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Name: _________________________________ Class: Sec 3___________

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Index No.: ________

Recapitulation: A source document is a specially designed form, which provides details of a business transaction. It contains information like the date, the nature, & types of transactions, the value of the transactions & the names of the buyers & sellers involved. Examples of source document include invoice, credit & debit notes, receipt, cheque counterfoil, & bank statement. For accounting purposes, source documents are important: 1. as evidence of transactions 2. for recording transactions 3. for auditing purposes Source Documents

Where is the information in the source documents recorded?

Books of Prime Entry (Journals) books (or diaries) used to record information from source documents is first recorded.

Special Journal: 1. Sales Journal for credit sales 2. Returns Inwards Journal for return of goods by customers 3. Purchases Journal for credit purchases 4. Returns Outwards Journal for return of goods to suppliers 5. Cash Book for receipts & payments of cash & cheques (will be covered in Term III)

General Journal: A business diary used to record all business transactions (other than those for cash or goods), which are not entered in the Special Journals

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TRADE DISCOUNT

Recording Transactions from Source Documents into Special Journals: (a) Sales Journal Sales Journal is written up from duplicate copies of sales invoices & debit notes sent to customers. ONLY credit sales are recorded in the Sales Journal. Cash sales are recorded in another book called the Cash Book. Example 1: Five Stars Computer Company sells 1000 pieces of mouse pad to ABC Trading Company at S$2.00 per piece. Due to a bulk purchase, Five Stars Computer Co. has decided to give a 10% trade discount. After preparing the Sales Invoice, the accountant of Five Stars Computer Company will record the business transaction in the Sales Journal. (Use the Sales Invoice for reference) Date Particulars Invoice No. Details of Invoice Total

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*** DUPLICATE ***

SALES INVOICE
Customer Name: ABC Trading Company Takashimaya Shopping Centre Level III #02-06 Singapore 541666

Five Stars Computer Company 123 Genting Lane Singapore 123456 ' Tel: 554-1234 7 Fax: 554-1233

Invoice No.: Date:

FS-2002-0001 10 March 2002

No. 01 Mouse Pad

Description

Quantity 1000

Unit Price S$2.00

Total S$2,000.00 S$2,000.00 -S$200.00 S$1,800.00

SUBTOTAL: LESS: TRADE DISCOUNT (10%) NETT

REMARKS: 1. Cheques should be crossed & made payable to Five Stars Computer Company 2. Credit Term is 30 days from the Invoice Date, unless otherwise specified. 3. Interest of 1.5% per month will be charged on all overdue accounts. 4. Cash Discount of 5% if invoice is settled within 30 days from the Invoice Date. For Five Stars Computer Company

Authorised Signature Finance Department

ALAN GOH
E.&.O.E

(b) Sales Returns Journal (Returns Inwards Journal) This journal records goods returned by the customer, & any allowances or reductions due to overcharging in the previous invoic es. Example 2: Upon receiving the goods, ABC Trading Company realized that 10 pieces of mouse pad are damaged & decided to return them to Five Stars Computer Company. Imagine you are the accountant of Five Stars Computer Company, you are required to prepare the Credit Note accordingly.

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*** DUPLICATE ***

CREDIT NOTE
Customer Name: ABC Trading Company Takashimaya Shopping Centre Level III #02-06 Singapore 541666

Five Stars Computer Company 123 Genting Lane Singapore 123456 ' Tel: 554-1234 7 Fax: 554-1233

Credit Note No.: FS-C R-10001 Date: 15 March 2002

Our Invoice No.: No.

FS-2002-0001 Description

Date of Invoice: Quantity

10 March 2002 Unit Price Total

SUBTOTAL: LESS: TRADE DISCOUNT (10%) NETT

S$ S$ S$

For Five Stars Computer Company

Authorised Signature Finance Department

ALAN GOH

After preparing the Credit Note, the accountant of Five Stars Computer Company will record the transaction in the Sales Returns Journal (or Returns Inwards Journal). (Use the Credit Note for reference) Date Particulars Credit Note No. Details of Credit Note Total

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This journal is written up from the sales invoice received from the supplier of goods on credit. Example 3: When the accountant of ABC Trading Company receives the following Sales Invoice, he will record the business transaction in the Purchases Journal.
*** ORIGINAL ***

SALES INVOICE
Customer Name: ABC Trading Company Takashimaya Shopping Centre Level III #02-06 Singapore 541666

Five Stars Computer Company 123 Genting Lane Singapore 123456 ' Tel: 554-1234 7 Fax: 554-1233

Invoice No.: Date:

FS-2002-0001 10 March 2002

No. 01 Mouse Pad

Description

Quantity 1000

Unit Price S$2.00

Total S$2,000.00 S$2,000.00 -S$200.00 S$1,800.00

SUBTOTAL: LESS: TRADE DISCOUNT (10%) NETT

REMARKS: 1. Cheques should be crossed & made payable to Five Stars Computer Company 2. Credit Term is 30 days from the Invoice Date, unless otherwise specified. 3. Interest of 1.5% per month will be charged on all overdue accounts. 4. Cash Discount of 5% if invoice is settled within 30 days from the Invoice Date.

