Task 1.1
(a)
Account name
Amount £
Debit
Credit
Suspense
19847
(b)
Error in the general ledger
Error disclosed by the trial balance
Error NOT disclosed by the trial balance
Recording a bank payment for heat and light on the debit side of both the bank and heat and light account.
Recording a payment for motor repairs in the motor vehicles account.
Recording a sales credit note on the debit side of the sales ledger control account and the credit side of the sales returns account.
Incorrectly calculating the balance on the rent account.
Recording a payment by cheque to a creditor in the bank account and purchases ledger only.
Recording a bank payment of £470 for motor repairs as £4700 in both accounts.
Task 1.2
(a)
Account name
Amount £
Debit
Credit
Bad debts
1560
VAT
273
Sales ledger control
1833
(b)
Account name
Amount £
Debit
Credit
Cash
150
Cash at bank
12350
Capital
23456
Fixtures and Fittings
2100
Insurance
825
Loan from bank
10000
Miscellaneous expenses
218
Motor vehicle
15650
Office expenses
613
Rent and rates
1550
Journal to record the opening entries of new business
Task 1.3
(a)
Account name
Amount £
Debit
Credit
Wages expense
6966
Wages control
6966
(b)
Account name
Amount £
Debit
Credit
HM Revenue and Customs
3158
Wages control
3158
(c)
Account name
Amount £
Debit
Credit
Bank
3508
Wages control
3508
(d)
Account name
Amount £
Debit
Credit
Trade Union
300
Wages control
300
Task 1.4
(a) (i)
Account name
Amount £
Debit
Credit
VAT
975
(ii)
Account name
Amount £
Debit
Credit
VAT
875
(iii)
Account name
Amount £
Debit
Credit
Suspense
100
(b) (i)
Account name
Amount £
Debit
Credit
Heat and Light
350
Bank
350
(ii)
Account name
Amount £
Debit
Credit
Heat and light
350
Bank
350
Task 1.5
(a)
Office stationery
Details
Amount £
Details
Amount £
Suspense
167
Rent and rates
Details
Amount £
Details
Amount £
Suspense
1800
Suspense
Details
Amount £
Details
Amount £
Rent and rates
1800
Balance b/f
1633
Office stationery
167
Bank interest received
Details
Amount £
Details
Amount £
Bank interest charged
98
Bank interest charged
Details
Amount £
Details
Amount £
Bank interest received
98
Task 1.6
Balances at 1 July
Debit £
Credit £
Motor vehicles 34536
Fixtures and fittings 17350
Stock 7300
Bank overdraft 5521
Petty cash 100
Sales ledger control 100625
Purchases ledger control
56119
VAT owing to HM Revenue and Customs
8300
Capital
22844
Sales
222955
Purchases
112250
Purchases returns
6870
Wages
25700
Motor expenses 1368
Office expenses 3354
Rent and rates 1444
Heat and light 2155
Insurance 3165
Miscellaneous expenses 2220
Suspense account (debit balance)
Total 317088 317088
Basic Accounting II – Section 2
Task 2.1
(a)
Cash-book – credit side
Details
Discount
Cash
Bank
VAT
Creditors
Cash purchases
Motor expenses
Balance b/f
16942
B. Smithson Ltd
235
35
200
H Hamnet
188
28
160
Renee Reid
320
320
Tenon Ltd
80
3600
3600
Vernon Motor Repairs
47
7
40
Total
80
743
20589
70
3600
680
40
(b)
Cash book – debit side
Details
Discount
Cash
Bank
Debtors
Balance b/f
1325
G Brownlow
749
749
S Barnett
30