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“Books of Prime Entry” in Accounting & Finance

79 questions across 2 technologies.

Accounting & Finance

79 questions in 2 technologies

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1What are books of prime entry? Bookkeeping › Books of Prime EntryBookkeepingBooks of Prime EntryBeginner
2How is VAT recorded in the books of prime entry? Bookkeeping › Books of Prime EntryBookkeepingBooks of Prime EntryIntermediate
3What is a remittance advice and how does it relate to the books of prime entry? Bookkeeping › Books of Prime EntryBookkeepingBooks of Prime EntryIntermediate
4What controls help ensure completeness and accuracy in the books of prime entry? Bookkeeping › Books of Prime EntryBookkeepingBooks of Prime EntryIntermediate
5How do the books of prime entry contribute to the double-entry system? Bookkeeping › Books of Prime EntryBookkeepingBooks of Prime EntryAdvanced
6What is the difference between a book of prime entry and a ledger? Bookkeeping › Books of Prime EntryBookkeepingBooks of Prime EntryIntermediate
7Why is the cash book considered both a book of prime entry and a ledger account? Bookkeeping › Books of Prime EntryBookkeepingBooks of Prime EntryIntermediate
8How would you record the purchase of a non-current asset on credit in the books? Bookkeeping › Books of Prime EntryBookkeepingBooks of Prime EntryAdvanced
9How do you record opening entries when starting a new set of books? Bookkeeping › Books of Prime EntryBookkeepingBooks of Prime EntryAdvanced
10What are the sales returns and purchases returns day books? Bookkeeping › Books of Prime EntryBookkeepingBooks of Prime EntryBeginner
11What is double-entry bookkeeping? Bookkeeping › Books of Prime EntryBookkeepingBooks of Prime EntryBeginner
12What is a trade discount and how is it treated in the day books? Bookkeeping › Books of Prime EntryBookkeepingBooks of Prime EntryIntermediate
13What is the sales day book and what is recorded in it? Bookkeeping › Books of Prime EntryBookkeepingBooks of Prime EntryBeginner
14What is the purchases day book? Bookkeeping › Books of Prime EntryBookkeepingBooks of Prime EntryBeginner
15What is the journal (general journal) used for? Bookkeeping › Books of Prime EntryBookkeepingBooks of Prime EntryBeginner
16What is a source document and why is it important? Bookkeeping › Books of Prime EntryBookkeepingBooks of Prime EntryBeginner
17What is an invoice and what key details does it contain? Bookkeeping › Books of Prime EntryBookkeepingBooks of Prime EntryBeginner
18What is a credit note and when is it issued? Bookkeeping › Books of Prime EntryBookkeepingBooks of Prime EntryBeginner
19What is the difference between returns inwards and returns outwards? Bookkeeping › Books of Prime EntryBookkeepingBooks of Prime EntryBeginner
20What is the difference between a debit and a credit? Bookkeeping › Books of Prime EntryBookkeepingBooks of Prime EntryBeginner
21What is a ledger? Bookkeeping › Books of Prime EntryBookkeepingBooks of Prime EntryBeginner
22How do you post the sales day book to the ledgers? Bookkeeping › Books of Prime EntryBookkeepingBooks of Prime EntryIntermediate
23How do you post the purchases returns day book? Bookkeeping › Books of Prime EntryBookkeepingBooks of Prime EntryIntermediate
24What is the accounting equation and how does bookkeeping maintain it? Bookkeeping › Books of Prime EntryBookkeepingBooks of Prime EntryIntermediate
25What is the difference between capital and revenue expenditure? Bookkeeping › Books of Prime EntryBookkeepingBooks of Prime EntryIntermediate
26How does a settlement (cash) discount get recorded compared with a trade discount? Bookkeeping › Books of Prime EntryBookkeepingBooks of Prime EntryAdvanced
27What are books of prime entry (special journals)? Financial Accounting › Journals & LedgersFinancial AccountingJournals & LedgersIntermediate
28What is an error of original entry? Bookkeeping › Correcting ErrorsBookkeepingCorrecting ErrorsIntermediate
29What is an error of omission? Bookkeeping › Correcting ErrorsBookkeepingCorrecting ErrorsBeginner
30What is an error of principle? Bookkeeping › Correcting ErrorsBookkeepingCorrecting ErrorsBeginner
31Why must a correcting journal entry include a narrative? Bookkeeping › Correcting ErrorsBookkeepingCorrecting ErrorsBeginner
32How does accounting software handle VAT? Bookkeeping › Computerized BookkeepingBookkeepingComputerized BookkeepingBeginner
33What skills does a bookkeeper still need despite using software? Bookkeeping › Computerized BookkeepingBookkeepingComputerized BookkeepingBeginner
34What is the double effect of correcting an error of omission? Bookkeeping › Correcting ErrorsBookkeepingCorrecting ErrorsBeginner
35What is the effect on profit of correcting an expense that was omitted? Bookkeeping › Correcting ErrorsBookkeepingCorrecting ErrorsBeginner
36What is a batch versus real-time processing in bookkeeping software? Bookkeeping › Computerized BookkeepingBookkeepingComputerized BookkeepingBeginner
37How does software help with VAT returns? Bookkeeping › Computerized BookkeepingBookkeepingComputerized BookkeepingBeginner
38How is VAT recorded on a sales invoice in the books? Bookkeeping › VAT RecordsBookkeepingVAT RecordsBeginner
39How is VAT recorded on a purchase invoice in the books? Bookkeeping › VAT RecordsBookkeepingVAT RecordsBeginner
