I. DEFINITION A LETTER OF CREDIT (Documentary Credit) is a letter from a bank guaranteeing that a buyer’s payment to a seller will be received on time and for the correct amount. In the event that the buyer is unable to make payment on the purchase‚ the bank will be required to cover the full or remaining amount of the purchase. • A letter of credit is often abbreviated as LOC or LC‚ and is also referred to as a documentary credit. The parties to this document are usually an applicant who
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Answer any FOUR questions from this section. Each question carries 10 marks. 1. a. Explain the following accounting concepts and illustrate each with an example: i. Historical cost ii. Stable monetary measures (5 marks) b. For each of the independent situations described below‚ list the accounting principle or concept that has been violated and give your explanation: i. Andy Company accrued interest expense on the personal bank loan of the owner at year end. ii. Perfect Repairs
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chart of accounts? Chart of accounts (COA) is a list of the accounts used by an organization. The list can be numerical‚ alphabetic‚ or alpha-numeric. The structure and headings of accounts should assist in consistent posting of transactions. Each nominal ledger account is unique to allow its ledger to be located. The list is typically arranged in the order of the customary appearance of accounts in the financial statements‚ profit and loss accounts followed by balance sheet accounts. It is
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in the individual accounts in ledgers. 4. Create preliminary trial balance 5. Adjusting entries 6. Create adjusted trial balance of the accounts 7. Combine sums in various accounts 8. Close books for current month Permanent accounts are also known as real accounts. These are accounts that do not close at the end of the accounting year. The permanent accounts are all of the balance sheet accounts (asset accounts‚ liability accounts‚ owner’s equity accounts) except for the owner’s
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BALANCE OF PAYMENTS Contents 1 Composition of the balance of payments sheet 1.1 Variations in the use of term "balance of payments" 1.2 The IMF definition 2 Imbalances 2.1 Causes of BOP imbalances 2.2 Reserve asset 2.3 Balance of payments crisis 3 Balancing mechanisms 3.1 Rebalancing by changing the exchange rate 3.2 Rebalancing by adjusting internal prices and demand 3.3 Rules based rebalancing mechanisms 4 History of balance of payments issues 4.1 Pre-1820: mercantilism 4.2 1820–1914:
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Name : Ronesha Rosal Subject : Principles of Accounts Name of project : Study of accounting procedures of B+M School : Corpus Christi College School number : 160013 Candidate’s number : 160013 Teacher’s name : Ms. Valentine Date submitted : ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS I would like to take this time to thank Table of Contents INTRODUCTION AIMS ACCOUNTING CYCLE Source documents Subsidiary journals
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point is Revenue Cycle. Sales cycle is the process businesses use to describe the financial progression of company’s accounts receivables from the beginning which the company acquire product to the end of cycle when the company received cash payments from customers in cash or within credit terms if there is credit sales of products. The sales accounting system of such an entity is relatively unaffected by whether the merchandise is acquired from others. Thus Sales cycle is a recurring set of
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A balance sheet‚ like a photo‚ provides a financial picture of a company on a given day and time. It categorizes all of a company’s resources as assets‚ all of its debts as liabilities‚ and all of the owner’s investments as equity. A company uses its assets‚ such as accounts receivable‚ inventory‚ and equipment‚ for manufacturing or purchasing products for sale or to provide a service. A company’s assets are financed by its liabilities (debt) and the owner’s equity (net worth). On a balance sheet
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Theory of Accounts 1. The fundamental qualitative characteristic of faithful representation has the components of a. Predictive value and confirmatory value b. Comparability‚ consistency‚ and confirmatory value c. Understandability‚ predictive value‚ and reliability d. Completeness‚ neutrality‚ and freedom from error 2. The amount reported as “Cash” on a company’s balance sheet normally should exclude a. Postdated checks that are payable to the company b. Cash in a payroll account c. Undelivered
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Assignment No. 1 Problem No. – 1 From the following transactions find out which two accounted‚ types of Accounts‚ Debited/Credited & Reason for Debit or Credit. 1) Mehta started business with Rs. 8000. 2) Purchased goods for cash Rs. 2800. 3) Purchased furniture from Godrej Company Rs. 1000 for cash. 4) Sold goods to Babubhai on credit Rs. 700. 5) Paid for postage stamps purchased Rs. 30. 6) Sold goods to Nanabhai for cash Rs. 400. 7) Paid to Navakal Rs. 500 for Advertisement. 8) Paid to
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