
Amount |
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To opening inventory |
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15000 |
By Sales |
138000 |
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To Purchases |
61000 |
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Less: Return Inward |
3000 |
135000 |
Less: Return Outward |
1500 |
59500 |
By Closing Inventory |
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20000 |
To Gross profit |
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80500 |
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Total |
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155000 |
Total |
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155000 |
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To Administration Cost |
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32000 |
By Gross Profit |
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80500 |
To Distribution Cost |
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32000 |
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To Depreciation |
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8800 |
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To Finance Cost |
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1500 |
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To Tax |
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2000 |
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|
|
To Net Profit |
|
4200 |
|
|
|
Total |
|
80500 |
Total |
|
80500 |
2. Statement of financial position of Munteanu Ltd. As at 31st December 2018:
Statement of financial position of Munteanu Ltd. As at 31st December 2018 |
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Assets |
|
|
Amount in EUR |
Land |
|
|
20000 |
Building |
|
40000 |
|
Less: Accumulated Depreciation |
|
10000 |
|
|
|
30000 |
|
Depreciation for the year |
|
800 |
29200 |
Plant and machinery |
|
60000 |
|
Less: Depreciation |
|
20000 |
|
|
|
40000 |
|
Depreciation for the year |
|
8000 |
32000 |
Total non-current assets |
|
|
81200 |
|
|
|
|
Inventories |
|
|
20000 |
Prepaid Rent |
|
|
3000 |
Accounts receivable |
|
|
26000 |
Total current assets |
|
|
49000 |
|
|
|
|
Total assets |
|
|
130200 |
Equity and liabilities |
|
|
|
Share capital |
|
|
40000 |
Share premium |
|
|
20000 |
Retained Earnings including current year profit |
|
|
26200 |
Equity |
|
|
86200 |
Current and other tax liabilities |
|
|
2000 |
Accrued salaries |
|
|
2000 |
Bank Overdraft |
|
|
18000 |
Accounts payable |
|
|
22000 |
Total current liabilities |
|
|
44000 |
Total equity and liabilities |
|
|
130200 |
3. Accounting Concepts: Consistency and Prudency:
Accounting concepts are basic fundamentals rules that are required to be followed while framing financial statement of a business organisation (Fourie, 2015). Accounting concepts are acts as guideline for finalization of accounts. Following are the major accounting concepts, as follows:
Consistency: This accounting concept emphasises towards maintaining consistency with respect to accounting policies and procedures followed by a business organisation from one period to other. This accounting concept ensures uniformity in accounts of one or more periods.
Prudence: This accounting concepts requires that business organisation should not overestimate its income or revenues, assets, and should not underestimate its expenses, losses and obligation or liabilities.
4. Purpose of depreciation in formulating accounting statement:
Depreciation provided by business organisation on fixed assets exhibits a reduction in value of fixed asset due to physical wear and tear or obsolescences and by any other reason during a particular period. Two significant methods used by entities to provide and calculate depreciation are discussed as below:
- Straight Line Method: Under this method of depreciation entity provides depreciation cost evenly throughout the whole useful life or effective life of a tangible fixed asset. This method is used by organisations in case where economic benefits from an fixed asset are expected to be realised equally over its effective life. This method is also appropriate in case of uncertainty regarding economic benefits (Hale and Held, 2012).
- Written Down Method: It is method of depreciation under which depreciation in form of a fixed percentage is charged by entity on book value of assets, over its effective useful life. This method is used for those assets whose maintenance expenses increases as their useful life increases like vehicles, heavy machinery.
5. Evaluation of difference between financial statements prepared by the sole trader & the limited companies
Following are the major differences among financial statements prepared by sole traders and limited companies:
Sole trader |
Limited companies |
The main purpose of preparation of financial statements for sole traders is to assess their actual profitability condition (Hall, 2012). |
Where as in limited companies financial statements are prepared by companies to report their actual performance and position to internal or external stakeholder. |
Here less statutory requirements to be followed by sole traders as compared to limited companies. |
There are too much compliance of statutory requirement while preparing financial statement of Limited companies. |
CLIENT 3
1. Purpose of preparation of Bank-reconciliation Statement
Every business organisation prepares cash book in which cash as well as bank transactions are recorded. Sometimes difference arises in amount in bank column of cash book and balance of bank statement due some common reasons. So in order to reconcile such balance bank-reconciliation statement is prepared by business organisation. Bank-reconciliation statement is prepared by entities on monthly basis, annual basis and quarterly basis. However most of the entities prepare bank reconciliation statements on monthly basis to avoid any complexity at year end (Jönsson, 2013).
2. Reasons for difference between balance of bank column of cash book and bank statements
Most common reasons for difference between balance on the bank statement and the balance on the books are deposits in transit, errors of books, electronic charges charged by bank but not yet recorded in books, outstanding charges, check printing charges, bank service charges, cheque issued but not presented etc.
