profit and unappropriated profit. what is the accumulated profit and why do accountants and bookkeepers use different names for the same thing? (6 marks) Accumulated profits is profits that are not paid as dividend but is transfered over to the accounts for the next year. Also can be used to reinvest in the core of the business to help pay off debts or to purchase a capital asset. The reasons why accountants and bookkeepers use different names for the same thing is because bookkeepers are the people
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expense for December and writing off 2‚500 worth of uncollectible accounts. Further analysis of the company’s accounts showed that merchandise purchased in 2007 amounted to 450‚000 and ending inventory was 75‚000. Goods were sold at 40% above cost. 80% of total sales were on account. Total collections from customers‚ on the other hand‚ excluding proceeds from cash sales‚ amounted to 300‚000. By how much would the A/R and ADA accounts be misstated at the end of December 31‚ 2007? Problem 8-31 The
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bank‚ potential vendors‚ or other interested parties. An account system is also important to process sales‚ purchase orders‚ invoices‚ payroll‚ and other business functions manually. The accounting system must be scalable‚ secure and gather data feed from other business systems to collect up-to-date business finances. The installed REMS came with the following Finance and Accounting Financial Modules: General Ledger Module‚ Accounts Payable Module‚ POS module‚ Bank Reconciliation Module‚
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Why are accounts important To begin by why accounts are important‚ a person should first know what accounts actually mean. Accounts are financial records of an organization that register all financial transactions‚ and must be kept at its principal office or place of business. The purpose of these records is to enable anyone to appraise the organization’s current financial position with reasonable accuracy. Firms present their annual accounts in two main parts: the balance sheet‚ and the income
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Masters of Science (Banking) UUM-IBBM WBB 6013: SEMINAR IN BANKING FDI Inflow‚ Current Account Balance‚ Inflation And Interest Rate: How Do They Impact The Malaysian Economy? By Siva Kumar Kandiah (Matric No: 89306) ___________________________________________________________ Abstract This article seeks to find which of the macroeconomic variables among FDI inflow‚ current account balance‚ inflation and interest rate play a significant role in economic growth in Malaysia using
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effective controls to ensure that the business has the lowest risk rate possible. The lower the risk‚ the less likely that fraud would occur. In this analysis‚ Learning Team B will provide a proposal for appropriate controls to cover cash‚ sales‚ accounts receivable‚ inventory‚ and production. The team will discuss some prevention techniques to reduce these risks and make recommendations in areas that will help controls within the organization. Cash Controls Internal controls for cash is essential to
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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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Goods/Stock purchased or sold being returned is quite a common practice in business. This may be on account of a number of reasons like defects in goods‚ quality not matching the requirement for which the buyer purchased it‚ the buyer not needing the stock‚ etc. This happens both in case of goods purchased as well as goods sold by the organisation. Where the goods sold are being returned we call it "Sales Returns" and where goods purchased are being returned we call it "Purchase Returns"
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company issue a share having face value of Rs 10 at Rs 8 Give two examples of ‘Capital receipts’. Give two circumstances in which sacrificing ratio may be applied (1) (1) (1). (1) (1) Show how you would deal with the following items in the final accounts of a club: (3) Debit credit Prize fund Prize fund Investments 1‚20‚000 Income from Prize fund Investments Prizes awarded 9000 Q7. 1‚20‚000 12000 A‚B and C are partners sharing profits and losses in the ratio of 1 : 2: 3. They have omitted interest
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Transactions Show Journal entries to record the following transactions. Post them into appropriate Ledger Accounts and then extract a Trial Balance on 31st December‚ 2012: 2012 Jan 1st: Commenced business with cash Rs 1‚00‚000. Jan 10th: Bought office equipment worth Rs 40‚000. Jan 25th: Purchased goods worth Rs 25‚000; less 10% trade dis. on credit from Rahul. Feb 4th: Purchased office stationary worth Rs 500. Feb 9th: Paid premium for fire insurance Rs 5‚000 Feb 20th: Sold goods on
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