Introduction to Control Accounts • Trade receivables are reported as a current asset and trade payables are reported as current liability in the balance sheet at the end of an accounting period. • It is important‚ therefore‚ that a business taken steps to ensure the accuracy of these figures. • One such step is the preparation of Control account to confirm that the total of the sales ledger balances and the total of the purchases ledger balances are accurate What is Control Account? • A control
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experience in recording‚ analyzing‚ interpreting and communication accounting information. 3) It is in partial fulfillment of CXC Principles of Accounts requirement. The aim of the study is to determine whether Debro’s Wholesale is operating at a profit or a loss. Data was gathered from source documents and posted to the journals‚ ledgers and final accounts. The performance of the business was determined by using ratios. Debro’s Wholesale is a newly developed and simulated entity located at
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CONTROL ACCOUNTS AND ITS USES INTRODUCTION: As the business grows in size‚ more than one ledger is required for recording its transactions which have also expanded with the business. Since the bulk of the entries are made in the accounts of debtors and creditors‚ these two classes of accounts are taken out of the General Ledger and put in separate ledgers - the Sales Ledger for debtors’ accounts and the Purchases Ledger for creditors’ accounts. There may be more than three ledgers but for simplicity
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items‚ and determine the correct amount to report on the income statement for each‚ using the accrual basis of accounting for the referenced period of time. Revenues A Company had beginning accounts receivable of $8‚000. The company reported cash basis revenues of $100‚000. The ending accounts receivable amounted to $18‚000. Supplies B Company purchased $25‚000 of supplies. Supplies on hand decreased by $5‚000 during the period. Rent C Company started the year with no prepaid rent‚ and
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| LiquidityCurrent Ratio | 1067.3/832.9 = 1.3:1 | 1041.2/758.1 = 1.4:1 | Quick Ratio | (1067.3 – 368.3)/832.9 = 0.84:1 | (1041.2 – 309)/758.1 = 0.97:1 | Inventory Days | (368.3/2445) x 365 = 55 days | (309/2409.6) x 365 = 47 days | Trade Receivable Days | (645.6/3453.7) x 365 = 68 days | (616.6/3406.5) x 365 = 66 days | Trade Payable Days | (544.6/2445) x 365 = 81 days | (550.3/2409.6) x 365 = 83 days | SolvencyGearing | 727/232.4 = 3.13% | 802/133.4 = 6.01% | Interest Cover | 574.8/24
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demand deposit accounts. Held for Trading Securities – Temporary investments of excess cash which are primarily held for short term gain. Loans and Receivables – include trade receivables and non trade receivables. Trade Receivables are claims against others which arise in the ordinary course of doing business. Examples are: Trade accounts receivable- these are claims against customers arising from the provision of services or delivery of goods on credit. Trade Notes Receivable – A note receivables
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|Less Operating expenses | | |=Net Income | • New Accounts on the Income Statement o SALES – revenues collected from the sale of merchandise o COST OF MERCHANDISE SOLD – the purchase price plus incidentals of merchandise available for resale o GROSS PROFIT – Sales
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$60‚000 cash on the purchase of equipment costing $80‚000. The remaining amount was recognized as a one year note payable with interest rate of 9%. Jan 4 Purchased office supplies costing $17‚600 on account. Jan 13 Provided services to its customers and received $28‚500 in cash. Jan 13 Paid the accounts payable on the office supplies purchased on January 4. Jan 14 Paid wages to its employees for first two weeks of January‚ aggregating $19‚100. Jan 18 Provided $54‚100 worth of services to its customers
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within 10 days of the invoice date. The maximum amount of interest that can be charged varies by state. 4. Phone customers and start trying to collect the day after a payment is due.Never wait -- let them know that you keep close track of your accounts receivable. 5. Until a customer pays their bills‚ don’t do any more business with them. Do not bend on this rule – you’ll only cause yourself more problems and scuttle any chance of collecting what you’re owed. If you really want to keep doing business
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system Account Information System of their students. The information are stored and compiled in some sort of filing cabinets and may take a long time to retrieve the data and information especially when the account is for old students of the school. In all it can take minutes finding the relevant account information of the students. Students Account Information System manages student records and account information. A SAIS may handle student’s information system‚ payments information‚ accounts and
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