An introduction to bookkeeping transactions
The bookkeeping transactions unit introduces students to the double-entry bookkeeping system and the associated documents and processes. Students will reach the stage of extracting an initial trial balance, before any adjustments are made. This unit provides students with the skills necessary to operate a manual double-entry bookkeeping system and provides a strong foundation for progression to more advanced manual and computerised activities.
On completion of this unit, students will be able to check the accuracy of invoices, credit notes, remittance advice, statements of account and petty cash vouchers. They will know how to use these documents to make entries in sales and purchases daybooks, sales and purchases returns daybooks, and discounts allowed and received daybooks using account codes, as well as how to transfer those totals to the sales, purchases and general ledgers.
The UK government department responsible for collecting taxes (HMRC) offers more than one method of accounting treatment when prompt payment discount (PPD) is allowed and received. However, students at Foundation level are only required to use credit notes to adjust for PPD. Using this approach, credit notes are recorded in separate daybooks, a discounts allowed daybook and/or a discounts received daybook, removing the need for discount columns in the cash book. There is no requirement at this level for learners to understand how to account for PPD by any other method.
The cash book and petty cash book are also covered in this unit, including making entries into both and transferring totals to the ledgers. Students will make appropriate checks on the accuracy of supplier invoices and credit notes, reconcile supplier statements with the purchases ledger account and calculate payments due to suppliers. They will also calculate sales invoice and credit note amounts and check receipts from customers. This unit refers to value added tax or VAT. This is an indirect tax operating in the UK but this type of tax may also operate and be known by another name in other countries.
Bookkeeping Transactions is a mandatory unit in this qualification.
Learning outcomes for bookkeeping transactions
1. Understand financial transactions within a bookkeeping system
2. Process customer transactions
3. Process supplier transactions
4. Process receipts and payments
5. Process transactions through the ledgers to the trial balance
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