What are the possible reasons for keeping incomplete records?
1. Simple Method : It is an easy and simple method of recording business transactions because it does not require any special knowledge of the principles of the double entry system.
2. Less Expensive : Only the cash book and some of the ledger accounts are maintained under this system. As such, the staff required for maintaining the accounts is also less in comparison to the double entry system.
3. Suitable for small concerns : This method is most suitable to small business concerns which have mostly cash transactions and very few assets and liabilities.
4. Easy to calculate profit or loss : It is easier to calculate profit or loss under this method. For this purpose, only the closing capital has to be compared with the opening capital along with some adjustments.
5. Flexible Method : The system is more practical and rejects the strict rules of double entry system. It can be easily changed and adjusted according to the needs of a particular business.
Credit purchase, during the year is ascertained by preparing :
(a) Total creditors account (b) Total debtors account
(c) Cash account (d) Opening statement of affairs
Explain how the following may be ascertained from incomplete records:
(a) Opening capital and closing capital
(b) Credit sales and credit purchases
(c) Payments to creditors and collection from debtors
(d) Closing balance of cash.
State the meaning of incomplete records?
Distinguish between statement of affairs and balance sheet.
Tick the correct answer :
Incomplete record mechanism of book keeping is :
(a) Scientific (b) Unscientific
(c) Unsystematic (d) both (b) and (c)
Opening capital is ascertained by preparing :
(a) Total debtors account (b) Total creditors account
(c) Cash account (d) Opening statement of affairs
Write the correct word(s) :
1. Credit sales can be ascertained as the balancing figure in the .......... account.
2. Excess of .......... over ......... represents loss sustained during the period.
3. To ascertain the profit, closing capital is to be adjusted by deducting .......... and adding ..........
4. Incomplete records are generally used by ..........
If opening capital is Rs. 60,000, drawings Rs. 5,000, capital introduced during the period Rs. 10,000, closing capital Rs. 90,000. The value of profit earned during the period will be :
(a) Rs. 20,000 (b) Rs. 25,000
(c) Rs. 30,000 (d) Rs. 40,000
What is meant by a ‘statement of affairs’? How can the profit or loss of a trader be ascertained with the help of a statement of affairs?
‘Is it possible to prepare the profit and loss account and the balance sheet from the incomplete book of accounts kept by a trader’? Do you agree? Explain.
Name any two types of commonly used negotiable instruments.
Why is it necessary to record the adjusting entries in the preparation of final accounts?
What is ‘Depreciation’?
Briefly state how the cash book is both journal and a ledger.
State the meaning of a trial balance?
State the four basic requirements of a database applications.
Define accounting.
State the different elements of a computer system.
Why is it necessary for accountants to assume that business entity will remain a going concern?
State the need for the preparation of bank reconciliation statement?
Which of the following is not an error of commission:
(a) Overcasting of sales book.
(b) Credit sales to Ramesh 5,000 credited to his account.
(c) Wrong balancing of machinery account.
(d) Cash sales not recorded in cash book.
If the trial balance agrees, it implies that:
(a) There is no error in the books.
(b) There may be two sided errors in the book.
(c) There may be one sided error in the books.
(d) There may be both two sided and one sided errors in the books.
Which of following errors will be rectified through suspense account:
(a) Sales return book undercast by Rs. 1,000.
(b) Sales return by Madhu Rs. 1,000 not recorded.
(c) Sales return by Madhu Rs. 1,000 recorded as Rs. 100.
(d) Sales return by Madhu Rs. 1,000 recorded through purchases returns book.
Explain the errors of commission and give two examples with measures to rectify them.
Passbook is a copy of:
(a) Copy of customer Account (b) Bank column of cash book
(c) Cash column of cash book (d) Copy of receipts and payments
Should a transaction be first recorded in a journal or ledger? Why?
Distinguish between straight line method and written down value method of calculating depreciation.
Distinguish between ‘revenue reserve’ and ‘capital reserve’.
Explain basic factors affecting the amount of depreciation.
Distinguish between ‘provision’ and ‘reserve’ .