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WorksheetsRUTS Accountancy
Total questions: 55
Worksheet time: 41mins
The systematic process of keeping or maintaining financial records and transactions for a business..
Accounting
Accountancy
Accountant
Bookkeeper
The practice of measuring, classifying, verifying, summarizing, interpreting and reporting on business transactions for a business to reveal profit or loss, a firm's assets, liabilities and owners' equity.
Accounting
Accountancy
Accountant
Bookkeeper
Accounting process starts with.....
Identification of financial transactions
Posting into ledger
Recording in Journal
Summarising of financial transactions
The process of recording transactions is also called?
Summarising
Reporting
Posting
Journalising
A __________________ statement shows the profitability of the business
Cash flow
Profitability
Financial Position
Profit or Loss
A person to whom money is owed by a firm for purchase of goods or services is called
The Debtor
The Creditor
The Drawer
None of these
A person who owes money to a firm against goods bought or services received is called
The Debtor
The Creditor
The Drawer
None of these
The resources owned and controlled by an entity and also known as properties or rights owned by the business are...
Assets
Liabilities
Revenue
Expenses
Economic benefits received from business activities; the amount earned in the conduct of business is known as...
Assets
Liabilities
Revenue
Expenses
The costs incurred in conducting the business are ....
Assets
Liabilities
Revenue
Expenses
The economic obligations of a business entity are called ...
Assets
Liabilities
Revenue
Expenses
Deposits or advanced payments from customers which requires settlement through delivery of goods or services in the future is known as...
Sales Revenue
Service Revenue
Unearned Revenue
Accrued Revenue
The costs of compensation to employees for their services to the company.
Taxes and Licenses
Delivery Expense
Training and Development
Salaries and Wages
The assets that are held for sale during the normal operations of the business is called ...
The Inventory
Accounts Receivable
Furniture and Fixtures
Intangibles
Indebtedness arising from purchases of goods, materials, supplies, services or other transactions is ....
Accounts Payable
Notes Payable
Bonds Payable
Loans Payable
Water, electricity, garbage removal and other service costs required to conduct business is known as ....
Telecommunication Expenses
Utility Expenses
Supplies Expenses
Repairs and Maintenance
Which of the following is the most relevant accounting information for taxation authorities?
cash balances
book values of assets
credit sales
profit during the year
An amount invested by an owner in their business is called?
Drawings
Capital
Assets
Liability
The traditional approach classifies Capital into which category of account?
Real
Personal
Nominal
None of these
Goods taken by the Proprietor for personal use are
Sales
Drawings
Purchases
None of these
Those Assets which are acquired for the purpose of increasing the earning capacity of the business is called
Financial assets
Current Assets
Fixed Assets
None of these
Current Assets do not include....
Debtors
Bank
Motor cars
Prepaid Expenses
Which of the following is not a fixed asset
Building
Plant and machinery
Balance with Bank
Goodwill
Which of the following is a current asset?
Machinery
Cash
Building
Furniture
Which of following is not an intangible asset?
Goodwill
Patents
Trade marks
Furniture
Example of an Intangible asset
Debtors
Plant and Machinery
Goodwill
None of these
Assets that can be converted into cash in one accounting period are called?
Fixed assets
Fictitious assets
Current assets
Non current assets
Trade discount means
Cash discount
No discount
Reduction in price
None of these
A double entry system means
Twice recorded
Once in ledger once in journal
Recording both aspects of transactions
None of these
Purchase refers to the buying of
Goods or products for resale
Assets for the factory
Stationery for office use
Daily expenses
What causes an increase of current liabilities in business?
goods sold on credit
goods purchased on credit
goods withdrawn by a partner
none of the above
Which of the following business organisations have a limited liability clause?
Sole proprietorship
One person company (OPC)
Partnership
None of these
A Bank Overdraft is recorded as a
Current liability
Non-Current liability
Contingent liability
None of these
Which concept says that Accounting practices once adopted should be applied year after year?
Conservatism
Accrual
Business entity
Consistency
If accounting information is based on facts and it is verified by documents it has what quality?
relevance
reliability
understability
compareability
When can wages that were paid, be recorded as a capital expenditure?
Repairs to the building
Painting the building
Construction of the building
Cleaning the building
Which of the following is not considered to be an account, under traditional approach
Capital
Real
Personal
Nominal
If goods are distributed as free samples, which account should you debit?
Purchases
Goods
Free sample
Advertising
Which of the following is an incorrect formula?
Capital = Assets - Liabilities
Capital + Assets = Liabilities
Capital + Liabilities = Assets
Capital - Assets = Liabilities
In a cash flow statement, the activities of an enterprise are divided into Operating, Investing and Financing.
If rent is paid for by a builder, where should you record it?
Operating
Financing
Investing
None of these
Outstanding Rent is considered to be...
a Liability
an Asset
an Expense
Income
While preparing financial statements of the sole proprietor, how will his Income Tax be handled? (as appears in trial balance)
Treated as expenditure in profit and loss account
Treated as differed revenue expenditure
Treated as drawings and subtracted from capital
None of these
What journal entry will be passed if business is started by raising a bank loan
Debit bank account and credit capital account
Debit capital account and credit bank account
Debit bank account and credit bank loan account
Debit bank loan account and credit capital account
What is super profit?
Average profit - normal profit
Normal profit - avg profit
Current profit- previous profit
Previous profit- current profit
Which of the following is not a method for Goodwill valuation?
Super profit
Average profit
Normal profit
Capitalisation
What is your understanding of Goodwill?
Reputation of firm
Bad name of firm
Patent of firm
Copy right of firm
Accrued Commission is a/an ...
Income
Asset
Liability
Expense
What reason would cause a cost to become a write-off?
An insurance adjustment
An extension of professional courtesy
A cancellation of a fee
An extension of credit
Which best describes an account payable ledger?
A book of all remaining debtor balances.
A book of daily financial summaries.
A book of all office debts that have not been paid
A book of payments received from auditors
Which of the following best describes a trial balance?
It shows the financial position of a business
It is a special account
It shows all the entries in all the journals
It is a list of the total balances for the books
Gross profit is calculated from ...
Net profit - expenses
Cost of goods sold + opening inventory
Sales - purchases
Total Revenue - cost of goods sold
Which of the following statements is correct?
Profit does not change capital
Profit reduces capital
Profit increases capital
Capital can only come from profit
