From the previous syllabus. Question 3 asks for the capital of a business from its assets, loan and payables. Question 4 asks for liabilities as a percentage of assets.
Financial Accounting · November 2015
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November 2015 diet
8 objective and 6 theory| No. | Section | Marks | Covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 | 20 | From the previous syllabus. Company final accounts questions that state that provisions are to be made for directors’... | |
| Q2 | 20 | From the previous syllabus. Asks for five reasons why the bank statement balance may differ from the cash book balanc... | |
| Q3 | 5 | From the previous syllabus. Asks for the reducing balance rate for a vehicle with a four-year life and a residual val... | |
| Q4 | 5 | From the previous syllabus. Asks for the total acquisition cost of equipment from a list including a discount, transp... | |
| Q5 | 2 | From the previous syllabus. Asks you to define an intangible non-current asset and give one example. Part (b) is a pa... | |
| Q6 | 8 | From the previous syllabus. Asks you to differentiate between cash, accrual and break-up bases and to state one setba... |
Objective questions Section A
From the previous syllabus. Gives cash received from customers, cash paid to suppliers and employees, tax paid, the purchase of property, plant and equipment and the proceeds of a motor vehicle, and asks for the net cash flow from operating and from investing activities.
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Statement of cash flows: direct method, investing and financing › Investing activitiesFrom the previous syllabus. Question 2 asks for the sum-of-the-years-digits charge of a vehicle in its second year. Question 11 asks for the appropriate method of depreciating loose tools.
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Depreciation: straight-line and reducing balance › Other methods and rules the examiner usesFrom the previous syllabus. Asks which item is not a source document used to update a cash book.
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Cash book and banking procedures › The cash bookFrom the previous syllabus. Asks what interest a partner’s capital contribution above the agreed amount earns where there is no agreement, and which item is not stated in the Partnership Act 1890.
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Partnership accounts: profit sharing, capital and current accounts › What a partnership isFrom the previous syllabus. Asks what is prepared to find the equity at the start of a period where there are no proper books of account.
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Incomplete records: statement of affairs and the capital method › Opening capital: the statement of affairsFrom the previous syllabus. Both ask which item is not found on the debit column of a trial balance.
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Trial balance: preparation, uses and limitations › The trial balanceFrom the previous syllabus. Asks for the rent charged to profit or loss from prepaid rent brought forward, rent paid and accrued rent carried forward.
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Prepaid expenses and unearned income › Prepaid expensesTheory questions Written questions
From the previous syllabus. Company final accounts questions that state that provisions are to be made for directors’ fees of ₦6,000,000 and audit fees of ₦2,500,000. You charge them as expenses and credit a provision or accrued expense.
From the previous syllabus. The marking guide of this company final accounts question awards marks for entries in a statement of changes in equity, with retained earnings for the year carried to the total column.
From the previous syllabus. Asks for the statement of profit or loss of a company for the year, from balances given after the gross profit has been found, with depreciation, provisions for directors’ and audit fees, prepaid insurance and accrued electricity. No taxation.
From the previous syllabus. Gives the balances of a company after the gross profit has been found, with depreciation, provisions for directors’ and audit fees, prepaid insurance and accrued electricity, and asks for the statement of financial position without notes.
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Provisions, contingent liabilities and contingent assets (IAS 37) › The ideas in more depthShare capital: issue of shares, rights, bonus issues and changes in equity › The statement of changes in equityCompany statement of profit or loss and income tax (IAS 12) › The layout, with expenses by functionCompany statement of financial position › The standard layoutFrom the previous syllabus. Asks for five reasons why the bank statement balance may differ from the cash book balance (5 marks), then an adjusted cash book (8 marks) and a bank reconciliation statement (7 marks) for a club with a credit statement balance.
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Bank reconciliation statement and the adjusted cash book › Why the balances differFrom the previous syllabus. Asks for the reducing balance rate for a vehicle with a four-year life and a residual value (2 marks), the charge for two years and the carrying amount (3 marks).
From the previous syllabus. Asks you to post a quarter of transactions to the relevant ledger accounts and balance the accounts.
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Depreciation: straight-line and reducing balance › The reducing balance methodDouble entry bookkeeping, journal entries and ledger accounts › Ledger accounts and postingFrom the previous syllabus. Asks for the total acquisition cost of equipment from a list including a discount, transport, installation, repair costs and operators’ salaries.
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Property, plant and equipment (IAS 16): cost and the assets register › IAS 16: property, plant and equipmentFrom the previous syllabus. Asks you to define an intangible non-current asset and give one example. Part (b) is a partnership question.
From the previous syllabus. Asks for the sharing of profit where a partner receives commission, a salary and interest on fixed capital, and, in the larger question, the statement of profit or loss and statement of financial position of the partnership.
From the previous syllabus. Asks for a reconciliation of the receivables ledger control account and the ledger balances (8 marks), then a suspense account (2 marks).
From the previous syllabus. Both ask you to open a suspense account and post the entries needed to clear it, after a control account reconciliation.
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Intangible assets (IAS 38) and impairment of assets (IAS 36) › Intangible assetsPartnership accounts: profit sharing, capital and current accounts › Profits, drawings and current accountsControl accounts and supplier statements › Preparing the reconciliationSuspense accounts › Opening a suspense accountFrom the previous syllabus. Asks you to differentiate between cash, accrual and break-up bases and to state one setback of the cash basis.
From the previous syllabus. Asks for the rent recognised in profit or loss (3 marks) and in the statement of financial position (1 mark) when rent is paid quarterly in advance and then raised, and for a rental income account with accrued and prepaid rent (8 marks).
From the previous syllabus. Asks you to prepare a rental income account from accrued rent and prepaid rent at both year ends, rent received, uncollectable rent written off and an agreement fee, to find the rent recognised in profit or loss.