IGCSE BUSINESS
STUDIES
CHAPTER 7 – BUSINESS ACCOUNTING
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INDEX
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WHAT ARE ACCOUNTS AND WHY ARE THEY NECESSARY
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FINANCIAL DOCUMENTS INVOLVED IN BUYING AND SELLING
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METHODS OF MAKING PAYMENT
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WHO USES THE FINAL ACCOUNTS OF A BUSINESS
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THE TRADING ACCOUNT
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THE PROFIT AND LOSS ACCOUNT
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BALANCE SHEETS
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EXPLANATION OF BALANCE SHEET TERMS
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ANALYSIS OF PUBLISHED ACCOUNTS
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RATIO ANALYSIS OF ACCOUNTS
WHAT ARE ACCOUNTS AND
WHY ARE THEY NECESSARY
S There is a very big difference between accounts and accountants:
ACCOUNTS are the financial records of one or more transactions.
ACCOUNTANTS are the people who have the responsibility of
keeping the accounts as accurate as possible.
S Accountants, at the end of every financial year, need to produce
the FINAL ACCOUNTS of the business. These tell business’ main
financial results, and also how much the business is worth at that
period of time. Limited companies also need to publish their final
account.
FINANCIAL DOCUMENTS
INVOLVED IN BUYING AND
SELLING
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Purchase orders – these are requests for products or services sent to suppliers.
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Delivery notes – these needs to be signed by the customer to confirm that the order has
been received.
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Invoices – these are the requests for payment sent by the supplier.
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Credit notes – these are issued if a mistake has been made.
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Statement of account – a statement that each month the supplier will send to his
customers.
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Remittance advice slips – these are slips issued to make sure the customer isn’t charged
again for the invoices he has already paid.
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Receipts – a copy of the invoice that is kept by the customer
METHODS OF MAKING
PAYMENT
S Cash – the most common method of payment used for most small
amounts.
S Cheque – instructions to a bank to transfer a certain sum of bank
balance to a specific person.
S Credit card – this allows customers to buy goods and services and
letting them pay in the future.
S Debit card – these work the same way as credit cards but instead
of credit being accumulated, the money is transferred directly to
the the seller’s account.
WHO USES THE FINAL
ACCOUNT OF A BUSINESS
S Shareholders – they have a big interest in knowing how big the
profit of loss of the company is.
S Creditors – they have a big interest in knowing whether the
company can pay back a loan.
S Government – the government and the tax office will want to
know bow much tax the business should pay.
S Other companies – they will want to compare their business to
other businesses to see how their business is performing.
THE TRADING ACCOUNT
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It shows the difference between the COSTS OF GOODS SOLD and the SALES
REVENUE
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The difference is called GROSS PROFIT
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IMPORTANT:
Cost of goods sold does not have to be the same as the total value of goods
bought by the business
Gross profit does not make any allowance for overhead costs or expenses
In a manufacturing business the direct labor cost and the direct production
costs will be deducted from the gross profit before arriving at the GROSS
PROFIT TOTAL
The gross profit is not the final profit of the business as all the expenses have
to be deducted
THE PROFIT AND LOSS
ACCOUNT
S It shows how the NET PROFIT is calculated
S It begins with the gross profit calculated from the trading account
S All other expenses and overheads of the business are subtracted
S DEPRICIATION is the fall in the value of a fixed asset over time
S THE PROFIT AND LOSS ACCOUNTS FOR LIMITED
COMPANIES
THE PROFIT AND LOSS
ACCOUNT FOR LIMITED
COMPANIES
S It follows exactly the same principals as the PROFIT AND LOSS
ACCOUNT . The main differences are:
S Corporation tax paid on company profits will have to be shown
S Results from the previous year have to be included
S The final section of the profit and loss account is called the
APPROPRIATION ACCOUNT
BALANCE SHEETS
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They are very different from the profit and loss account.
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The profit and loss account shows the income and expenses of a business over a period of
time
The balance sheet shows the value or worth of a business at a particular moment in time
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ASSETS are those items of value that are owned by the business
Fixed assets – (Land, buildings, equipment and vehicles) they are likely to be kept by the
business for more then a year, most of the fixed assets depreciate over time
Current assets – (cash, stocks and debtors) they are only held for a short period of time
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LIABILITIES are the items owed by the business
Long-term liabilities – they are long term borrowings (they do not have to be repaid
within one year)
Current liabilities – borrowings which must be repaid within one year
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BALANCE SHEET TERMS
EXPLANATION OF
BALANCE SHEET TERMS
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Working capital (aka as net current assets). It is used to pay short term debts
Working capital = Current assets – Current liabilities
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Net assets = Fixed assets + Working capital
These assets must be paid for by money but into the business in two ways : shareholders’ found
and long-term liabilities
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Shareholders’ founds is everything that is invested into the business by the owners of the
company
Share capital – is the money put into the business when the shareholders bought newly issued
shares
Profit and loss reserves are retained profits from current and previous years
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Capital employed = Shareholders’ founds + long term liabilities
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CAPITAL EMPLOYED = NET ASSETS
ANALYSIS OF PUBLISHED
ACCOUNTS
S LIQUIDITY is the ability of a business to pay back it’s short
term debts
S It is important to choose more than one figure from the
accounts when trying to find how a business is performing.
S Comparing two features from one account is called RATIO
ANALYSIS
RATIO ANALYSIS OF
ACCOUNTS
There are two main types of ratios :
S PERFORMANCE RATIOS
and,
S LIQUIDITY RATIOS
Disadvantages of ratio analysis
PERFORMANCE RATIOS
These are used to see how the business is performing
The three most common performance ratios are:
S RETURN ON CAPITAL EMPLOYED
S GROSS PROFIT MARGIN
S NET PROFIT MARGIN
Go back to “Ratio analysis of accounts”
RETURN ON CAPITAL
EMPLOYED
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Return on capital employed (%)
= Operating profit/Capital employed * 100
This is how much the business was able to get back from the
capital it had employed
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GROSS PROFIT MARGIN
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Gross profit margin (%)
= Gross profit / Sales turnover * 100
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NET PROFIT MARGIN
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Net profit margin (%)
= Net profit before tax / Sales turnover * 100
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LIQUIDITY RATIOS
S These measure the ability of a business to pay back it’s short-term
debts
Two common liquidity ratios are:
S CURRENT RATIO
and
S ACID TEST or LIQUID RATIO
Go back to “Ratio analysis of accounts”
CURRENT RATIO
S This is calculated by the formula
Current ratio = Current assets / Current liabilities
GO BACK TO LIQUIDITY RATIOS
ACID TEST or LIQUID
RATIO
S This is calculated by the formula
Acid test or Liquid ratio
= (Current assets – stocks) / Current liabilities
GO BACK TO LIQUIDITY RATIOS
DISADVANTAGES OF
RATIO ANALYSIS
S Ratios are based results collected on the past and therefore
will not be able to show how a business might perform in
the future
S Accounting results over time will be affected by inflation
S Different companies might use slightly different accounting
methods
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