Mr. Peter Tunde

ACCOUNTS FOR NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS LEARNING OBJECTIVES

There are several organizations that are established and run for the purposes of meeting the social, cultural, health and , at times, educational needs of the citizens. Such organizations are not set-up for the purpose of making profits from their activities and are thus called not-for-profit organizations. Examples include government-owned hospitals, voluntary health and welfare […]

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SINGLE ENTRY AND INCOMPLETE RECORDS

Introduction This topic is about how to prepare trading, profit and loss account under an incomplete record or single-entry accounting system. Meaning This is system of accounting of financial transactions that are recorded without conformity with the rule of double entry’. The records so prepared based on a single entry or one-leg entry by any

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ADMISSION OF NEW PARTNER AND RETIREMENT OF AN EXISTING PARTNER IN CONTINUING BUSINESS

Partnership changes usually occur during a financial year and the accounting records are contrived without interruption. Final accounts are prepared at the end of the financial year. When a partner leaves the firm or a new partner joins, it marks the end of one partnership and the beginning of a new one. No records and

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CLASSIFICATION OF LEDGER ACCOUNTS

There are two main classes of ledger accounts. These are Personal Accounts Impersonal Account. Impersonal Accounts are sub-divided into two, namely real account and nominal account. (1)     Personal Accounts: These are accounts in which transactions with persons and other businesses and organizations are recorded. Debtors and creditors’ accounts are typical examples. If the balances are

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STOCK VALUATION

Methods of stocks valuation are devices which aim to deal with some of the problems. W shall consider some of those commonly adopted. (I)      FIRST-IN-FIRST OUT (FIFO) METHOD This method assumes as the name indicates that items of stock were sold during the year in the order in which they were originally bought. Goods that

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CLASSIFICATION OF LEDGER ACCOUNTS

There are two main classes of ledger accounts. These are Personal Accounts Impersonal Account. Impersonal Accounts are sub-divided into two, namely real account and nominal account. (1)     Personal Accounts: These are accounts in which transactions with persons and other businesses and organizations are recorded. Debtors and creditors’ accounts are typical examples. If the balances are

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SOURCES OF CAPITAL

Sources of capital refer to the various ways or channels through which businesses or individuals can obtain funds or financial resources to support their operations, investments, or other financial needs. These sources can include: 1. Equity capital: Equity capital represents funds raised through the sale of ownership interests in a business. It can be obtained

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