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AAA – Nov 2012 – L3 – SA – Q10 – Audit of Complex Transactions

Identifying irrelevant ledger accounts in a payroll journal review.

In order to review a payroll journal, the auditor is NOT likely to interface with which of the following ledger accounts?

A. Pay As You Earn
B. Pension
C. Staff loans
D. Current Assets
E. National Health Insurance

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FA – May 2012 – L1 – SB – Q2 – Partnership Accounts

Partnership business dissolution with the necessary ledger accounts.

Tap, Sea, Air, and River are in partnership business sharing profits and losses in the ratio 8:5:4:3, respectively. Their Statement of Financial Position was as follows as at 1 January 2009:

           

On the date of the statement, the business was brought to an end, and the assets realized as follows:

Assets Realized N’000
Motor Vehicles 60,000
Plant and Machinery 60,000
Furniture and Fittings 52,500
Inventories 15,300
Accounts Receivable 9,450

Dissolution expenses amounted to N22,500,000. Air became bankrupt and could only pay 40k for every N100 owed. The other partners were solvent, and the amount was collected from Air’s administrator. Cash was returned to or received from partners as appropriate.

You are required to:
(a) State the ways in which the amount owed by Air will be absorbed by the other partners. (3 Marks)
(b) Show the necessary ledger accounts to close the partnership’s books.

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FA – Nov 2012 – L1 – SB – Q5 – Accounting Concepts

Prepare joint venture accounts between Taiwo and Kehinde and the memorandum joint venture account.

Taiwo and Kehinde entered into a joint venture to acquire packaging materials for table water production and to sell them to table water producers. They agreed to share joint venture profits or losses in the ratio 3:2, respectively.

At the outset, Taiwo sent Kehinde a cheque of N200,000 for his participation in the venture. They sold all the goods and recorded the following cash transactions:

Taiwo (N) Kehinde (N)
Revenue 320,000 210,000
Traveling expenses 32,700 46,300
Advertising 10,300 9,100
Stall rent 8,500 7,000
Wages of casual helper 4,800
Sundry expenses 5,900 2,900
Purchases 160,000 110,000

Settlement between the co-venturers took place by cheque.

Required:

a. Prepare the Joint Venture with Kehinde Account in the ledger of Taiwo. (5 Marks)
b. Prepare the Joint Venture with Taiwo Account in the ledger of Kehinde. (5 Marks)
c. Prepare the Memorandum Joint Venture Accounts. (5 Marks)

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PSAF – MAY 2019 – L2 – Q3 – Accounting for Government Assets and Liabilities

Record transactions and prepare financial statements for a college loan fund, including ledger accounts, trial balance, and statement of changes.

The following balances were extracted from the ledger of YOHAFI College of Technology in respect of Senator Momeed Memorial Loan Fund (MMLF) as at31 December 2017

The following transactions took place in 2018:

(i.) Investment costing N30,800,000 were sold for N31,900,000; (ii.) N30,700,000 cash was received as the repayment of loans; (iii.) N2,500,000 was received from the family of a former student in full payment of a loan which had earlier been written off; (iv) N41,800,000 was given out as loan during the year; (v.) A loan of N750,000 was written-off as uncollectible; and (vi.) A sum of N3,000,000 cash was received as a gift from a former borrower.

You are required to:

a. Open necessary ledger accounts to record above transactions. (13 Marks)

b. Extract a trial balance as at the end of the period. (4 Marks)

c. Prepare a statement of changes in the fund balance. (3 Marks)

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FA – Nov 2015 – L1 – SB – Q3 – Depreciation Methods and Accounting for Disposals

Calculate depreciation rate and amounts, then post transactions to relevant ledger accounts.

a. On January 1, 2013, Ajanaku Enterprises bought a motor vehicle for N1,850,000 with an estimated life span of four years and a residual value of N50,000.

i. Determine the depreciation rate, using the reducing balance method. (2 Marks)
ii. Using the rate of depreciation derived in (i) above, calculate the amount of depreciation for the years 2013 and 2014 respectively. Also, disclose the carrying amount of the asset at the end of December 31, 2014. (3 Marks)

b. The following transactions were recorded in the books of Lexus Enterprises for the three months ended March 31, 2014.

