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

Preparation of financial statements — practice question

On 1 April 2018, a Social Club displayed the following assets and liabilities.
(a)[2]

Explain what the phrase ‘accumulated fund’ means.

(b)[3]

Calculate the accumulated fund at 1 April 2018.

(c)[8]

Prepare the subscriptions account for the year ended 31 March 2019.

(d)[4]

Prepare an extract from the statement of financial position at 31 March 2019 to show how the balances on the subscriptions account are recorded.

(e)[4]

Discuss two ways, other than a life membership scheme, by which the club could raise its future annual surplus.

(f)[4]

Discuss whether the treasurer’s suggested accounting treatment for life membership is correct. Support your answer by referring to any relevant accounting concept.

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This 25-mark question has a full step-by-step worked solution and mark scheme. One marking point: A not-for-profit body has an accumulated fund rather than capital.

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