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http://principlesofaccounting2.com/ http://principlesofaccounting2.com/ Incomplete Records Some times, businesses, especially small businesses do not maintain a full set of double entry records. Consequently, no trial balance will be produced and a complete set of final accounts cannot be prepared without further analysis of the records that do exist. Where only records available are the assets and liabilities at the beginning of the year and at the end of the year, it is not possible to prepare a Trading and Profit and Loss account. The assets and liabilities are usually listed in a Statement of Affairs (Similar to a Balance Sheet). This would have been called a Balance Sheet if it had been drawn up from a set of double entry records. Like a Balance Sheet, a Statement of Affairs can be prepared horizontally or vertically The only way the profit for the year can be found is by comparing the capital shown in the opening Statement of Affairs with the capital shown in the closing Statement of Affairs.

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The basic formula is: Profit Loss = Closing Capital – Opening Capital (Positive figure means Profit and Negative figure means Loss)

It may be that the difference capital during figures. In this

the owner has made drawings during the year, which will account for some of in the capital figures. Similarly the owner might have brought in additional the year, which will also account for some of the difference in the capital case the formula must again be modified:-

/ http://www.principlesofaccounting2.com/ Profit or Loss = Closing Capital + Drawings during the year – Additional Capital during the year – Opening Capital (Positive figure means Profit and Negative figure means Loss) Calculation of Profit or Loss by converting the Incomplete Records into Double entry Records In this case, in order to calculate the profit or loss of the business during the year, the Trading and Profit and Loss accounts are prepared. For preparing the Trading and Profit and Loss accounts, all necessary information is not available in the books. So first the missing items have to be calculated which are necessary for the preparation of Trading and Profit and Loss accounts. Usual missing items are:Opening/ Closing balances of Debtors, Credit Sales, and Amounts received from Debtors. When any of these items is missing from the question, it can be calculated by preparing the Total Debtors Account as follows. Trade Debtors Account (Total Debtors A/C)

In another way Credit Sales = Closing Debtors + Bad debts written off + Return inwards + Discount Allowed + Receipts from Debtors (Cash and Cheques)- Opening debtors

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Opening/Closing balances of creditors/ Payments to creditors/ Credit purchases. When any of these items is missing, it can be calculated by preparing the following Trade Creditors A/C Trade Creditors Account (Total Creditors A/C)

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Similarly Credit Purchases = Closing Creditors + Payments to Creditors (By cash and Cheques) + Discount Received + Return Outwards – Opening Creditors

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Opening or Closing Bank Balance: To calculate any of these, the bank a/c is to be prepared in T form by showing the receipts on the debit side and payments on the credit side.

Closing Bank Balance = Opening Balance + All Receipts – All Payments

Opening Capital:- It can be calculated by preparing opening Statement of Affairs by incorporating all the assets and liabilities on the opening date and calculating it as a balancing figure.

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Before solving the question, find out the missing items. The next step should be to find out the missing items from the given items in the question. After making sure that, all the items necessary for the for the preparation of the required account, then start preparation. The final accounts will be prepared as in the case of a sole trader’s final account. The depreciation on fixed assets is calculated by comparing the opening and closing values of the concerned fixed asset.

MCQ 1. Which of the following cannot maintain single entry system? A. Sole Proprietor

B. Limited companies

C. Partnership concerns

D. Corporation

2. Why is a statement of affairs prepared? A. To find out capital

B. To find out fixed assets

C. To find out current assets

D. To find out liabilities

3. How are the credit purchases calculated? A. By preparing debtors account

B. By preparing purchases account

C. By preparing creditors account

D. By preparing capital account

4. Single entry system is defective because, under this system: A. trial balance cannot be prepared

B. balance sheet cannot be prepared

C. trading and profit and loss account cannot be prepared

D. all the above

5. The following information is available:Capital at the beginning $ 5 250 Drawings during the year $ 3 250 Additional capital introduced $ 1 750 What is the amount of capital at the end of the year?