Date Description
Jan. 1 Commenced business by introducing N250,000 into a bank.
Jan. 5 Bought N50,000 furniture from Adam Enterprises on credit.
Jan. 15 Bought office stationery for N1,000 paying by cheque.
Jan. 28 Bought goods for resale worth N25,000 paying by cheque.
Feb. 2 Paid Adam Enterprises a cheque of N35,000.
Feb. 3 Rent of N30,000 for business premises was paid by cheque.
Mar. 5 Bought goods on credit from Jay Enterprises for N35,000.
Mar. 8 Bought office stationery for N500 paying by cheque.

Required:
i. Post the above transactions in the relevant ledger accounts and balance the accounts. (15 Marks)

(Total 20 Marks)

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FA – May 2018 – L1 – SB – Q1 – Recording Financial Transactions

Prepares a three-column cash book, ledger accounts, and a trial balance for a sole trader.

On January 1, 2016, Mr. Wale commenced business as a sole trader with N10,000,000, which he paid into the business bank account. He purchased a van for N6,000,000 from Mallam Tanko and paid half of the amount due by cheque on January 2, 2016. The following transactions took place in the month of January 2016:

  • Jan 2: Paid rent of N500,000 for two years in advance for the business premises by cheque.
  • Jan 3: Purchased goods worth N2,000,000 from Granules Limited and paid half of the amount by cheque so as to enjoy a cash discount of 4%.
  • Jan 4: Purchased furniture for N200,000 and computers for N250,000 by cheque.
  • Jan 6: Conducted sales promotion for one month, offering cash and trade discounts as follows:
    • 5% discount on cash sales
    • 10% trade discount for sales above N500,000
  • Jan 8: Sold goods for cash to Sanders Limited for N340,000.
  • Jan 10: Sold goods to Miles and Stone Limited for N1,000,000, who paid 75% by cheque.
  • Jan 12: Mr. Bobby purchased goods valued at N100,000 and paid in full by cash.
  • Jan 13: Deposited N300,000 cash in the bank.
  • Jan 15: Paid salaries by cheque (N80,000) and electricity bill by cheque (N10,000).
  • Jan 20: Paid the sum of N1,750,000 to Mallam Tanko for the van by cash.
  • Jan 27: Mr. Wale withdrew N10,000 for personal expenses.
  • Jan 30: Cash sales of N40,000 were made.

Required:
a. Prepare a three-column cash book. (6 Marks)
b. Prepare the ledger accounts for the transactions. (8 Marks)
c. Prepare a trial balance as at January 31, 2016. (6 Marks)

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FA – Nov 2021 – L1 – SB – Q6b – Accounting for Property, Plant, and Equipment (PPE) in Accordance with IAS 16

This question involves calculating the gain or loss on the disposal of an old vehicle and preparing ledger accounts.

Propati Limited has a fleet of motor vehicles that are used to distribute goods to the market. As at July 2020, the cost of the vehicles was ₦750,000,000 and their accumulated depreciation was ₦30,500,000. On January 1, 2021, the company bought a new vehicle for ₦2,800,000. One of the old vehicles, which was acquired 3 years ago at a cost of ₦1,000,000 with accumulated depreciation of ₦600,000, was accepted by the seller in part-exchange at a value of ₦480,000.

Required:
i. Calculate the gain or loss on disposal of the old car. (2 Marks)
ii. Prepare the following ledger accounts in respect of the transactions:

  • Motor vehicles account (4 Marks)
  • Accumulated depreciation account (2 Marks)
  • Disposal of asset account (2 Marks)

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FA – Nov 2022 – L1 – SB – Q6b – Accounting for Property, Plant, and Equipment (PPE) in Accordance with IAS 16

This question requires calculating the gain or loss on disposal of a motor vehicle and preparing the necessary ledger accounts.

Propati Limited has a fleet of cars that are used to distribute goods to the market. As at July 1, 2020, the cost of the cars was ₦750,000,000, and their accumulated depreciation was ₦30,500,000. On January 1, 2021, the company bought a new car for ₦2,800,000. One of the old cars, which was acquired 3 years ago at a cost of ₦1,000,000 with accumulated depreciation of ₦600,000, was accepted by the seller in part exchange at a value of ₦480,000. The reporting date of Propati Limited is December 31, and the entity charges depreciation using the straight-line method.

Required:
i. Calculate the gain or loss on disposal of the old car. (2 Marks)
ii. Prepare the following ledger accounts in respect of the transactions:

  • Disposal of motor vehicle account (2 Marks)
  • Motor vehicles account (4 Marks)
  • Accumulated depreciation account (2 Marks)

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AAA – Nov 2012 – L3 – SA – Q10 – Audit of Complex Transactions

Identifying irrelevant ledger accounts in a payroll journal review.

