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Class 11 Accountancy Part 1

Chapter 1 - Introduction To Accounting

Accounting
Accounting is an art of recording, classifying and summarizing the monetary
transactions in an efficient manner and interpreting the results.

Functions of Accounting

Identifying from
vouchers

Interpreting by
preparing financial
Recording in journal
statements and
communicating.

Summarising in Trial
Classifying in ledger
balance

● Identifying: Identifying the business transactions from various sources is the

first step of accounting.it involves observing all business activities and
identifying those which are considered as financial transactions.
● Recording: Only those transactions are recorded in books of accounts which
can be measured in terms of money. It involves recording them in a journal and
keeping a systematic record of all of them.
● Classifying: After recording the transactions they are classified. Classification
refers to the grouping of all the transactions of same nature at one place.
● Summarising: It is the process of putting the balances of all accounts at one
place i.e. Trial balance.
● Communicating: Accounting also includes the communication of financial
data like financial statements to the users who analyse them as per individual
requirements.

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Objectives of Accounting
1. To maintain proper records of business transactions according to specified
rules which helps them to minimize the chance of omission and fraud.
2. To ascertain the net profit or loss suffered on account of business transactions
during a particular period and to know the exact reasons leading to profit or
loss.
3. To ascertain the financial position of business by means of financial statement
i.e,Balance sheet.
4. To ascertain the progress of business from year to year and to detect errors and
frauds.
5. To provide accounting information to various interested parties like owners,
creditors, banks, employees etc. who perform an in depth analysis as per the
requirement of the stakeholders.

Advantages of Accounting
1. Accounting provides permanent records for all business transactions and
provides reliable information to various parties.
2. Accounting provides the Profit and loss of a business for a given period of
time.
3. Accounting provides the facility of comparative study of the various aspects of
business like profit sales, purchase,etc. with that of previous years and helps
businessmen to make decisions.
4. Accounting forms a basis in the process of performance evaluation to improve
the performance of employees, divisions,activities, etc.
5. Accounting records act as an approved evidence in legal matters.

Limitations of Accounting
● One of the major limitations of accounting is that it considers only monetary
transactions. Non monetary aspects like quality, honesty, skills are ignored in
accounting.
● It considers only historical transactions and the figures given in the financial
statement do not consider price level changes.
● It is influenced by personal judgements and not free from personal bias which
affects its credibility.
● It is affected by window dressing which means manipulation of accounts so
that financial statements describe a more favourable position than the actual
position.
● Financial accounts are unsuitable for forecasting because they are only records
of past events.

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Book-Keeping-Base of Accounting
Book keeping is an art of recording the transactions in the books of accounts.
Only those transactions which bear a monetary value are recorded. It is the first
step of accounting. Its main purpose is record keeping or maintenance of books
of accounts, It should not be confused with accounting. Differences between the
two are as follows.

Basis of
Bookkeeping Accounting
distinction
Scope It is concerned only It also includes classifying,
with recording of summarizing, analysing and also
monetary transactions. communicating the results to
users.
Stage It’s a primary stage. It’s a secondary stage.
Objective To maintain To calculate the net profit or net
systematic records of loss in the business.
business.
Nature Routine and clerical. Analytical.
Staff involved It is done by junior It is done by senior level staff.
level staff.

Subfields of Accounting
1. Financial Accounting: The main purpose of this branch is to record the
business transactions in a systematic manner, to ascertain profit or loss and to
present the financial position of the business with the help of a balance sheet.
2. Cost Accounting: The main purpose of cost accounting is to ascertain the total
cost and per unit cost of goods produced and services rendered by business.
3. Management Accounting: The main purpose of this branch is to present the
accounting information in such a way as to assist the management in planning
and controlling the operations of business.
4. Tax Accounting: This branch is used for tax purposes. Income tax and gst are
computed on the basis of this accounting.

Qualitative Characteristics of Accounting Information

Accounting information should be prepared and presented in such a way that is
able to depict a clear view of business enterprise.

