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Accruals and prepayments

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  • This topic has 8 replies, 3 voices, and was last updated 10 years ago by John Moffat.
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  • November 12, 2014 at 3:43 pm #209377
    6shahir
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    The Electricity account for the year ended 30 June 2001 was as follows:
    opening bal accrued at 1July 2000- $300

    payments made during the year:

    1 August 2000 for three months to 31 July 2000 – $600
    1 November 2000 for three months to 31 oct 2000 – $720
    1 February 2001 for three months to 31 jan 2001 -$ 900
    30 june 2001 for three months to 30 April 2001 – $840
    1 August 2001 for three months to 31 July 2001 – $840

    What is the accrued amount and the charge to the P&L?

    November 12, 2014 at 3:50 pm #209380
    6shahir
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    The year end of M is 30 Nov 2000. The company pays for it gas by a standing order of $600 per month. on 1 december 2009, the statement from the gas supplier showed that M had overpaid by $200. M received gas bills for the four quarters commencing on 1 december and ending on 30 nov 2000 for $1300,1400,2100 and 2000

    What is the charge to the SPL?

    November 12, 2014 at 5:50 pm #209432
    Nishan
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    In the first question, the financial year is 1 July 2000 to 30 June 2001. Among the the list of payments, the last payment made this year was on 30 June 2001 (which is also the year end) covering until 30 April 2001 indicating that during this year May and June payments were accrued. They were paid in next year which is indicated by the last payment on the list which was made on 1 August 2001, which falls out the current financial year. So May, June payments 840 x 2/3 = 560 was accrued.

    For the P&L it will be Payments made during this year 600+720+900+840=3060 plus closing accrual of (from above) minus opening accrual:
    3060+560-300=3320

    November 12, 2014 at 5:54 pm #209433
    John Moffat
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    First question:

    The last payment before the year end was the on 30 June and the total paid up till then was 600 + 720 + 900 + 840 = 3060.

    However, they have only paid up to 30 April 2001, and so they need to accrue for the 2 months – May and June. This will be 2/3 of the payment made on 1 August, so 2/3 x 840 = 560.

    Also, there was an accrual of 300 brought forward from last year.

    So the total expense for this year is 3060 + 560 (owing at the end of this year) – 300 (owing at the start of this year, and paid this year) = 3,320

    (Incidentally, get the the habit of doing this sort of question this way Do not use t-accounts – they waste time and there is very little debits and credits in the exam)

    November 12, 2014 at 5:58 pm #209434
    John Moffat
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    Second question:

    The expense in the SOPOL will be the total of the bills for the year to 30 November: 1300 + 1400 + 2100 + 2000 = 6800.

    (Although not asked, the total cash paid is 12 x 600 = 7200, and there was 200 overpaid at the end of last year. So the overpayment at the end of this year is 7200 + 200 – 6800 = 600, which will appear as a current asset in the SOFP)

    November 13, 2014 at 12:26 pm #209600
    6shahir
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    yeh T accounts messing up

    November 13, 2014 at 1:25 pm #209618
    Nishan
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    Could you help with question please?

    November 13, 2014 at 2:32 pm #209632
    6shahir
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    here the date is wrong bro, he told me that he would correct it , i dnt know!

    November 13, 2014 at 4:10 pm #209771
    John Moffat
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    The question has been corrected.

    The date of the payment should be 1 May 2010.
    The rest of the question is OK.

    That means that the correct answer is 1050 in the SOPOL, and a prepayment of 750 in the SOFP.

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