Section 3 POA CSEC notes
Section 3 POA CSEC notes
Pettycash book- used to record receipts and disbursements of small amounts of cash
the limit of which is usually based on company policy.
General Journal/The Journal is used to record ALL other transactions that do NOT
belong in any of the other books of original entry
eg..Purchase/Sale of a Fixed Asset on Credit
Writing off of Bad debts
Correction of errors
Opening and Closing entries
Every time a business is involved in a financial transaction, a paper trail is generated. This paper trail is refe
Whether cheques are written to be paid out, sales are made to generate receipts, billing invoices are sent
recorded on an employee's timesheets - all the respective documents are source documents.
Source documents are, first and foremost, important to the bookkeeping and accounting process because
that a financial transaction actually occurred. Nowadays, these documents do not necessarily need to be a
They may be in a traceable electronic form.
In addition, source documents are also essential in the auditing process. When companies undergo an aud
the auditor’s access to a clear and accessible paper trail of all transactions enhances the overall legitimacy
In order to reaffirm the accuracy of the company’s balances in individual accounts, auditors need full acces
Overall, to run a business more smoothly and enhance transparency, all its source documents should be ke
Sales Invoice- Source document prepared when selling goods either on credit
or for cash with the following details
ENTERED IN THE SALES JOURNAL IF A CREDIT SALE OR
CASHBOOK IF A CASH SALE
DOUBLE ENTRY
Increase Decrease
Assets (own) Debit Credit
Liabilites(owe) Credit Debit
Capital ( owner) Credit Debit
Revenue Credit Debit
Expenses Debit Credit
For the buyer the same invoice will be considered a Purchases Invoice and will be entered into
the Purchases Journal if a Credit purchase or the cashbook if a cash purchase
A debit note is raised by the purchaser if goods previously bought are to be returned.
Debit and credit notes are entered in the Returns Journals. Stock/Goods/Inventory - As
Purchases -buy stock
Note takes its name from what is done in the PERSONAL account Sales - sell stock
Ret in/Sales Ret- customers return sto
Ret out/Purchases Ret-stock ret to sup
A receipt is a source document that acknowledges the receipt of money from a customer
entered in the cashbook
Petty cash voucher is the source document used to make entries in the petty cashbook. Attached
to each voucher must be a receipt as evidence of whatever payment is being re-imbursed.
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DR CR
DR Purchases CR Supplier
CR Sales DR Customer
customers return stoDR Ret In CR Customer Credit note
s Ret-stock ret to supCR Ret Out DR Supplier Debit Note