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Cambridge AS & A Level Accounting

1.2The accounting system

The accounting system in Cambridge AS & A Level Accounting: what the syllabus expects you to know, the learning objectives and how to practise.
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  • Books of prime entry and the general journal

    55 min

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  • Computerised accounting systems: use, advantages, disadvantages and data security

    35 min

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  • Concepts of recording: entity, historical cost, money measurement, duality, objectivity

    40 min

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  • Concepts of reporting: prudence, matching, realisation, materiality, consistency, going concern, substance over form

    45 min

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  • Double entry, the accounting equation and ledger accounts

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Why are the skills of a bakery's loyal workforce not recorded as an asset?

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