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Cambridge AS & A Level Accounting

1.5.2Sole traders

Sole traders in Cambridge AS & A Level Accounting: what the syllabus expects you to know, the learning objectives and how to practise.
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Learning objectives

What the syllabus expects you to be able to do.

  1. 1.5.2.1Prepare a statement of profit or loss and statement of financial position for a sole trader (trading or service business) from full or incomplete accounting records.

Lessons

  • Final accounts from incomplete records

    65 min

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  • Final accounts of a sole trader

    60 min

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  • Missing figures: total accounts, cash summaries, margin and mark-up

    55 min

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  • Statement of affairs and profit from the accounting equation

    45 min

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Sample question

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Sole traders: sample question

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Rent paid during the year was US$5,430. Rent prepaid was US$430 at the start of the year and US$560 at the end. What is the rent expense for the year?

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