Accounting 9706 · AS & A Level · Preparation of financial statements

Preparation of financial statements — practice question

Ashir, Bo and Chan are in partnership. Their partnership agreement sets out the following terms and financial details as at 31 December 2016.
(a)[5]

Prepare the income statement for the partnership for the year ended 31 December 2016, using the given gross profit of $171620 as your starting point.

(b)[5]

Prepare the profit and loss appropriation account for the partnership for the year ended 31 December 2016.

(c)[7]

Prepare the partners’ current accounts for the year ended 31 December 2016 on the next page.

(d)[4]

Prepare a statement showing the bank settlement amount due to, or from, Chan on his retirement.

(e)[2]

State two advantages to a partnership of converting to a limited company.

(f)[5]

Advise Bilal whether or not he should keep a complete set of accounting records. Give reasons for your answer.

(g)[2]

State two reasons for maintaining a sales ledger control account.

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