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B. $ 6 750

C. $ 10 250

D. $ 250

6. Following details are supplied to you:Opening capital $ 9 700

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Closing capital $ 10 750 Drawings during the year $ 2 150 Additional capital introduced- nil What is the amount of profit or loss? A. $ 1 100 profit

B. $ 1 100 loss

C. $ 3 200 profit

D. $ 3 200 loss

7. The following details are from the books of a business:Capital on 1st January 2003

$ 5 500

Profit during the year

$ 2 500

Capital at 31st December 2003

$ 7 250

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B. $ 750

C. $ 5 000

D. $ 2 500

8. Following information is given: Opening debtors $ 6 000 Closing debtors $ 7 500 Cash received from debtors $ 12 500 Cash sales $ 4 000 What is the amount of purchases?

A. $ 11 000

B. $ 14 000

C. $ 1000

D. Cannot be calculated

9. Cash paid to creditors can be calculated from: A. total debtors account

B. total creditors account

C. balance sheet

D. statement of affairs

10. Net profit + expenses – cost of goods sold = A. gross profit

B. income

C. purchases

D. sales

11. The books of a business show the following details:

/ http://www.principlesofaccounting2.com/ debtors on 1st January $ 5 000

debtors at 31st December $ 6 000

receipts from debtors $ 40 000 discount allowed $ 1 000 cash sales $ 10 000 What are the total sales for the year? A. $ 42 000

B. $ 41 000

C. $ 50 000

D. $ 52 000

12. The books of a business show the following details: creditors at the beginning $ 2 500 creditors at the end $ 3 000 paid to creditors $ 20 000 discount received

$ 500

cash purchases $ 5 000 What are the total purchases for the year? A. $ 21 000

B. $ 26 000

C. $ 20 500

D. $ 25 000

13. Closing debtors + payments received from debtors + returns inwards + discount allowed – opening debtors =? A. bad debt

B. capital

C. credit sales

D. cash sales

14. How are the credit sales calculated? A. By preparing supplier’s account

B. By preparing creditor’s account

C. By preparing sales account

D. By preparing debtor’s account

15. Cash received from debtors can be calculated from: A. total debtors account C. balance sheet

B. total creditors account D. statement of affairs

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The following information was obtained from the books of a business man who does not

follow the double entry system, for the year ended 31st Dec 2003:-

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$ Trade Debtors

6 900

Bad Debts Provision

400

Premises

50 000

Trade Creditors

5 000

Stock

1 000

Drawings

15 000

Provision for Depreciation on furniture Furniture

2 000 8 000

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200

Loan from Bank

5 000

Calculate the capital on 31st Dec 2003 by preparing a Statement of Affairs on that Date. Q2. Rachel’s Capital on 1st Jan 2003 was $25000 .Her assets and liabilities on 31st Dec 2003 were:$ Cash in Hand

25

Cash at Bank

560

Long term Bank loan

5 000

Stock in Trade

2 500

Trade Debtors

4 300

Trade Creditors

926

Equipment

6 000

Premises

30 000

Expenses Prepaid

450

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29

Rent received in advance Rent receivable

96

169

During the year ended 31st Dec 2003, Rachel had withdrawn goods for Private use $3000, and had paid to the business $5000 from the proceeds of selling her holiday home. Prepare for Rachel: a)

A closing statement of affairs at 31st Dec 2003 to find the closing capital

b)

A calculation of net profit for the year ended 31st Dec 2003

c) The Capital A/C of Rachel which would appear in her ledger for the year ended 31st Dec 2003

Q 3. Frank Bull is a sole trader, who does not keep complete accounting records. However, for the year ending 31st Dec 2003 the following information was available: 1) On 1st January 2003:

$

Trade debtors

12 400

Trade creditors

15 700

Creditors for expenses 2) During the year ended 31

352 st

Dec 2003:

Payments received from debtors Payments made to trade creditors Payments made to creditors for expenses Cash sales for the year Bad debts for the year

1 71 300 90 600 4 820 24 200 750

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02 300

Cash discount allowed to debtors

2 460

Purchases returns

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3) On 31st Dec 2003: Trade debtors

13 000

Creditors for expenses

510

1. Calculate credit sales and the total sales for the year ended 31st Dec 2003 2. Calculate the amount of closing creditors for the year ended 31st Dec 2003. c. Calculate the amount of expense to be transferred to the profit & loss account for the year ended 31st Dec 2003. Q4. Harry Johnson, a sole trader does not keep a complete set of accounting records. However, for

