BOOKKEEPING OF A SOLE TRADER — Grade 10 Accounting Notes

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Informal vs Formal Bookkeeping & Indigenous Practices

Informal vs Formal Bookkeeping & Indigenous Practices Before the development of modern accounting systems, communities across South Africa and the world used informal methods to keep track of their…

Internal Control & Code of Ethics

Internal Control & Code of Ethics Every business must protect its assets, ensure accurate financial reporting, and operate honestly. Internal control and a strong code of ethics are the two pillars…

GAAP Principles & Accounting Concepts

GAAP Principles & Accounting Concepts Accounting records must be prepared in a consistent, comparable, and reliable way. To achieve this, all businesses in South Africa follow a set of rules called…

Cash Transactions: CRJ, CPJ & PCJ

Cash Transactions: CRJ, CPJ & PCJ Cash transactions are the most common transactions in any business. Every time a business receives cash or makes a payment, the transaction must be recorded in the…

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Posting to the General Ledger & Trial Balance

Posting to the General Ledger & Trial Balance After recording transactions in the subsidiary journals (CRJ, CPJ, PCJ, DJ, CJ, DAJ, CAJ, GJ), the next step is to transfer the information to the…

Credit Transactions: DJ, DAJ, CJ, CAJ & GJ

Credit Transactions: DJ, DAJ, CJ, CAJ & GJ In a modern business, not all transactions involve immediate cash payments. Many businesses buy and sell goods on credit, meaning payment is made at a later…

Posting to Subsidiary Ledgers & Control Accounts

Posting to Subsidiary Ledgers & Control Accounts Once transactions have been recorded in the specialised journals, the next step in the accounting cycle is posting — transferring information from the…

Combined Cash & Credit Transactions

Combined Cash & Credit Transactions In reality, a business does not deal with cash transactions and credit transactions in isolation. Every month, a business will process a mixture of cash receipts,…

Debtors & Creditors Reconciliation

Debtors & Creditors Reconciliation After posting all transactions, a business must verify that its accounting records are accurate. Reconciliation is the process of comparing one set of records…