Advanced Bookkeeping Flashcards
Name the steps for disposal of a fixed asset.
- Transfer the cost
- Remove the accumulated depreciation
- Post the sales proceeds
What is the double entry for ‘transferring the cost’ in disposal of a fixed asset?
Dr Disposal Account
Cr Non-current Asset Account
What is the double entry for ‘remove the accumulated depreciation’ in disposal of a fixed asset?
Dr Accumulated Depreciation Account
Cr Disposal Account
What is the double entry for ‘post the sales proceeds’ in disposal of a fixed asset?
Dr Cash
Cr Disposals Account
Name the steps for Part Exchange allowance.
- Transfer the cost
- Remove the accumulated depreciation
- Sell the old asset
- Post any additional cash paid
What is the double entry for ‘transferring the cost’ in a part exchange allowance?
Dr Disposal Account
Cr Non-current Asset Account
What is the double entry for ‘remove the accumulated depreciation’ in a part exchange allowance?
Dr Accumulated Depreciation
Cr Disposal Account
What is the double entry for ‘selling the old asset’ in a part exchange allowance?
Dr Non-current Asset Account
Cr Disposal account
What is the double entry for ‘post any additional cash paid’ in a part exchange allowance?
Dr Non-current Asset Account
Cr Cash
What is the equation for cost of sales?
Opening Inventory
+ Purchases
- Closing Inventory
== Cost Of Sales
How do you increase the size of the general allowance?
Dr Doubtful Debts Expense
Cr Allowance for Doubtful Debts
How do you decrease the size of the general allowance?
Dr Allowance for Doubtful Debts
Cr Doubtful Debts Expense
How do you account for specific allowance gone bad?
Dr Allowance for Doubtful Debts
Cr Receivables / SLCA
How to you account for a recovery of specific allowance?
- Dr Cash
Cr Receivables - Dr Allowance for Doubtful Debts
Cr Bad and Doubtful Debts Expense
What steps do you take for eliminating/correcting a suspense account?
- What did they post?
- What should they have posted?
- What entry is required to fix the error?
What steps are required for a general allowance?
- Write off any bad debts
- Make any specific allowances
- Calculate any general allowances
What is an accrual?
An expense incurred by the business during the accounting period but no invoice has been received and it has not been paid yet.
What is a prepayment?
A payment for an item of expense before we have used it.
What is the double entry for accruals?
Dr Expense Account
Cr Accrual Account
What is the double entry for a prepayment?
Dr Prepayment Account
Cr Expense Account
How to account for an accrual for subsequent years.
- Reverse out last years accrual
- Post any cash paid this year
- Post any closing accruals
How to account for prepayments in subsequent years.
- Reverse out last years prepayment
- Post any cash paid this year
- Post any closing prepayments
What is an accrual? (IEAL)
LIABILITY
This means the balance b/d will be a credit
What is a prepayment? (IEAL)
ASSET
This means the balance b/d will be a debit
What is accrued income?
Earned income that hasn’t been paid for yet.
What is the double entry for accrued income?
Dr Accrued Income
Cr Sales
How do you eliminate accrued income?
Dr SLCA
Cr Accrued Income
What is deferred income?
When we have been paid by the customer before providing the goods.
What is the double entry for deferred income?
Dr Sales
Cr Deferred Income
How do you eliminate deferred income?
Dr Deferred Income
Cr Sales
How do you post a loss on Disposal?
Dr Profit or Loss Account
Cr Disposal Account
How do you post profit on Disposal?
Dr Disposal Account
Cr Profit or Loss account
What does capitalise mean?
Recording the item as an asset instead of an expense.
How do you post depreciation?
Dr Depreciation Expense Account
Cr Accumulated Depreciation Account
How do you eliminate an accrual?
Dr Accrual Account
Cr Expense Account
How do you eliminate a prepayment?
Dr Expense Account
Cr Prepayment Account
How do you account for a bank loan fri a fixed asset?
- Dr Cash
Cr Bank Loan - Dr Non-current Asset
Cr Cash
What is an Unpresented cheque?
Money going out of bank account that hasn’t showed up yet.
What is an outstanding lodgement?
Money coming in to the bank account that hasn’t showed up yet.
What is the double entry for a sale on credit with VAT?
Dr Receivables
Cr VAT
Cr Sales
What is a double entry for a purchase on credit with VAT?
Dr Purchases
Dr VAT
Cr Payables
How do you post a contra entry?
Dr Payables
Cr Receivables
How do you account for an irrecoverable bad debt?
Dr Bad Debt Expense
Cr Receivables
How do you account for Doubtful Debts Allowance?
Dr Doubtful Debts Expense
Cr Allowance for Doubtful Debts
How do you post an opening inventory?
Dr Opening Inventory
Cr Inventory
How do you post a closing inventory?
Dr Inventory
Cr Closing Inventory
Another word for Receivables:
Sales Ledger Control Account
Another word for Payables:
Purchase Ledger Control Account
What is depreciation charge? (IEAL)
EXPENSE
What is Accumulated depreciation? (IEAL)
LIABILITY
What is machinery at cost? (IEAL)
ASSET
What is opening inventory? (IEAL)
INCOME
What is a prepayment? (IEAL)
ASSET
What is an accrual? (IEAL)
LIABILITY
What is the PLCA? (IEAL)
LIABILITY
What is the SLCA? (IEAL)
ASSET
What is deferred income? (IEAL)
LIABILITY
What is accrued income? (IEAL)
ASSET
What is the disposal account? (IEAL)
EXPENSE
What is cash at bank (any account)? (IEAL)
ASSET
what is carriage inwards/outwards? (IEAL)
EXPENSE