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Basic Accounting II (BAII). Level 2 Certificate in Accounting AAT. Basic accounting I recap. Terminology. A summary of the equivalent international version to the UK terms which are used within this assessment. UK International Fixed Assets Non-current Assets Stock Inventory
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Basic Accounting II (BAII) Level 2 Certificate in Accounting AAT
Basic accounting I recap
Terminology A summary of the equivalent international version to the UK terms which are used within this assessment. UK International Fixed Assets Non-current Assets Stock Inventory Debtor Receivable Creditor Payable It is also important for you to be able to use the terms “main ledger” and “general ledger” interchangeably.
Debits and credits Every DEBIT must have an equal CREDIT
The trial balance • List of all the ledger balances in the main (general) ledger • Debit balances and credit balances listed in difference columns • Total debit balance must equal total credit balance
The trial balance Debit balances Credit balances Assets Liabilities Expenses Income Drawings Capital
Journal adjustments • A written instruction by a bookkeeper to write a double entry into the general ledger accounts • Generally for adjustments therefore a narrative usually accompanies the double entry as explanation for the purpose
Journal adjustments • E.g. £170 has been debited to insurance instead of motor tax • Journal: • Dr Motor tax • Cr Insurance • Being motor tax posted to insurance in error
Journal adjustments • Other adjustments: • Bad debts • Contra entries
Journal adjustments • Bad debts • Arise when a debtor fails to pay and the debt is written off • DR Bad debt expense • CR Sales Ledger Control Account • Being the write off of a bad debt
Journal adjustments • Contra entries • A business is both a debtor and creditor of another business if it buys and sells with it. • Both parties have to agree to “net” balances off i.e. Reduce both the creditor and debtor balances • DR Purchases Ledger Control Account • CR Sales Ledger Control Account • Being the adjustment for a contra entry with ABC Ltd
Suspense accounts • Used as a temporary holding account when • Destination of a posting is uncertain • The Trial Balance does not balance and an error has to be investigated
Journals • Used to record unusual items such as error corrections or to clear a suspense account Dr Cr Account to be debited £XXX Account to be credited £XXX
Control Account Balances • Reasons for differences • Casting errors • Posting errors • Bad debts • Contra entries
VAT VAT is charged on the taxable supply of goods and services in the United Kingdom by a taxable person in the course of a business carried on by them.
VAT Control Account OUTPUT VAT > INPUT VAT = LIABILITY OWED TO HMRC INPUT VAT > OUTPUT VAT = REFUND DUE BACK FROM HMRC
Calculating VAT Net 100% VAT 17.5% Gross 117.5%