The document discusses accounting practices for small businesses known as micro business accounting (MBA). It notes challenges small businesses face with record keeping like high costs, lack of knowledge, and time. It describes MBA as involving cash and credit transactions recorded in personal supplier and customer accounts, with double entry for cash receipts and payments. Non-recurring transactions like asset purchases and borrowing are also discussed. The need for proper accounting is outlined to determine profit, file taxes, and obtain loans. Methods for preparing a statement of affairs and statement of profit are provided. Key accounts to reference for income and expense items are listed. Finally, common ratios for analyzing MBA financial statements are identified.
High costof record keeping
Lack of knowledge
Time
Lack of awareness for the need of financial
records
Found in Small Businesses and hence can
be termed as Micro Business
Accounting(MBA).
3.
Cash transactions
Credit transactions of revenue goods and
capital goods in the personal accounts of
Suppliers and Customers.
Double entry completed for cash receipts
and payments on account of Customers
and Suppliers.
Non recurring transactions like purchase
of fixed assets, borrowings etc.
4.
No, ifonly approximate profit is to be
determined.
Yes, if the results of operations and
financial position are to be determined
which is required
• for filing Income Tax Returns;
• to obtain loans from financial institutions;
• to analyse the financial statements in a
meaningful manner and understand for making
rational decisions.
6.
Put the figuresof assets and liabilities of
two different points of time in accounting
equation
Reconcile the resultant figures of Equities
of the two points of time to determine the
profit.
The assets and liabilities may be put in a
statement form like Balance sheet and
such statement is called ‘Statement of
Affairs’.
7.
Name of Statement- Statement of Profit
Capital on the Closing date 15000
Add: Drawings 6000
Less: Capital introduced between the two
dates -5000
Less: Capital at the opening date -10000
Profit for the year(Bal. Fig.) 6000
Figures are in the unit of currency and are illustrative.
9.
Determine all majoritems of incomes and
expenses, as nominal accounts are not
maintained.
10.
Items Accounts to be referred
Credit Sales Accounts Receivables (Debtors, Bills
Receivables)
Cash Sales Cash and Bank Transactions
Credit Purchases Accounts Payables (Creditors, Bills
Payables)
Cash Purchases Cash and Bank Transactions
Other recurring expenses(Salary, Rent Cash and Bank Transactions,
etc.) Information collected on Outstanding
and Prepaid
11.
Credit sales CreditPurchases
Collection from Payment to Creditors
Customers Opening and Closing
Opening and Closing Balances of Creditors
Balances of Debtors Acceptance given
Bills Accepted Cash Purchases
Cash Sales
12.
Profitability Ratios
Liquidity Ratios
Average Collection Period/ Debtors Turnover
Ratio
Average Payment Period/ Creditors Turnover
Ratio
Average Holding period/Inventory Turnover Ratio