Topic 5 - Single-Entry Method
Topic 5 - Single-Entry Method
ACCOUNTING
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Ivan C. Ricaña,CPA,CrFA,LPT,CTT,MPA(COP)
SINGLE-ENTRY
METHOD OF
ACCOUNTING
CONTENT
Definition and characteristics
Financial records
2. receivables
3. payables
4. proprietorship
DEFINITION AND CHARACTERISTICS
Not all activities are taken up in the financial
records thus:
1. most of the time, only one effect of the
transaction is recognized
2. a trial balance prepared from a ledger
under a single-entry system would not
balance because of the incomplete
entries and postings
DEFINITION AND CHARACTERISTICS
Preparation of financial statements from the
records kept under the single-entry system
requires considerable reconstruction and
analytical work
FINANCIAL RECORDS
Ledger
Cashbook – to keep track of all cash
transactions
Daybook or Memorandum Book – to narrate
important non-cash events and transactions
like:
1. sales and purchases on account
2. Sales on account
▪ Accounts Receivable
▪ Notes Receivable
CONVERSION FROM CASH BASIS TO
ACCRUAL BASIS - SALES
Notes Receivable
Beginning Balance XXX XXX Ending Balance
Sales on Account -
XXX XXX Collections
Notes Receivable
Sales Returns,
XXX Allowances and
Discounts
Dishonored Notes
XXX
Receivable
Discounted Notes
XXX
Receivable
Dishonored Notes
XXX XXX Collections
Receivable
2. Purchases on account
▪ Accounts Payable
▪ Notes Payable
CONVERSION FROM CASH BASIS TO
ACCRUAL BASIS – PURCHASES
Notes Payable
Ending Balance XXX XXX Beginning Balance
Purchases on
Payments XXX XXX Account - Notes
Payable
Purchase Returns,
Allowances and XXX
Discounts
Dishonored Notes
XXX
Payable
Total XXX XXX Total
CONVERSION FROM CASH BASIS TO
ACCRUAL BASIS – PURCHASES
Accounts Payable
Ending Balance XXX XXX Beginning Balance
Purchases on
Payments XXX XXX Account - Accounts
Payable
Purchase Returns,
Allowances and XXX
Discounts
Total XXX XXX Total
CONVERSION FROM CASH BASIS TO
ACCRUAL BASIS – OTHER INCOME
Involves analysis of:
1. Deferred Income
2. Accrued Income
CONVERSION FROM CASH BASIS TO
ACCRUAL BASIS – OTHER INCOME
Deferred and Accrued Income
Accrued Income, Accrued Income,
XXX XXX
Beginning Balance Ending Balance
Income - Accrual
XXX XXX Cash Received
Basis
Total XXX XXX Total
CONVERSION FROM CASH BASIS TO
ACCRUAL BASIS – OTHER EXPENSES
Involves analysis of:
1. Prepaid Expenses
2. Accrued Expenses
CONVERSION FROM CASH BASIS TO
ACCRUAL BASIS – OTHER EXPENSES
Prepaid and Accrued Expenses
Expenses – Accrual
Payments XXX XXX
Basis
Total XXX XXX Total
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS PREPARATION –
PROBLEM 1
The capital balance A Company as of January
1, 2020 is ₱410,000, and as of December 31,
2020 is ₱445,000. On May 27, 2020, the owner
made an additional investment of ₱200,000.
The withdrawals for personal use during the
year amounted to ₱120,000.