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Advanced (AS) Level Topics

Aadding value the nature of financial transactions

accounting equation and the balance sheet

 

 double entry rules (assets, liabilities and capital) double entry rules (movement of stock)

double entry rules (expenses and revenues)

 

Btotalling and balancing accounts trial balance

trading account (calculation of cost of goods sold)

 

  trading and profit and loss account

capital account (treatment of net profit and drawings)

 

balance sheet
C

division of the ledger and books of original entry

 

sales journalpurchases journal
  returns inwards journalreturns outwards journal

financial documents (credit transactions)

 

Dfinacial documents (cash transactions)

petty cash book

(AAT/GCSE Topic)

value added tax (VAT)

(AAT/GCSE Topic)

 cash book

bank reconciliations

(AAT/GCSE Topic)

general journal
Eaccruals and prepayments bad debtsprovision for doubtful debts
  concepts of accounting

the nature of capital and revenue transactions

 

depreciation
Ffinal accounts following adjustments disposal of fixed assets

correction of errors in the trial balance

 

  correction of errors using suspense accountrevised profit statements and balance sheets

sales ledger control (total debtors) account

 

Gpurchases ledger control (total creditors) accountvaluation of stock (fifo, lifo, avco)

valuation of stock after the year end

 

 stock managementcomputers and accountingtypes of business organisation
Hdepartmental accounts of a sole traderincomplete records

prepare final accounts of clubs and societies

 

 prepare final accounts of partnerships

accounting for changes in partnerships

 

ratio analysis

Advanced (A2) Level Topics

I final accounts of manufacturing organisations final accounts of limited companies for internal use

published final accounts of limited companies

(P&L account)

 

 

published final accounts of limited companies

(balance sheet)

 

capital structure of limited companiesaccounting for the redemption of shares
J

regulatory framework (SSAPs and Companies Acts)

 

types of financeaccounting for the issue of shares
 ratio analysispublished final accounts (cash flow statement) 
K introduction to costingcost volume profit analysis social accounting
 marginal costingtotal or absorption costing costing for materials
Lcosting for labourjob and batch costingcontract costing
  activity based costing  
Mstandard costingvariance analysis the budgeting process
 cash budgets master budgetscapital expenditure (investment) appraisal

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