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Accounts - Principles of Accounts Past Questions and Answers

Topic: Receipts and payments account

Jamb Accounts - Principles of Accounts Questions - Receipts and payments account

Question 1:
A member of a club paid N1,000 as is subscription for 1993 and N1,200 as subscription for 1992. If the financial year of the society ended on 31st December 1993, the N1,200 subscription will be treated in the balance sheet as
  • A Current asset
  • B Current liability
  • C Capital
  • D Profit
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Question 2:
The limitations of the receipts and payments account arise mainly because of the reliance on?
  • A Cash movement as evidence of transaction
  • B The acconuting officer to report
  • C The capital account of the organization
  • D The transaction papers as evidence of transaction
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Question 3:
Receipt and payments account of a non-profit making organization is principally a summary of the?
  • A Bak entries
  • B Cash bok entries
  • C Expenditure entries
  • D Balance sheet entries
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Question 4:
Use the information below to answer questions Subscription received during the year N30,000 Subscription owed last year N4,000 Subscription received for next year N6,000
What is the subscription to be charged to income and expenditure account?
  • A N36,000
  • B N34,000
  • C N30,000
  • D N20,000
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Question 5:
A club received rent N10,000 and donation N30,000. It paid N6,000 for entertainment and is still owing N16,000.
The balance of the payments account is?
  • A N24,000
  • B N22,000
  • C N14,000
  • D 8,000
  • E NO OPTION INDICATED
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