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ZIMSEC O Level Principles of Accounts Notes: The Cash Book:Discount Allowed and Discount Received entries

  • Consider the following entries and enter them into the books of J Haudzwi

July 20×9
1 Started the business with $1000 Cash
3 Deposited $600 from the cash at hand into the bank
10 Bought goods on Credit from J Mafana for $360
15 Sold Goods on Credit to S Mutiro $500
22 Made Cash Purchases for goods worth $200
28 Paid J Mafana $324 by Cheque and received 10% discount
30 Received $475 Cash from S Mutiro in full settlement of the amount owed by him

NB These are the only transactions that took place during the month of July

Solution

Cash Book
DetailsDiscount AllowedCashBankDetailsDiscount ReceivedCashBank
$ $ $ $ $ $
Capital1000Bank600
Cash600Purchases200
S Mutiro25475J Mafana36324
Balance c/d675276

25

1475

600

36

1475

600

Sales Ledger
S Mutiro Account
DateDetailsAmountDateDetailsAmount
$ $
30 JulySales500July 15Cash475
July 30Discount Allowed25

500

500

Purchases Ledger
J Mafana Account
DateDetailsAmountDateDetailsAmount
$ $
July 28Bank324July 10Purchases360
July 28Discount Received36

360

360

General Ledger
Purchases Account
DateDetailsAmountDateDetailsAmount
$ $
July 10J Mafana360Balance c/d560
July 22Cash200

560

560

Sales Account
DateDetailsAmountDateDetailsAmount
$ $
July 31Balance c/d

500

July 15S Mutiro

500

Discount Received Account Account
DateDetailsAmountDateDetailsAmount
$ $
July 31Balance c/d

36

July 31Total for the month

36

Discount Allowed Account Account
DateDetailsAmountDateDetailsAmount
$ $
July 31Total for the month

25

July 31Balance c/d

25

NB We have omitted the date column in the Cash Book so that it can fit in most browsers more easily. You should include it in your own answers

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