3. Imprest
Imprest is a system of accounting in which a fixed amount is reserved by organisation for payment of day to day small amount of expenses. Petty cash book is an example of accounting under imprest system (Tschopp and Nastanski, 2014).
4. Bank-reconciliation Statement as at 30 September 2018
Particulars |
Amount |
- Bank Balance as per pass book |
398 |
Add: Items having effects of higher balance in cash book |
|
- Bank charges not recorded in cash book...... |
36 |
- Adjustment for direct debit rates.............. |
105 |
|
|
Less: Items having effects of lower balance in cash book |
|
· Payments to: |
|
- C David |
122 |
- S Leeming |
116 |
- C Lyons |
87 |
|
|
|
|
Bank balance as per cash book |
214 |
CLIENT 4
1. Sales Ledger Control Account in the books of January 2018
Sales Ledger Control A/c |
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Particulars |
Amount (£) |
Particulars |
Amount (£) |
Balance b/d......... |
12600 |
Sales Return............. |
4320 |
Credit Sales............. |
152350 |
Bad Debts.................. |
1600 |
|
|
Discount Allowed............. |
1060 |
|
|
Bank/ Cash (Receipt from credit customers).................. |
120610 |
|
|
Set-off (Transfer to purchase ledger)............. |
640 |
|
|
Balance c/d................. |
36720 |
Total |
164950 |
Total |
164950 |
Balance b/d |
36720 |
|
|
2. Purchase Ledger Control Account in the books of January 2018
Purchase Ledger Control A/c |
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Particulars |
Amount (£) |
Particulars |
Amount (£) |
Discount Received....... |
850 |
Balance b/d............ |
11360 |
Purchase Return.......... |
3110 |
Credit Purchase................... |
126500 |
Bank/ Cash (Payment to suppliers).............. |
91010 |
Bank (Refund from supplier)............. |
500 |
Set-off (Transfer from sales ledger)............ |
640 |
|
|
Balance c/d.......... |
42750 |
|
|
Total |
138360 |
Total |
138360 |
|
|
Balance b/d |
42750 |
3. Control Account
A control account is general ledger account which exhibits total amount of balance of related subsidiary ledgers accounts. Main purpose of control account is to keep all general ledgers free of any complex headings or details and still to provide accurate balance for preparing final accounts (Oulasvirta, 2014).
CLIENT 5
1. Suspense account and its main features
Suspense account is prepared by business organisation to record unclassified transactions.
Suspense account is an general ledger account which temporarily records balances, amounts or entries which are remain unclassified or unidentified at the year end. For example in an organisation supplier invoices amounting $1250 for services. Entity has doubt about name of department to be charged, such amount can be placed in a suspense account.
Features of suspense account:
- Suspense account is prepared by business organisation to identify any error or in-appropriate amount in accounts.
- It provide a framework for quick assessment of any type of error.
- It assists in finalization of accounts within the scheduled time (Mullinova, 2016.).
- It defines nature of error and helps to allocate them.
- It helps to find out any fraudulent bills, payments. embezzlement or unidentified thefts.
2. Trial Balance using a control account as balancing figure
Particulars |
Dr. (in £) |
Cr. (in £) |
Purchase Account Account |
7000 |
|
Sales Account Account |
|
11000 |
Rent Paid Account |
2500 |
|
Cash in bank Account |
8400 |
|
Travel expense Account |
1600 |
|
Receivables Account |
3200 |
|
Payables Account |
|
3500 |
Opening Inventory |
2200 |
|
Capital Account |
|
7100 |
Control Account |
|
3300 |
Total |
24900 |
24900 |
3. Journal Entries for corrections
Particulars |
(in £) |
(in £) |
Simon A/c …........................................................................... Dr. To Smith A/c (..Being sale was debited to smith instead of Simon..) |
2200 |
2200 |
Jones A/c..................................................................................Dr. To Suspense A/c (..Being sale of £420 not entered in Jones account, now entered...) |
4200 |
4200 |
Suspense A/c.............................................................................Dr. To White A/c (..Being purchase of £750 not entered in White account, now entered..) |
7500 |
7500 |
Suspense A/c |
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Particulars |
Amount |
Particulars |
Amount |
To White...A/c |
7500 |
By Balance...b/d |
3300 |
|
|
By Jones..A/c |
4200 |
Total |
7500 |
Total |
7500 |
Conclusion
From above report it has been concluded that main motive of financial accounting is communicating the true and fare view of organisation's financial performance and position, All accounting functions of business organisation are linked with reporting of financial performance and guided by principles of financial accounting. Evaluation of main purpose of financial accounting assists in providing a appropriate framework for decision making activities. Management also prefer financial accounting as it helps to determine objectives and goals of a business organisation. Reporting under financial accounting ensures compliance of policies, rules and regulation.
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