For Five Stars Computer Company

Authorised Signature Finance Department

ALAN GOH
E.&.O.E

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Details of Invoice

Total

Based on the Sales Invoice, the due date for payment is scheduled on 09 April 2002. If the accountant of ABC Trading Company decides to pay before the scheduled due date, advise the accountant on the amount to be paid. Solution: (Applying Cash Discount)

The amount to be paid (if before 09 April 2002): S$________

(d) Purchases Returns Journal (Returns Outwards Journal) This journal records returned goods to the supplier & any reduction of invoice price resulting from previous overcharging in the invoice sent by the supplier. Example 4: Upon receiving the goods, ABC Trading Company realized that 5 pieces of mouse pad are damaged & decided to return them to Five Stars Computer Company. As the accountant of ABC Trading Company, you are required to record the transaction accordingly in the Purchase Returns Journal (or Returns Outwards Journal) when you receive the Credit Note (see overleaf). Date Particulars Credit Note No. Details of Credit Note Total

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*** ORIGINAL ***

CREDIT NOTE
Customer Name: ABC Trading Company Takashimaya Shopping Centre Level III #02-06 Singapore 541666

Five Stars Computer Company 123 Genting Lane Singapore 123456 ' Tel: 554-1234 7 Fax: 554-1233

Credit Note No.: FS-C R-10001 Date: 15 March 2002

Our Invoice No.: No. 01 Mouse Pad

FS-2002-0001 Description

Date of Invoice: Quantity 5

10 March 2002 Unit Price S$2.00 Total S$10.00 S$10.00 S$ 1.00 S$ 9.00

SUBTOTAL: LESS: TRADE DISCOUNT (10%) NETT

For Five Stars Computer Company

Authorised Signature Finance Department

ALAN GOH

Recording Transactions from Source Documents into General Journals: In the day-to-day running of business, not all business transactions can be classified and fit nicely into the special journals. Hence, general journal is required. The function of the general journal is to record all transactions that cannot be recorded in the special journals namely:
q q q q q

Purchase & sale of fixed assets Other transactions such as drawings, additional capital by the owner, services charged Opening entry the process of opening a new set of books based on doubleentry system (see example below) Closing entry the process of transferring expenses & revenue on the balance day (see example below) Adjustments on balance day (will be covered in Chapter 14)

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Corrections of errors (will be covered in Chapter 16)

(a) Purchase & sale of fixed assets Example 5: 2002 May 10

The business purchased a delivery van for S$20,000 on credit from Automobile Limited.

Journal Entry: GENERAL JOURNAL Particulars

Date

Debit

Credit

(b)(i) Owner withdrew goods for personal use Example 6: 2002 May 10 Journal Entry: GENERAL JOURNAL Particulars

The owner withdrew goods worth S$500 for personal use.

Date

Debit

Credit

(b)(ii) Additional Capital other than Cash Example 7: 2002 May 10

The owner brought in furniture worth of S$1,500 for office use.

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Date

Debit

Credit

(c) Opening Entry Example 8: On 1 August 2001, Mr. Kiasu commenced business with the following assets & liabilities. S$ 25,000 1,800 10,000 28,000 80,000 1,500 2,500 6,500 5,800 Calculate Capital:

Cash at bank Cash in hand Stock Delivery Van Premises Debtors: YS Ling CC Chen Creditors: Goodwill Ltd Vision Ltd Journal Entry: Date

GENERAL JOURNAL Particulars

Debit

Credit

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Example 9: At the end of the financial year 31 December 2001, the Trading Account was obtained: Trading Account 2001 Dec 31 S$ 2001 6,800 Dec 31 88,000 600 2,345 3,800 45,255 --------146,800 --------S$ 138,000 8,000 800

Stock Purchases Sales Returns Carriage Inwards Customs Duty Profit & Loss A/C

Sales Closing Stock Purchases Returns

--------146,800 ---------

Journal Entry: Date GENERAL JOURNAL Particulars Debit Credit

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1. Records _______________ transactions into one book in order of date 2. Cuts down unnecessary detail in the ledger as only ____________ are posted to the ledger (will be covered in the next chapter) 3. Establishes a critical linkage between _____________ documents & the ledger accounts 4. Acts as an aid for posting to the ledger by analyzing a transaction into its _______________ & _______________ entry Advantages of using the General Journal: (pg. 76 of Textbook) 1. The simple description written in the General Journal m akes it easy to recall & understand the _________________________ 2. It is easier to detect _______________ of a particular transaction as all the general journal entries are recorded in order of date & supported by a simple explanation of the transaction 3. Journal entries reduce the risk of _____________ of making only 1 entry since offsetting debits & credits for each transaction appear together in one place Difference between the General & Special Journals: 1. The General Journals have _____________ & ______________ columns 2. The transactions entered in the General Journals are in _______________ order.