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

Preparation of financial statements — practice question

Please read Source A1 in the insert.
(a)[3]

State three contrasts between the financial statements of a not-for-profit organisation and those of a limited company.

(b)[4]

Draw up the café trading account for the year ended 31 December 2021 in order to determine the profit or loss from trading.

(c)[4]

Prepare the subscriptions account for the year ended 31 December 2021.

(d)[6]

Prepare the income and expenditure account for the year ended 31 December 2021.

(e)[3]

Explain to the treasurer how the club ought to account for the life membership fees in the club’s financial statements.

(f)[5]

Advise the committee whether the café ought to be closed. Justify your answer.

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This 25-mark question has a full step-by-step worked solution and mark scheme. One marking point: Not-for-profit organisations prepare an income and expenditure account whereas limited companies prepare an income statement

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