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

Preparation of financial statements — practice question

Refer to Source A2 in the insert.
(a)[16]

Draw up the receipts and payments account for the year ended 31 December 2019.

(b)[3]

State three reasons why the gap between total receipts and total payments in a receipts and payments account might not match the surplus or deficit in an income and expenditure account.

(c)[1]

Name the financial statement where the write-off of an irrecoverable debt from the sale of a running machine to a club member would be shown.

(d)[5]

Advise the committee on whether future sales ought to be made only on a cash basis. Justify your answer by referring to the effect of this change on the club’s cash flow and its surplus/deficit for the year.

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