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(1) Sales Invoice
The sales invoice is raised by the firm and sent to the debtor/customer when the firm makes a credit sale.
The sales invoice contains the following:
i. Name and address of the firm
ii. Name and address of the buying firm
iii. Date of making the sale – invoice date.
iv. Invoice number
v. Amount due (net of trade discount)
vi. Description of goods sold
vii. Terms of sale
(2) Purchases Invoice
A purchase invoice is raised by the creditor and sent to the firm when the firm makes a credit purchase. It shows the following:
i. Name and the address of the creditor/seller
ii. Name and address of the firm
iii. Date of the purchase (invoice date)
iv. Invoice number
v. Amount due
vi. Description of goods sold
vii. Terms of sale
(3) Credit note
A credit note is raised by the firm and issued to the debtor when the debtor returns some goods back to the firm. It’s contents include:
i. Name and address of the firm
ii. Name and address of the debtor
iii. Amount of credit
iv. Credit note number
v. Reason for credit e.g. if goods sent but of the wrong type.
The purpose of the credit note is to inform the debtor or customer that the debtor’s account with the firm has been credited i.e. the amount due to the firm has been reduced or cancelled.
The credit note may also be issued when the firm gives an allowance of the amounts due from the debtors. From the context we can assume that all credit notes are issued when goods are returned.
(4) Debit note
This is raised by the creditor and issued to the firm when the firm returns some goods to the creditor. It includes the following items:
i. Name and address of the firm
ii. Name and address of the creditor
iii. Amount of debit
iv. Debit Note number
v. Reason for the debit
The purpose of the debit note is to inform the firm that the amount due to the creditor has been reduced or cancelled.
(6) Receipts
A receipt is raised by the firm and issued to customers or debtors when they make payments in the form of cash or cheques. It shows:
i. The name and address of the firm
ii. The date of the receipt
iii. Amount received (cash or cheque or other means of payment)
iv. Receipt number.
(7) Other correspondence
These include information received within or outside the firm that has a financial implication in the accounts.
Examples are:
i. Letters from the firm’s lawyers about a debtors balance.
ii. Hire-purchase/credit sale or credit purchase agreements that relate to non-current assets.
iii. Memorandum from a senior manager requiring changes to be made in the accounts.
iv. Bank statement from the bank, e.g. bank charges.
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2003
March 1 Started business with cash Sh.1,000.
“ 2 Bought goods on credit from A Cliks Sh.296.
“ 3 Paid rent by cash Sh.28.
“ 4 Paid Sh.1,000 of the cash of the firm into a bank account.
“ 5 Sold goods on credit to J Simpson Sh.54.
“ 7 Bought stationery Sh.15 paying by cheque.
“ 11 Cash sales Sh.49.
“ 14 Goods returned by us to A Cliks Sh.17.
“ 17 Sold goods on credit to P Lutz Sh.29.
“ 20 Paid for repairs to the building by cash Sh.18.
“ 22 J Simpson returned goods to us Sh.14.
“ 27 Paid A Cliks by cheque Sh.279.
“ 28 Cash purchases Sh.125.
“ 29 Bought a motor vehicle paying by cheque Sh.395.
“ 30 Paid motor expenses in cash Sh.15.
“ 31 Bought fixtures Sh.120 on credit from R west.
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“ 2 Bought motor van paying by cheque Sh.12,000.
“ 5 Bought Fixtures Sh.4,000 on credit from Office Masters Ltd.
“ 8 Bought a van on credit from Motor Cars Ltd Sh.8,000.
“ 12 Took Sh.1,000 out of the bank and put it into the cash till.
“ 15 Bought Fixtures paying by cash Sh.600.
“ 19 Paid Motor Cars Ltd by cheque Sh.8000.
“ 21 A loan of Sh.10,000 cash is received from J Marcus.
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H Jumps has the following assets and liabilities as on 30 November 2002:
Creditors Sh.39,500;
Equipment Sh.115,000;
Motor vehicle Sh.62,900;
Stock Sh.61,500;
Debtors Sh.57,700;
Cash at bank Sh.72,800 and Cash in hand Sh.400.
Compute the balance on the capital account as at 30 November 2002.
During the first week of December 2002, Jump:
a. Bought extra equipment on credit for Sh.13,800.
b. Bought extra stock by cheque Sh.5,700.
c. Paid creditors by cheque Sh.7,900.
d. Received from debtors Sh.8,400 by cheque and Sh.600 by cash.
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Sh.
Creditors 15,800
Equipment 46,000
Motor Vehicle 25,160
Stock 24,600
Debtors 23,080
Cash at bank 29,120
Cash in hand 160
During the first week of May 2002 Moody:
a. Bought extra equipment on credit for Sh.5,520.
b. Bought extra stock by cheque Sh.2,280.
c. Paid creditors by cheque Sh.3,160.
d. Debtors paid Sh.3,360 by cheque and Sh.240 by cash.
e. Moody put in extra Sh.1,000 cash as capital
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March 5: Cash sales Sh. 87,000
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