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1. On 1st Jan 2003

$

Stock

11 400

Trade debtors

9 300

Trade creditors

12 500

Creditors for expenses 2. During the year ended

650 31st

Dec 2003:-

Purchases on credit of goods for resale

63 000

Purchases returns

750

Payments made to creditors for expenses

8 200

Payments received from debtors

78 000

Cash discount allowed to debtors Bad debts written off

3 100 1 500

3. On 31st Dec 2003:Stock

12 600

Trade debtors

18 700

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23 750

Creditors for expenses

350

From the above information: Calculate: The credit sales for the year ended 31st Dec 2003

i) ii)

The total payments made to trade creditors for the year ended 31st Dec 2003

iii)

The amount of expenses to be transferred to the profit and loss a/c for the year

ended 31st Dec 2003

Q 5.

On 1st June 2002, R. Ritha’s balances were:-

Stock

$2600,Bank $4100, Trade Debtors $3500, Trade Creditors $1700, Capital $8500

R. Ritha does not keep full accounting records, but the following information relating to the year ended 31st May 2003 is available:Cheques drawn for private expenditure Cheques drawn for expense items Discount Allowed Credit Sales

$6400 $5320 $500 $32500

Cash paid into Bank from Cash Sales

$25000

Cheques Received from Trade Debtors

$ 26200

Cheques Drawn for Payments to Suppliers Credit Purchases

$ 39150 $40300

On 31st May 2003, the closing stock was valued at

$2600.

Prepare:

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For the year ended 31st May 2003: -

1. The Trade Debtors total account and the Trade Creditors total account. 2. The Trading and Profit and Loss A/C

b)

The Balance Sheet at 31st May 2003

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Q 7. The following information was obtained form the books of a sole trader, who does not keep a full set of books for the year ended 31st Dec 2003: 1) Balances on 1-1-2003: Cash in hand

$ 2 500

Buildings at cost

Cash at bank

$ 4 100

Plant & Machinery

Debtors

$ 6 400

Creditors

$ 4 200

Stock

$ 3 400

Salaries owing

$ 800

$ 20 000 $ 25 000

2) The following receipts and payments were also recorded by him:

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$ 2 500

Cheques received form debtors Purchases by cash

$ 1 500

Salaries paid by cheque

$ 7 000

Salaries owing Buildings

$ 1 020

Payments by cheque to creditors

Drawings by cheque

Debtors

$ 2 500

Administrative expenses in cash

Cash sales

4) The balances on 31-12-2003 were:-

$ 12 000

Plant& machinery

$ 8 000

$ 1 800

$ 900 $ 18 000

Creditors Stock

$ 22 000 $ 5 200

$ 4 000

$ 1 000

3) Other information on 31st Dec 2003:1. Discount allowed $ 250 and discount received $ 300 2. Goods returned by customers $ 380 and goods returned to suppliers $200 3. Out of cash sales, he took $ 100 per month for paying rent of the building and $ 15 a week for miscellaneous expenses and the remaining amount only banked. From the above information, you are required to prepare a set of final accounts for the year ended 31st Dec 2003.

Q 8. K.King started his business as a retailer on 1st Jan 2002 and put $ 25000 into his business bank account as his opening capital. He found suitable shop premises at a rent of $ 6000 p.a.

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All sales were made on a cash basis. Part of the takings was used to pay for various expenses, business and private, and the remainder was banked. The following information is available, from his records , even though he did not keep a full set of accounts under double entry system, for the year ended 31st Dec 2002:Sales takings banked

60550

Cheques issued for:Shop Fittings & Fixtures Furniture

2000 4000

Rent

5500

Rates

1200

Insurance Trade creditors

600 45000

Cash payments from takings General expenses

2500

Drawings for private expenses

9500

Packing materials

270

Notes at 31-12-2002 1)

The stock was valued at

$ 6050

2)

Discount received from creditors for prompt payments $ 400

3)

$ 1800 was owing to creditors.

4)

Shop Fittings and Furniture are to be depreciated by 10% p.a.

5)

Rates are prepaid by $ 300 and provide for the rent owing at the end of the year.