40What is a contra entry in the cash book? Bookkeeping › Cash Book & Petty CashBookkeepingCash Book & Petty CashIntermediate
41How do you correct an error of duplication? Bookkeeping › Correcting ErrorsBookkeepingCorrecting ErrorsIntermediate
42What is the chart of accounts (nominal codes) in accounting software? Bookkeeping › Computerized BookkeepingBookkeepingComputerized BookkeepingIntermediate
43How is the receipt of capital or a loan recorded in the cash book? Bookkeeping › Cash Book & Petty CashBookkeepingCash Book & Petty CashIntermediate
44What is the tax point (time of supply) and why does it matter? Bookkeeping › VAT RecordsBookkeepingVAT RecordsIntermediate
45How would an overstatement of the sales day book affect the control account reconciliation? Bookkeeping › Control AccountsBookkeepingControl AccountsAdvanced
46How do you post the totals of an analysed petty cash book with VAT? Bookkeeping › Cash Book & Petty CashBookkeepingCash Book & Petty CashAdvanced
47What is the cash book? Bookkeeping › Cash Book & Petty CashBookkeepingCash Book & Petty CashBeginner
48What is the difference between a single, two, and three-column cash book? Bookkeeping › Cash Book & Petty CashBookkeepingCash Book & Petty CashBeginner
49What is petty cash and the petty cash book? Bookkeeping › Cash Book & Petty CashBookkeepingCash Book & Petty CashBeginner
50What is a petty cash voucher? Bookkeeping › Cash Book & Petty CashBookkeepingCash Book & Petty CashBeginner
51What is the difference between cash and bank columns in the cash book? Bookkeeping › Cash Book & Petty CashBookkeepingCash Book & Petty CashBeginner
52What is the difference between the cash book and the bank statement? Bookkeeping › Cash Book & Petty CashBookkeepingCash Book & Petty CashBeginner
53What is the sales ledger? Bookkeeping › Sales & Purchase LedgersBookkeepingSales & Purchase LedgersBeginner
54What is the purchases ledger? Bookkeeping › Sales & Purchase LedgersBookkeepingSales & Purchase LedgersBeginner
55What is the difference between the sales ledger and the sales account? Bookkeeping › Sales & Purchase LedgersBookkeepingSales & Purchase LedgersBeginner
56What documents update the sales and purchases ledgers? Bookkeeping › Sales & Purchase LedgersBookkeepingSales & Purchase LedgersBeginner
57Where do the figures for the control accounts come from? Bookkeeping › Control AccountsBookkeepingControl AccountsBeginner
58How are bookkeeping errors corrected? Bookkeeping › Correcting ErrorsBookkeepingCorrecting ErrorsBeginner
59What is computerized bookkeeping? Bookkeeping › Computerized BookkeepingBookkeepingComputerized BookkeepingBeginner
60What is the difference between cash and bank in bookkeeping? Bookkeeping › Cash Book & Petty CashBookkeepingCash Book & Petty CashBeginner
61What is a two-column versus three-column difference in one line? Bookkeeping › Cash Book & Petty CashBookkeepingCash Book & Petty CashBeginner
62What is a credit customer versus a cash customer? Bookkeeping › Sales & Purchase LedgersBookkeepingSales & Purchase LedgersBeginner
63What is a purchase invoice checked against before posting? Bookkeeping › Sales & Purchase LedgersBookkeepingSales & Purchase LedgersBeginner
64Why can't you simply erase or overwrite an error in the accounting records? Bookkeeping › Correcting ErrorsBookkeepingCorrecting ErrorsBeginner
65What is a nominal (general) ledger code and why is it used? Bookkeeping › Computerized BookkeepingBookkeepingComputerized BookkeepingBeginner
66What does 'Making Tax Digital' (or similar digital tax rules) require? Bookkeeping › Computerized BookkeepingBookkeepingComputerized BookkeepingBeginner
67What is VAT and how does it work? Bookkeeping › VAT RecordsBookkeepingVAT RecordsBeginner
68What is the difference between input VAT and output VAT? Bookkeeping › VAT RecordsBookkeepingVAT RecordsBeginner
69What VAT records must a business keep? Bookkeeping › VAT RecordsBookkeepingVAT RecordsBeginner
70What is the VAT account (VAT control account)? Bookkeeping › VAT RecordsBookkeepingVAT RecordsBeginner
71How is the petty cash book reimbursed and posted? Bookkeeping › Cash Book & Petty CashBookkeepingCash Book & Petty CashIntermediate
72How do discounts allowed and received appear in the three-column cash book? Bookkeeping › Cash Book & Petty CashBookkeepingCash Book & Petty CashIntermediate
73How are drawings recorded in the cash book? Bookkeeping › Cash Book & Petty CashBookkeepingCash Book & Petty CashIntermediate
74How do you record goods taken by the owner from inventory (drawings in kind)? Bookkeeping › Sales & Purchase LedgersBookkeepingSales & Purchase LedgersIntermediate
75What information must a valid VAT invoice contain? Bookkeeping › VAT RecordsBookkeepingVAT RecordsIntermediate
76How is the analysis (columnar) cash book useful and how is it posted? Bookkeeping › Cash Book & Petty CashBookkeepingCash Book & Petty CashAdvanced
77How does integration (e.g., invoicing, payroll, e-commerce) enhance computerized bookkeeping? Bookkeeping › Computerized BookkeepingBookkeepingComputerized BookkeepingAdvanced
78How do you record wages paid net, with deductions, through the cash book? Bookkeeping › Cash Book & Petty CashBookkeepingCash Book & Petty CashAdvanced
79How is import VAT and VAT on acquisitions handled? Bookkeeping › VAT RecordsBookkeepingVAT RecordsAdvanced