Accounting and Finance Sample Assignment

Introduction

Basic principle of an accounting systems are preparation of Journal, ledger and trial balance. Posting of a financial event of a company is known as journal entry. In this study journal, ledger and trial balance of Smart IT Company has to be prepared. This preparation is based on financial events that have been taken place in the financial year 2017. An explanation of journal entry has to be providing on this basis.

Findings and analysis

In the month of May of 2017, some events have been occurred in Smart IT Company. A journal entry has to prepare of the individual event. Journal entries have been prepared in order to keep record of financial events.

Preparation of journal entries

Following is a presentation of Journal Entry based on financial; event of Smart IT company.

In the books of Smart IT

Journal entries

As on 30.2017

Date

Particulars

Amount ($)(Debit)

Amount ($)(credit)

May 1

Cash Account

To Capital Account

[Being Smart IT Company has started 12 more new websites and that has amounted to $9000

9000

9000

Explanation:

Smart ITC company has started 12 more websites and $9000 has been charged from the client]

May 2

Bank Account

To Purchase Account

[Being Smart It company purchase Supplies]

140

140

Explanation

Being company has invested some amount of cash for business purchase

May 3

Cash account

To, Furniture Account

Transportation Cost Account

[Company has purchased furniture for business purpose and an addition amount of transportation cost of $ 150 has to pay on that.]

1350

1200

150

Explanation:

Company has purchased furniture and an additional amount of transportation cost has been paid on that

May 4

Advertising Account

To Australia Daily

[Being an invoice of $3500 has been received from Australia Daily for advertisement purpose]

3500

3500

Explanation:

Company has spend $3500 for advertisement purpose to Australian Daily

May 5

ICT Mart Account (10043+234)

To Bank Account

[Being the company has purchased 83 keyboards for $121 and nine flash drivers for $ 26 each, the transaction has been done on account]

10377

10377

Explanation:

For business purpose company has purchased keyboard and flashlight from ICT Mart

May 6

Sales

To Cash account

[being Smart IT company has been sold 98 Keyboards of $14700 and 100 flashlight for $3000](computation refers to Spreadsheet calculation)

1740600

1740600

Explanation

Company has sold out sold out 98 keyboards and 100 flashlights

May 8

Accounts Receivable Account

To Cash Account

[Being Smart It has been collected $9000 as accounts receivable]

9000

9000

Explanation

Company has collected a cash of $9000 on accounts receivable

May 10

Cash

To Rent Account

Other Expenses Account

[Being the company has been paid rent of $500 and other expenses of $105](Computation refers to spreadsheet calculation]

655

500

105

Explanation

Rent and other expenses has been paid by the company

May 12

Cash Account

To Accounts Payable Account

[Being accounts payable has been made by the company]

2100

2100

Explanation

May 14

Sales Account

To Cash Account

[Being company has sold 250 secures for $14](Calculation refers to spreadsheet]

3500

3500

Explanation

Sales of $3500 has been take place

May 17

Cash

To Salaries account

[Being salary of $750 has been paid to Chris, out of which net pay of to PAYGW is $150]

750

750

Explanation

Company has paid salary to Chris

May 19

Cash

To Salaries Account

[Being due salary of $100 has been paid of in this month]

100

100

Explanation

Company has paid salary of previous month

May 20

Cash

To Salary Account

[Being salary of $2800 has been paid to Lemon and Nancy for their work, PAYGW net of is $590

2800

2800

Explanation

Company has paid salary to Lemon and Nancy

May 22

Cash Account

To Bank Loan Account

Interest Payable

[Being Loan amount of $3000 for the month of April and Interest amount of $45 for the month of April has been paid in May][Computation is based on spreadsheet calculation]

3045

3000

45

Explanation

Company has paid their loan and interest

May 25

Cash

To Australia Daily account

[Being An invoice amount of $3500, which was due of Australia Daily for advertisement purpose that has been paid of]

3500

3500

Explanation

Payment has been done to Australian Daily

May 28

ITC Mart Account

Discount Account

To Cash account

[Being due payment of ITC Mart for purchasing keyboard and flash Drive on 5 may has been paid off in the current month][based on spreadsheet calculation]

10147

230

10377

Explanation

Discount of $230 has been allowed to ITC mart for an early payment

Preparation of ledger

Following is a preparation of Ledger Accounts based on the above recorded transactions

Capital Account

Date

Particulars

Amount($)(Debit)

Date

Particulars

Amount($) (Credit)

May 1

By Cash Account

9000

Cash Account

May

Particulars

Amount($)(Debit)

May

Particulars

Amount($) (Credit)

