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The Accounting System
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bookkeeping 1
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The Accounting System
Common transactions
Selling goods and services
Imediate payment
Cash sale
Making purchases and paying expenses
Payment at a later date
Credit sale
Payments in and out the bank account
The five stage accounting system
Financial transaction
The originating transaction
Financial documents
Documents generated by the transaction
Books of prime entry
The place where the first document is first recorded in the businesses books
Ledger accounts
The main accounting records of the business, usually set up as a double entry system
Trial balance
A listing of the ledger accounts, used as a checking device and a source of accounting information for the owners and managers.
Books of prime entry
Day books
Transactions involving customers/suppliers
Cash book
Recording all payments in/out the bank account
Petty cash book
Recording all payments in/out of the cash float, used for small purchases
Ledgers
The ledger = General ledger + Sales ledger + Purchases ledger
A ledger is traditionally a large book into which each business transaction is entered into individual accounts
'The ledger' is used to describe all the ledgers.
Sales ledger
This account shows the business the amount owed by that particular customer
Purchases ledger
This account shows the amount owed to a supplier
General ledger
Records all other transactions of the business
Control accounts
Sales ledger control account
Contains the totals of all the trade receivable accounts in the sales register
Purchases ledger control account
Contains the totals of the trade payable accounts in the purchase ledger
Financial statements
Profit or loss
Income - expenses = profit/loss
Financial position
Assets - liabilities = capital
Accounting terminology
Stock
Inventory
Goods held by a business
Creditor
Trade payable
A supplier you owe money to
Debitor
Trade receivable
A customer who owes you money
Profit and loss account
Statement of profit/loss
Financial statement calculating profit/loss
Balance sheet
Statement of financial position
Financial statement showing the value of the owners investment
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