Leaving Cert Accounting Notes

Free Leaving Cert Accounting revision notes for Higher Level. Browse 22 topics and read online without an account.

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Revise budgeting, costing and final accounts, then work through control accounts, incomplete records and the interpretation of accounts.

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Budgeting - CashThe cash budget shows the cash the business expects to receive and pay out each month, highlighting projected cash surpluses or deficits.3 min read Budgeting - FlexibleA static budget plans for a single activity level.4 min read Budgeting - ProductionA budget acts as a financial roadmap for a business, setting clear targets for income and expenditure while coordinating operations across every department.5 min read Cash Flow StatementsA business can report high accounting profits yet become insolvent if cash is tied up in slow-moving stock, uncollected debtors, or heavy capital expenditure.9 min read Interpretation of AccountsThe primary objective of ratio analysis is to transform raw balance sheet and profit and loss figures into relative indicators.8 min read Published AccountsEvery public limited company (plc) is legally required to publish its annual financial statements and report on its performance to shareholders and the…19 min read Club AccountsThe club treasurer is an honorary officer elected by members at the Annual General Meeting (AGM) to manage the club's finances.10 min read Farm AccountsFarm accounts adapt double-entry bookkeeping to the practical realities of agricultural businesses.10 min read Final Accounts - CompanyThe Trading, Profit and Loss Account measures trading performance over an accounting period, typically twelve months.11 min read Final Accounts - ManufacturingA manufacturing enterprise makes finished products from raw materials.3 min read Final Accounts - Sole TraderSole trader final accounts summarise a business's trading performance over a financial year and present its financial position on the final day of that period.15 min read Service FirmsA service firm earns its money by doing something for clients rather than by making or selling goods — think of a dentist, doctor, physiotherapist, vet…13 min read Control AccountsAs a business expands, tracking hundreds of individual credit customers and suppliers in a single ledger becomes unmanageable.9 min read Correction of Errors/SuspenseThe trial balance acts as an initial arithmetical check in double-entry bookkeeping, confirming that total debits match total credits.12 min read Depreciation of Fixed AssetsDepreciation is the systematic allocation of the depreciable cost of a tangible fixed asset over its useful economic life.12 min read Fixed Assets ValuationFixed assets valuation deals with recording, depreciating, disposing of, and revaluing long-term assets held to generate income rather than for resale.12 min read Incomplete Records AThis note covers the net worth method (also called the capital comparison method) of dealing with incomplete records.11 min read Incomplete Records BMany sole traders do not keep a complete double-entry bookkeeping system.10 min read Revaluation of Fixed AssetsIn Leaving Certificate Higher Level Accounting, fixed assets such as land and buildings often gain market value over time.9 min read Tabular StatementsA Tabular Statement records the continuous impact of financial transactions directly onto a company's balance sheet over an accounting period.13 min read Costing - Job, Product, Stock Valuation & O/H ApportionmentBefore calculating product costs, you need to understand how management accounting differs from financial accounting:8 min read Costing - MarginalFinancial accounting typically classifies costs by function, such as administration, selling, or production.10 min read

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