FA 1 Section - Cash book

9 important questions on FA 1 Section - Cash book

  • What is a cash book?
  • In what [2] things is it divided?

A written record of amounts of money that a business receives or pays out.

Divided into;
  • Receipt side
  • Payment side

What is cashbook | Receipt side?

Left-hand side of the cash books show money coming into the business.

What do you have to balance the cash book? [2]

  • Opening balance (balance b/d, balance brought down) | Balance from the previous period.
  • Closing balance (balance c/d, balance carried down) | Carried to the next period.
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How is a three column cash book build?

  • Column for the date of the transaction
  • Column for the details of the transaction

  1. Cash | Physical cash balance;
  2. Bank | Transaction affecting the business bank account;
  3. Discount received | Amount of discounts received;

When a customer takes an expected settlement discount when paying an invoice early what do you do?

You just need to record the amount paid in the cash book and do not need to record the discount.

What is the difference between a three column cash book and an analysed column cash book?

An analysed column cash book additionally to whether it was a cash or bank transaction what the amount was for (Sales receipt, purchases payment, expenses, sales tax)

What is Close off/Balance off the account?

The debit and credit sides of the account are totalled and the difference between the two has been calculated.

Explain balance and balancing the cash book

Balance
Difference between incoming and outgoing cash

Balancing the cash book
The activity of making a balance.

What is the cashbook (book of prime entry) used for? [3]

  • Post total of payments and receipts into the general ledger accounts;
  • Post individual receipts from customers to the customers individual accounts | Receivable ledgers;
  • Post individual payments to suppliers to the suppliers individual accounts | Payables ledger

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