In order to review a payroll journal, the auditor is NOT likely to interface with which of the following ledger accounts?

A. Pay As You Earn
B. Pension
C. Staff loans
D. Current Assets
E. National Health Insurance

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FA – May 2012 – L1 – SB – Q2 – Partnership Accounts

Partnership business dissolution with the necessary ledger accounts.

Tap, Sea, Air, and River are in partnership business sharing profits and losses in the ratio 8:5:4:3, respectively. Their Statement of Financial Position was as follows as at 1 January 2009:

           

On the date of the statement, the business was brought to an end, and the assets realized as follows:

Assets Realized N’000
Motor Vehicles 60,000
Plant and Machinery 60,000
Furniture and Fittings 52,500
Inventories 15,300
Accounts Receivable 9,450

Dissolution expenses amounted to N22,500,000. Air became bankrupt and could only pay 40k for every N100 owed. The other partners were solvent, and the amount was collected from Air’s administrator. Cash was returned to or received from partners as appropriate.

You are required to:
(a) State the ways in which the amount owed by Air will be absorbed by the other partners. (3 Marks)
(b) Show the necessary ledger accounts to close the partnership’s books.

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FA – Nov 2012 – L1 – SB – Q5 – Accounting Concepts

Prepare joint venture accounts between Taiwo and Kehinde and the memorandum joint venture account.

Taiwo and Kehinde entered into a joint venture to acquire packaging materials for table water production and to sell them to table water producers. They agreed to share joint venture profits or losses in the ratio 3:2, respectively.

At the outset, Taiwo sent Kehinde a cheque of N200,000 for his participation in the venture. They sold all the goods and recorded the following cash transactions:

Taiwo (N) Kehinde (N)
Revenue 320,000 210,000
Traveling expenses 32,700 46,300
Advertising 10,300 9,100
Stall rent 8,500 7,000
Wages of casual helper 4,800
Sundry expenses 5,900 2,900
Purchases 160,000 110,000

Settlement between the co-venturers took place by cheque.

Required:

a. Prepare the Joint Venture with Kehinde Account in the ledger of Taiwo. (5 Marks)
b. Prepare the Joint Venture with Taiwo Account in the ledger of Kehinde. (5 Marks)
c. Prepare the Memorandum Joint Venture Accounts. (5 Marks)

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PSAF – MAY 2019 – L2 – Q3 – Accounting for Government Assets and Liabilities

Record transactions and prepare financial statements for a college loan fund, including ledger accounts, trial balance, and statement of changes.

The following balances were extracted from the ledger of YOHAFI College of Technology in respect of Senator Momeed Memorial Loan Fund (MMLF) as at31 December 2017

The following transactions took place in 2018:

(i.) Investment costing N30,800,000 were sold for N31,900,000; (ii.) N30,700,000 cash was received as the repayment of loans; (iii.) N2,500,000 was received from the family of a former student in full payment of a loan which had earlier been written off; (iv) N41,800,000 was given out as loan during the year; (v.) A loan of N750,000 was written-off as uncollectible; and (vi.) A sum of N3,000,000 cash was received as a gift from a former borrower.

You are required to:

a. Open necessary ledger accounts to record above transactions. (13 Marks)

b. Extract a trial balance as at the end of the period. (4 Marks)

c. Prepare a statement of changes in the fund balance. (3 Marks)

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FA – Nov 2015 – L1 – SB – Q3 – Depreciation Methods and Accounting for Disposals

Calculate depreciation rate and amounts, then post transactions to relevant ledger accounts.

a. On January 1, 2013, Ajanaku Enterprises bought a motor vehicle for N1,850,000 with an estimated life span of four years and a residual value of N50,000.

i. Determine the depreciation rate, using the reducing balance method. (2 Marks)
ii. Using the rate of depreciation derived in (i) above, calculate the amount of depreciation for the years 2013 and 2014 respectively. Also, disclose the carrying amount of the asset at the end of December 31, 2014. (3 Marks)

b. The following transactions were recorded in the books of Lexus Enterprises for the three months ended March 31, 2014.