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From the above, prepare the set of final accounts for the year ended 31st Dec 200

Q 9. M, Muthu is a sole trader who does not keep a full set of accounts. The following summary of

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his bank account for the year ended 31st March 2003 is available from his books :Balance on 1-4-2003

400

Receipts from debtors

Payments to creditors

36 000

Cash sales

2 000

Sundry expenses

20 000

Rent

1 200

Rates

600

320

Stationery

150

Drawings

3 000

Balance c/d

3 130

38 400

38 400

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$ 2500 which was used by M/Muthu for paying wages $ 2000 and personal purpose $ 500. The following additional information is also available for the year ended 31st March 2003:Assets and liabilities Stock

01-04-2002

———————————-

12 000

Creditors for goods ——————

3 200

Debtors for goods ——————–

5 000

5 000

Rates prepaid ————————–

210

Rent owing

150

————————–

31-03-2003

14 500

Fixtures at book value —————–

4 350 225

2 500

2 250

From the above information, you are required to prepare a set of final accounts for the year ended 31st March 2003. Show all your workings. Q10. Silcy is the owner of a sole trading concern who does keep systematic record of his business transactions, however the following information is available from the records he maintained for

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1. 1. He deposits all cash receipts into his business bank A/C and makes all payments by cheque. 2. 2. During the year he took $ 400 for purchasing packing materials and $ 25 a week for personal use out of cash sales. 3. 3. The summary of bank transactions during the year were

Receipts banked

$

Cash sales

12 500

Additional capital

5 000

Debtors

10 000

Cheques issued for Settlement of amount owing to creditors

6 820

Buying cosmetic items for his family Business expenses Advertisement

800

Carriage inwards

150

Rent of building

2 000

Purchase of fixtures 1. 4.

500 1 200

6 000

On 1-1- 2000, the following assets& liabilities were recorded:-

Furniture Debtors

$ 4 500

Hand Machine

$ 4 800

Rent of building paid in advance

Stock of the goods for resale $ 200;

$ 3 000 $ 41 800

Creditors for supplies of goods

$ 800

On 31-12-2000 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

The unsold stock was valued at $ 2 100 Total amount owed by credit customers was $ 3 100 The total amount owed to sundry suppliers amounted to $ 2 100 The annual rent of building payable is $ 2 400 Furniture & Fixtures and Hand Machines are to be depreciated by 10% p.a Full years depreciation on fixtures is to be charged. 6. The closing bank balance was $ 9 030.

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1. Calculate-opening bank balance. Opening Capital, Credit purchases and Credit sales, Total sales, Total purchases. 2. Prepare the full set of final accounts for Silcy for the year ended 31st December 2000. Q11. Bobby Saxton is a general dealer. On 1st November 2001, she had the following assets and liabilities

Assets and liabilities $ Equipment 35 865 Stock 14 920 Bank Overdraft 11 562 Cash in hand 576 Trade debtors 11 354 Trade creditors 2 614 Vehicle 9 500 Owing for lighting and heating 300 Capital 57 739 The only book of account that Bobbie keeps for recording her business transaction is a cash book. A summary is given below of the entries made in this cash book for the year ended

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Receipts Cash sales Received from credit customers Payments Assistant’s wages Rent and rates New equipment Stock for resale bought for cash Paid to trade creditors Drawings Vehicle running expenses Heating and lighting General expenses The following matters are to be taken into account:

$ 18 240 18 830 10 8 2 4 19 15 3 1 1

940 200 000 200 228 000 590 328 271

The stock of goods for resale was valued at $ 11 000 on 31st October 2002. On 31st October 2002, trade debtors and trade creditors were $ 7 806 and 5 600 respectively. Depreciation for the year:- equipment $ 345, vehicle $ 1 300 Cash in hand on 31st October 2002, amounted to $ 230 and bank overdraft was

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$ 39 903

Amounts owing at 31st October 2002: $ 96 for rent and rates: $ 120 for heating and lighting.

You are asked to do the following for Bobby Saxton. 1. Show your calculation of the total sales and total purchases to be included in the trading account for the year to 31st October 2002. 2. Prepare trading and profit and loss accounts for the year ending 31st October 2002 and the balance sheet at 31st October 2002.

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