1

3

10

17,19,20

12

22

22

25

To Capital Account

To Furniture Account

To Rent Account

To Salaries Account

To Accounts Payable

To Bank Loan

To Interest Payable

To Australia Daily account
To balance b/d

Total

9000

2100

655

3650
2100

3000

45

1740177

23300

1763477

6

8

14

28

By Sales Account

By Accounts Receivable

Sales Account

By ITC Mart Account

By Discount Account

Total

1740600

9000

3500

10147

230

1763477

Bank Account

Date

Particulars

Amount($)(Debit)

Date

Particulars

Amount($) (Credit)

May 2

To Purchase Account

To balance b/d

Total

140

10237

10377

May 5

By ICT Mart Account

Total

10377

10377

Purchase Account

Date

Particulars

Amount($)(Debit)

Date

Particulars

Amount($) (Credit)

To balance b/d

Total

140

140

May 2

By Bank Account

Total

140

140

Furniture Account

Date

Particulars

Amount($)(Debit)

Date

Particulars

Date

Amount($)(Credit

May 3

To balance b/d

Total

1200

1200

By Cash Account

By

Total

1200

1200

Transportation cost Account

Date

Particulars

Amount($)(Debit)

Date

Particulars

Amount($) (Credit)

May 1

To balance b/d

Total

150

150

By Cash Account

Total

150

150

Advertising Account

Date

Particulars

Amount($)(Debit)

Date

Particulars

Amount ($) (Credit)

May 4

To Australian Daily Account

Total

3500

3500

By balance b/d

Total

3500

3500

Australia Day Account

Date

Particulars

Amount($)(Debit)

Date

Particulars

Amount($) (Credit)

May 25

To cash Account

3500

May 4

By advertisement Account

3500

Total

3500

Total

3500

ICT Mart Account

Date

Particulars

Amount($)(Debit)

Date

Particulars

Amount($) (Credit)

May 5

To bank Account

10377

May 28

By Cash Account

By balance b/d

10147

230

Total

10377

Total

10377

Sales Account

Date

Particulars

Amount($)(Debit)

Date

Particulars

Amount($) (Credit)

May 6

To balance b/d

10377

May 14

By cash Account

cash Account

by cash Account

3500

6877

Total

10377

Total

10377

Accounts Receivable Account

Date

Particulars

Amount($)(Debit)

Date

Particulars

Amount($) (Credit)

May 8

To Cash Account

9000

By balance b/d

9000

Total

9000

Total

9000

Rent Account

Date

Particulars

Amount($)(Debit)

Date

Particulars

Amount($) (Credit)

May 10

To cash

500

By balance b/d

500

Total

500

Total

500

Accounts Payable

Date

Particulars

Amount($)(Debit)

Date

Particulars

Amount($) (Credit)

To balance b/d

2100

May 12

By Cash Account

2100

Total

2100

Salary Account

Date

Particulars

Amount($)(Debit)

Date

Particulars

Amount($) (Credit)

May 17

May 19

May 20

To cash Account

To cash Account

To cash Account

750

100

2800

By balance b/d

3650

Total

3650

Total

3650

Discount Account

Date

Particulars

Amount($)(Debit)

Date

Particulars

Amount($) (Credit)

To balance b/d

230

May 28

By Cash Account

230

Total

230

Total

230

Other Expenses

Date

Particulars

Amount($)(Debit)

Date

Particulars

Amount($) (Credit)

May 10

To Cash Account

105

By balance b/d

105

Total

105

Total

105

Bank Loan Account

Date

Particulars

Amount($)(Debit)

Date

Particulars

Amount($) (Credit)

May 22

To cash Account

3000

By balance b/d

3000

Total

3000

Total

3000

Interest

Date

Particulars

Amount($)(Debit)

Date

Particulars

Amount($) (Credit)

May 22

To cash Account

45

By balance b/d

45

Total

45

Total

45

Preparation of trial balance 300

A Trial balance has been presented below based on the journal entry and trial balance.

SMART IT

Trial Balance

As on May 30, 2017

Asset

Amount

Liabilities

Amount

Current Account

Current

Cash at bank

10377

Accounts payable

2100

Accounts Receivable

9000

Salaries payable

3650

Suppliers inventory

10377

interest payable

45

Property plant and equipment

Non current

Furniture

1200

Bank Loan

3000

Owners equity

Noncurrent Asset

Capital Stock

22159

Investment

Total Asset

30954

Total Liabilities

30954

Conclusion

A brief presentation of Journal entry, ledger account and trial balance has been done above. From their presentation it can be concluded that the company is in a profitable condition and sale of the company is increasing. The transactions of May has been recorded in the journal entry and based on those transactions ledger accounts has been made. Finally a trial balance has been presented.

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