From the previous syllabus. Asks which statement is not correct about the definition of assets.
Financial Accounting · May 2021
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May 2021 diet
10 objective and 5 theory| No. | Section | Marks | Covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 | 14 | From the previous syllabus. Asks you to explain seven concepts at 2 marks each: going concern, consistency of present... | |
| Q2 | 10 | From the previous syllabus. From a summary of a company’s cash book, asks for the adjustments required in the cash bo... | |
| Q3 | 20 | From the previous syllabus. Asks for the gain or loss on disposal of plant and an old car (5 marks) and the IAS 16 sc... | |
| Q5 | 14 | From the previous syllabus. Asks for seven advantages of a limited liability company over a sole proprietorship. | |
| Q6 | 10 | From the previous syllabus. Asks you to explain five elements of financial statements. Learn the definitions from the... |
Objective questions Section A
From the previous syllabus. Asks which measure of inventory is acceptable, what IAS 2 deals with, why inventory is written down to net realisable value, whether a change from FIFO to weighted average is a change in estimate, and what IAS 2 does not require to be disclosed.
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Inventory valuation (IAS 2): FIFO, weighted average and NRV › The IAS 2 ruleFrom the previous syllabus. Both ask for the effect of a reduction in the allowance for doubtful debts.
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Bad debts and the allowance for doubtful debts › The allowance for doubtful debtsFrom the previous syllabus. Asks for the equation that calculates a sole trader’s profit, and, in the repeated item, the profit when opening capital is ₦225,000, closing capital ₦260,000 and drawings ₦10,000.
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Incomplete records: statement of affairs and the capital method › The accounting equation and profitFrom the previous syllabus. Gives a partnership profit shared in a ratio, and a minimum profit share guaranteed to one partner by the others. Asks for a partner’s share after the guarantee.
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Partnership accounts: profit sharing, capital and current accounts › Sharing the profitFrom the previous syllabus. Gives opening and closing inventory, purchases and a profit margin of 5%, and asks for the gross profit.
From the previous syllabus. Asks for the sales from a gross margin of 40%, the profit on a sale at a 20% mark-up, and the gross profit from a profit margin of 5%.
From the previous syllabus. Question 14 asks for gross profit from opening inventory, closing inventory, purchases and a 5% margin. Question 19 asks which items are deducted from goods available for sale to reach cost of sales.
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Ratio analysis: profitability and efficiency › Margin and mark-upIncomplete records: margins, control accounts and missing figures › Margin, mark-up and cost structuresInventory: year-end adjustments, periodic and perpetual systems › The periodic inventory methodFrom the previous syllabus. Asks which of four changes are changes in accounting estimates, including a change in useful life, a change in the allowance for doubtful receivables, a move from cost to revaluation and a move from FIFO to weighted average.
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IAS 8: accounting policies, estimates and prior-year errors › Accounting policiesFrom the previous syllabus. Question 17 of May 2021 asks what is not disclosed when expenses are analysed by nature (gross profit). Question 19 of May 2023 asks for the tax charge from an opening liability, current tax, an under-estimate and tax paid.
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Company statement of profit or loss and income tax (IAS 12) › The ideas in more depthFrom the previous syllabus. Asks for the total dividends paid from issued and paid-up capital of ₦376,000 in shares of 50 kobo, a share premium of ₦234,000 and a dividend of 16 kobo a share.
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Share capital: issue of shares, rights, bonus issues and changes in equity › DividendsFrom the previous syllabus. Both ask how rent paid in advance and rent received in advance are classified.
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Prepaid expenses and unearned income › Unearned incomeTheory questions Written questions
From the previous syllabus. Asks you to explain seven concepts at 2 marks each: going concern, consistency of presentation, accrual, fair presentation, substance over form, prudence and materiality.
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Accounting concepts, recognition and measurement › Accounting concepts at a glanceFrom the previous syllabus. From a summary of a company’s cash book, asks for the adjustments required in the cash book (5 marks) and a reconciliation statement starting from an overdrawn statement balance (5 marks). Part (b) belongs to the errors and suspense topics.
From the previous syllabus. A suspense balance of ₦5,500,000 and five errors. Asks for journal entries to rectify them.
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Bank reconciliation statement and the adjusted cash book › Reconciliation when the account is overdrawnCorrection of errors in the books › Correcting errorsFrom the previous syllabus. Asks for the gain or loss on disposal of plant and an old car (5 marks) and the IAS 16 schedule of movement for the year (15 marks). A similar Super Limited question is November 2017 Question 6.
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Disposal and revaluation of property, plant and equipment › Gain or loss on disposalFrom the previous syllabus. Asks for seven advantages of a limited liability company over a sole proprietorship.
From the previous syllabus. Asks you to outline four uses of source documents in producing financial information.
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What is accounting? Business, objectives and users › Forms of business entityBooks of prime entry, sales and purchases › Source documentsFrom the previous syllabus. Asks you to explain five elements of financial statements. Learn the definitions from the table in this topic. The measurement models in part (a)(ii) belong to the next topic.
From the previous syllabus. Asks you to state four models of measurement of the elements of financial statements.
From the previous syllabus. Asks for the cost of plastic buckets sold under FIFO, from opening inventory, production costs and fixed overheads absorbed on normal capacity.