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

Preparation of financial statements — practice question

A Sports Club was founded several years ago, and membership has risen every year. The annual membership fee for the year ended 31 December 2017 was $120 per member.
(a)[2]

Explain one purpose of a receipts and payments account.

(b)[8]

Prepare the Income and Expenditure account for the year ended 31 December 2017.

(c)[6]

Prepare the statement of financial position at 31 December 2017.

(d)[3]

Explain why the new treasurer has recommended this treatment for life membership.

(e(i))[3]

Calculate the effect on the surplus or deficit if the new treasurer’s proposed treatment of life membership had been used for the year ended 31 December 2016.

(e(ii))[3]

Calculate the effect on the surplus or deficit if the new treasurer’s suggested treatment of life membership had been adopted for the year ended 31 December 2017.

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