Financial Accounting 1

(FA510US)
NQF Level 5
(10 Credits)

Chapter 4
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Principle of Double Entry

The Transaction Recording

Process
 TRANSACTION
 A transaction is an activity involving
exchange either through an agreement or
buying and selling or barter trade.
 A transaction is an activity or occurrence
that increases or decreases the dollar
value of a business’ specific asset, liability,
or owner’s equity.
 THE RECORDING PROCESS

JOURNAL
JOURNAL
LEDGER

1. Analyse each transaction.

2. Enter transaction in a journal.
3. Transfer journal information to ledger
accounts.
 Flow of information 1
Journals
Source 2
Documents Ledger
3
1
Transaction
occurs Trial Balance
5
4
Statements
 Flow of information 2
1
Source 2
documents 3
• sales invoices Journal
Recordings Ledger Postings
• purchase
invoices Types Types
• cash register • Sales Journal • Sale Ledger
tapes • Purchases • Purchases
• cheque butts Journal Ledger
• credit notes. • General
Journal • General Ledger
• Cash RJ • Cash Book
• Pmts Journal
 Flow of information 3
4
Trial Balance 5
– shows all the Financial Statements
balances of the • Income statement
accounts in the
• Statement of financial
Ledgers Position
– is the basis for the • Cash Flow Statement
preparation of the • Statement of Changes in
financial statements. Equity
 TABULAR SUMMARY COMPARED TO ACCOUNT
FORM

Tabular Summary Account Form

Cash Cash
$15,000 Debit Credit
- 7,000 15,000 7,000
1,200 1,200 600
1,500 1,500 900
- 600 600 200
- 900 250
- 200 1,300
- 250
600 Balance 8,050
- 1,300
$8,050
 TECHNIQUE OF JOURNALISING
Mr O. Angula invested cash in the sum of $15,000, being
capital to start a business

Enter date as Narrate

applicable transaction
 TECHNIQUE OF JOURNALISING
Equipment valued at$7,000 was bought for cash

Enter date as Narrate

applicable transaction
 TECHNIQUE OF JOURNALISING
The amounts for the debits are recorded in the Debit
column and the amounts for the credits are recorded in
the Credit column.
 TECHNIQUE OF JOURNALISING
If an entry involves only two accounts, one debit and
one credit, it is considered a simple entry.
 TECHNIQUE OF JOURNALISING
When three or more accounts are required in one
journal entry, the entry is referred to as a
compound entry.

1
2
3
 TECHNIQUE OF JOURNALISING
This is the wrong format; all debits must be listed before
the credits are listed.
CASH RECEIPTS & CASH PAYMENTS JOURNALS
The Cash Receipts Journal & Cash Payments Journal
may be more detailed. See below:
 SALES JOURNAL
Format of detailed sales Journal
 PURCHASES JOURNAL
Format of detailed Purchases Journal
 THE ACCOUNT

 An account is an individual accounting

record of a transaction i.e. a record of
increases and decreases in a specific
asset, liability, or owner’s equity item.
 A company will have separate accounts
for:
• Cash.
• Salaries expense.
• Furniture
• Accounts payable, etc.
 DEBITS AND CREDITS

 The terms debit and credit mean left and right,

respectively.
 The act of entering an amount on the left side of an
account is called debiting the account and making an
entry on the right side is crediting the account.
 When the debit amounts exceed the credits, an
account has a debit balance; when the reverse is true,
the account has a credit balance.
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 ILLUSTRATION 2-1
BASIC FORM OF ACCOUNT
 In its simplest form, an account consists of
1. the title of the account,
2. a left or debit side, and
3. a right or credit side.
 The alignment of these parts resembles the letter T,
and therefore the account form is called a T account.

Title of Account
Left or debit side Right or credit side

Debit balance Credit balance

 ILLUSTRATION 2-2 TABULAR
SUMMARY COMPARED TO ACCOUNT
FORM
Tabular Summary Account Form
Cash Cash
$15,000 Debit Credit
- 7,000 15,000 7,000
1,200 1,200 600
1,500 1,500 900
- 600 600 200
- 900 250
- 200 1,300
- 250
600 Balance 8,050
- 1,300
$8,050
 DEBITING AN ACCOUNT

Capital
C ash
15,000
15,000
C ash
15,000

Example: The owner makes an initial investment of

$15,000 to start the business. Cash is
debited and the owner’s Capital account is
credited.
 CREDITING AN ACCOUNT
C ash
7,000

Example: Monthly rent of $7,000 is paid. Cash

is credited and Rent Expense is
debited.
 DEBITING AND CREDITING
AN ACCOUNT

C ash
15,000 7,000
8,000

Example: Cash is debited for $15,000 and credited

for $7,000, leaving a debit balance of $8,
000.
 DOUBLE-ENTRY SYSTEM
 In a double-entry system, equal debits and
credits are made in the accounts for each
transaction.
 Thus, the total debits will always equal the
total credits and the accounting equation
will always stay in balance.

Assets Liabilities Equity

 NORMAL BALANCE

 Every account classification has a normal

balance, whether it is a debit or credit.
NORMAL BALANCES — INCREASE IN AN ASSET

Assets
Increase
Decrease
Debit
Normal Credit
Balance

Liabilities
Decrease
Increase
Debit Credit
Normal
Balance
Increasing & Decreasing Asset Accounts
Asset furniture is
increasing

Asset bank
decreasing

Example: Bought furniture valued at $11,000 and paid

by cheque. Bank is credited and Furniture is
debited.
 Increasing Liability & Asset Accounts
Asset stationery is
increasing

Liability Accounts Payable is

increasing

Example: Bought stationery valued at $5,000 on

account. Accounts Payable is credited and
Stationery is debited.
NORMAL BALANCE — OWNER’S CAPITAL

Owner’s Capital
Decrease Increase
Debit Credit
Normal
Balance
 Increasing Equity & Asset Accounts
Asset bank is
increasing

Owner Equity Capital is

increasing

Example: The owners injected $100,000 capital into the

business. The money was put into business
bank account. Capital is credited and Bank is
debited.
NORMAL BALANCE — OWNER’S DRAWINGS

Owner’s Drawings
Increase Decrease
Debit Credit
Normal
Balance
 NORMAL BALANCES —
REVENUES AND EXPENSES

Revenues
Decrease Increase
Debit Credit
Normal
Balance

Expenses
Increase
Decrease
Debit
Normal Credit
Balance
 Increasing Revenue & Asset Accounts
Asset bank increased

Revenue Sales
increased

Example: Made cash sales in the sum of $13,000 and the

money was put into business bank account.
Sales is credited and Bank is debited.
The End