1. Reliability: It implies that information must be factual and verifiable. And free
from errors.

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2. Relevance: Accounting information must be relevant to the objectives of
enterprise. To be relevant, information must help the users of accounting
information in making decisions.
3. Understandability: Accounting information should be presented in such a
manner that they are understood easily by their users such as investors,
employees, etc.
4. Comparability: It is a very useful quality of accounting information. Financial
statements should contain previous year data so that it can be compared with
current year so that current performance be compared with past performance.

Accounting Terms
1. Business Transaction: A Business transaction is an economic activity of
business that changes its financial position.
2. Account: It is a record of all business transactions relating to a particular
person or item. It is a T Shaped proforma.
3. Capital: It refers to the amount invested by the owner in a business. The
amount invested could be in the form of cash, goods, etc.
4. Drawing: Any cash or goods withdrawn by the owner for personal use made
out of business funds are known as drawings.
5. Profit: It is the excess of total revenue over total expense of a business. Profit
=Revenue-Expenses.
6. Loss: The excess of expenses over related revenue is known as loss. Loss=
Expenses-Revenue.
7. Gain: It is a monetary benefit resulting from events or transactions which are
incidental to business like profit on sale of fixed assets.
8. Stock: It includes goods unsold on a particular date.
9. Purchases: It refers to the amount of goods bought by business for resale or
use in production.it can be of cash or credit.
10. Purchase return: When purchased goods are returned to suppliers, it is
referred to as purchase return.
11. Sales: It means transfer of goods or services for money in the normal course
of business.
12. Sales return: When customers return the goods sold to them it is known as
sales returns.
13. Debtors: It refers to those persons whose business has been sold goods on
credit and payment has not been received yet.
14. Creditors:It refers to those persons whose business buys goods on credit and
payment has not been done yet.

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15. Voucher: A voucher is a written document which is created in support of a
particular transaction. It may be in the form of a cash memo, invoice or
receipt. Voucher is a necessary component of auditing.
16. Income: It is the difference between revenue and expense.
17. Expense: It is the amount used in order to produce and sell goods and
services.
18. Discount: It is the rebate given by the seller to the buyer. It is of 2 types:
Cash Discount and Trade Discount.
19. Cash Discount: When discount is allowed to customers for making prompt
payment.It is always recorded in books of accounts.
20. Trade Discount: This is a type of discount allowed by the sellers to their
customers at a fixed percentage on the list price of goods. and also it is not
entered in the books of accounts.
21. Bad Debts: It refers to the amount that debtor has not paid even after
repeated reminders and has no intention of paying in the future.

Assets

Tangible assets are those

whichhave physical
existence.ex-Machinery.
Non current ASSETS are those
which are hold for longer
period in business.ex-
building,land
Intangible assets are those
Assets are the properties or which can't be touched.ex-
resources owned by Goodwill.
business.ex-cash in
hand,machinery
Current assets arethose
which held for shorter period
Example-Cash,Bills
and can be converted into
receivable, etc.
cash within 1 year ex-
stock,debtors.

Liabilities
Liabilities refers to financial obligations of business.it denote the amount which
a business owes to others.ex- Creditors,loan,etc.It is of 2 types;
1. Non current liabilities: It refers to those which fall due for payment in a
relatively longer period. For ex- long term loans.
2. Current liabilities: It refers to those which are to be paid in the near future.
Ex-Creditors, Outstanding expenses.

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Expenditure
It involves spending cash or incurring a liability for the purpose of acquiring
assets,goods or services. It is of 3 types.
1. Revenue Expenditure: It refers to any expenditure,the full benefit of which is
received during one accounting period.ex-salaries,rent.
2. Capital Expenditure: It refers to expenditure,the benefit of which is received
during more than one year. Ex- Machinery.
3. Deferred Revenue Expenditure: It refers to expenditure which are revenue
in nature but benefit of which is likely to be derived over no of years. Example-
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