Financial Accounting
Financial Accounting
Financial Accounting
COURSE CODE
CREDIT VALUE
CREDIT HOURS 2 Hours
LEVEL HND 1
SEMESTER 1ST
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Financial Accounting information is designed primarily to assist investors
COURSE DESCRIPTION
OR SYNOPSIS and creditors in deciding where to place their scarce investment resources.
Such decisions are important to society, as they determine which
industries and companies and even countries will receive the financial
resources necessary for growth, and which will not. Many other decision
makers also make use of financial accounting information. A company’s
manager and employees constantly need such information in order to run
and control business operations.
All types of organizations and also individuals develop and use financial
accounting information in conducting their daily activities. But the
concepts of financial accounting are most highly developed and clearly
defined in the business world. Therefore, this course focuses upon
financial accounting information relating to profit-oriented business
organizations.
WEEKS TOPICS
1 1.0 INTRODUCTION TO ACCOUNTING
1.1 Introduction
1.2 Development of accounting discipline
1.3 An accountant’s job profile: functions of accounting
1.4 Utility of accounting
1.5 Types of accounting
2 2.0 ACCOUNTING CONCEPTS AND CONVENTIONS
1.1 Introduction
2.2 Meaning and Features of accounting Principles
2.3 Kinds of Accounting Principles
2.4 Accounting Concepts
2.5 Accounting Conventions
3 3.0 RECORDING OF TRANSACTIONS- VOUCHER
SYSTEM, ACCOUNTING PROCESS, JOURNAL
3.1 Introduction
3.2 Voucher
3.3 Journal
3.3.1 Classification of Accounts
3.3.2 Goods Account
3.4 Important considerations for recording the business
transactions
4 4.0 LEDGER POSTING AND TRIAL BALANCE
4.1 Introduction
4.2 Posting
4.2.1 Rules Regarding Posting
4.2.2 Balancing of an Account
4.3 Trial Balance
4.3.1 Objectives of Preparing a Trial Balance
5 5.0 SUBSIDIARY BOOKS OF ACCOUNTS
5.1 Introduction
5.2 Cash Book
5.3 Purchase Book
5.4 Sales Book
5.5 Purchase Return Book
5.6 Sales Return Book
5.7 Bills Receivable Book
5.8 Bills Payable Book
5.9 Journal Proper
6 6.0 PREPARATION OF PROFIT AND LOSS ACCOUNT
AND BALANCE SHEET
6.1 Introduction
6.2 Trading account
6.3 Manufacturing account
6.4 Profit and loss account
6.4 Profit and loss account
6.5 Balance sheet
6.6 Adjustments
7 7.0 RECTIFICATION OF ERRORS
7.1 Introduction
7.2 Classification of errors
7.3 Location of errors
7.4 Rectification of errors
7.5 Stages of rectification of errors
7.6 Effect of errors on final accounts
8 8.0 RECONCILIATION OF BANK ACCOUNTS
9.1 Introduction
9.2 Causes/reasons for difference in two balances
9.3 Procedure for preparation of bank reconciliation statement
MATERIAL USED MAIN TEXT BOOKS
1. R.L. Gupta (2001), “Advanced Accountancy”, Sultan
(Use APA style) Chand & Sons, New Delhi
2. P.C. Tulsian (2000), “Financial Accounting”, Tata McGraw
Hill, New Delhi.
MODE OF EVALUATION
ATTENDANCE 5%
CONTINOUS ASSESSMENT 25%
FINAL SEMESTER EXAM 70%