Date Description
Jan. 1 Commenced business by introducing N250,000 into a bank.
Jan. 5 Bought N50,000 furniture from Adam Enterprises on credit.
Jan. 15 Bought office stationery for N1,000 paying by cheque.
Jan. 28 Bought goods for resale worth N25,000 paying by cheque.
Feb. 2 Paid Adam Enterprises a cheque of N35,000.
Feb. 3 Rent of N30,000 for business premises was paid by cheque.
Mar. 5 Bought goods on credit from Jay Enterprises for N35,000.
Mar. 8 Bought office stationery for N500 paying by cheque.

Required:
i. Post the above transactions in the relevant ledger accounts and balance the accounts. (15 Marks)

(Total 20 Marks)

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FA – May 2018 – L1 – SB – Q1 – Recording Financial Transactions

Prepares a three-column cash book, ledger accounts, and a trial balance for a sole trader.

On January 1, 2016, Mr. Wale commenced business as a sole trader with N10,000,000, which he paid into the business bank account. He purchased a van for N6,000,000 from Mallam Tanko and paid half of the amount due by cheque on January 2, 2016. The following transactions took place in the month of January 2016:

  • Jan 2: Paid rent of N500,000 for two years in advance for the business premises by cheque.
  • Jan 3: Purchased goods worth N2,000,000 from Granules Limited and paid half of the amount by cheque so as to enjoy a cash discount of 4%.
  • Jan 4: Purchased furniture for N200,000 and computers for N250,000 by cheque.
  • Jan 6: Conducted sales promotion for one month, offering cash and trade discounts as follows:
    • 5% discount on cash sales
    • 10% trade discount for sales above N500,000
  • Jan 8: Sold goods for cash to Sanders Limited for N340,000.
  • Jan 10: Sold goods to Miles and Stone Limited for N1,000,000, who paid 75% by cheque.
  • Jan 12: Mr. Bobby purchased goods valued at N100,000 and paid in full by cash.
  • Jan 13: Deposited N300,000 cash in the bank.
  • Jan 15: Paid salaries by cheque (N80,000) and electricity bill by cheque (N10,000).
  • Jan 20: Paid the sum of N1,750,000 to Mallam Tanko for the van by cash.
  • Jan 27: Mr. Wale withdrew N10,000 for personal expenses.
  • Jan 30: Cash sales of N40,000 were made.

Required:
a. Prepare a three-column cash book. (6 Marks)
b. Prepare the ledger accounts for the transactions. (8 Marks)
c. Prepare a trial balance as at January 31, 2016. (6 Marks)

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FA – Nov 2021 – L1 – SB – Q6b – Accounting for Property, Plant, and Equipment (PPE) in Accordance with IAS 16

This question involves calculating the gain or loss on the disposal of an old vehicle and preparing ledger accounts.

Propati Limited has a fleet of motor vehicles that are used to distribute goods to the market. As at July 2020, the cost of the vehicles was ₦750,000,000 and their accumulated depreciation was ₦30,500,000. On January 1, 2021, the company bought a new vehicle for ₦2,800,000. One of the old vehicles, which was acquired 3 years ago at a cost of ₦1,000,000 with accumulated depreciation of ₦600,000, was accepted by the seller in part-exchange at a value of ₦480,000.

Required:
i. Calculate the gain or loss on disposal of the old car. (2 Marks)
ii. Prepare the following ledger accounts in respect of the transactions:

  • Motor vehicles account (4 Marks)
  • Accumulated depreciation account (2 Marks)
  • Disposal of asset account (2 Marks)

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FA – Nov 2022 – L1 – SB – Q6b – Accounting for Property, Plant, and Equipment (PPE) in Accordance with IAS 16

This question requires calculating the gain or loss on disposal of a motor vehicle and preparing the necessary ledger accounts.

Propati Limited has a fleet of cars that are used to distribute goods to the market. As at July 1, 2020, the cost of the cars was ₦750,000,000, and their accumulated depreciation was ₦30,500,000. On January 1, 2021, the company bought a new car for ₦2,800,000. One of the old cars, which was acquired 3 years ago at a cost of ₦1,000,000 with accumulated depreciation of ₦600,000, was accepted by the seller in part exchange at a value of ₦480,000. The reporting date of Propati Limited is December 31, and the entity charges depreciation using the straight-line method.

Required:
i. Calculate the gain or loss on disposal of the old car. (2 Marks)
ii. Prepare the following ledger accounts in respect of the transactions:

  • Disposal of motor vehicle account (2 Marks)
  • Motor vehicles account (4 Marks)
  • Accumulated depreciation account (2 Marks)

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