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HI5001 Accounting for Business Decisions

Lecture 6
Accounting Systems
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Lecture Lecture Topic Readings/Preparation
1 Role of Accounting for Decision Making Textbook Chapter: 1
2 Financial Statements & Decision Making Textbook Chapter: 2
3 Recording Business Transactions Textbook Chapter: 3
4 Adjusting Entries & Preparing Financial Statements Textbook Chapter: 4
5 Completing The Accounting Cycle Textbook Chapter: 5
6 Accounting Systems Textbook Chapter: 7
7 Cash Management & Control Textbook Chapter: 11
8 Receivables Textbook Chapter: 12
9 Inventories Textbook Chapter: 6 & 13
10 Non-current Assets Textbook Chapter: 14 & 15
11 Liabilities Textbook Chapter: 16
12 Analysis & Interpretation of Financial Reports Textbook Chapter: 19

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1 Basic operation of an accounting system

2 Development of an accounting system

3 Internal Control Systems

4 Manual AS: Control Accounts and Subsidiary Ledgers

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Here’s what you will learn from this lecture:

5 Manual AS: General Journal and Special Journals

6 Introduction to Computerized Accounting Systems and Software

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Accounting Accounting Period


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Accounting Accounting Period


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Complete System
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Definition of Accounting System

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Accounting Storage
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Manual Systems vs. Computerised Systems

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accounting system accounting

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Transferring
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Income
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Balance sheet Cash flow


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Converting Data to Information

Business
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Understand what is an accounting system.

Understand basic operation of an accounting system.

What are the three basic phases of an accounting system.

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I want a
good
accounting
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Ideal
accounting
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accounting
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requirements and sources
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Systems implementation
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Implementing systems, Determining personnel
training staff, preparing requirements, source
accounting manual, documents, accounting
test-runs, evaluation records and procedures,
and review reports and reports format

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Provide
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System
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Provide
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Preparing
accounting
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Consider yourself as a head of the Finance Department who wants to


replace the existing accounting software with SAP.

Think and state the potential hurdles for implementing the new system.

For example, resistance from people, budgetary approval etc.

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Cost versus
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Control

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• What are the 3 phases of the operation of an accounting system
• The installation of an accounting system consists of 3 phases
• Four important considerations in establishing an accounting system are:
✓ cost vs. benefits,
✓ compatibility with the organisation and personnel of the business,
✓ flexibility to adapt to expansion and changes in the business, and
✓ an effective system of internal control.

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Internal Control

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Defined
Control its
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• A system of internal control consists of all the measures used by
a business:
✓To safeguard its resources against waste, fraud and
inefficiency.
✓To promote the reliability of accounting data.
✓To encourage compliance with business policies and
government regulations.

• Two aspects to internal control:


✓administrative controls
✓accounting controls.

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Clear
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responsibility of duty of cash

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Research the internal control system, its principles and limitations.


• What is a system of internal control?
• What are the principles of internal control systems?
• What are the limitations of internal control systems?

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Control accounts and subsidiary ledgers:


• A large amount of detailed information about a certain general ledger account must be
kept in a separate ledger called a subsidiary ledger.
• The total of the balances of which should equal the balance of the related control
account in the general ledger.

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Subsidiary Ledgers Subsidiary ledger


P Able
Date Debit Credit Balance
Nov 1 3200
Nov 8 1800 5000
Nov 16 3200 1800
General ledger
Accounts receivable Subsidiary ledger
Date Debit Credit Balance
R Baker
Nov 1 6500 Date Debit Credit Balance
Nov 30 5100 11600 Nov 1 1100
Nov 30 6900 4700 Nov 3 1100 -
Nov 20 2400 2400

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Nov 1 2200
General Ledger Nov 12 900 3100
Nov 28 2600 500
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Subsidiary ledger
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Nov 1 3200
Nov 8 1800 5000
Nov 16 3200 1800
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Date Debit Credit Balance R Baker b
Nov 1 6500 Date Debit Credit Balance
Nov 30 5500 11000 Nov 1 1100
Nov 3 1100 -
Nov 30 6900 4700
Nov 20 2400 2400

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Date Debit Credit Balance
Nov 1 2200
Nov 12 900 3100
Nov 28 2600 500
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Schedule of Accounts receivable


General ledger as on 30 November
B
Accounts receivable B
Date Debit Credit Balance b Amt in $
Nov 1 6500 P Able 1800
Nov 30 5500 11000 R Baker 2400
Nov 30 6900 4700 D Cane 500
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• Principles of control accounts & subsidiary ledgers


• Summary information
• Control account
• Detailed information
• Subsidiary ledger
• Subsidiary ledgers are used for a number of other general ledger
accounts, such as:
• Accounts receivable
• Accounts payable
• Inventory
• Plant and Equipment
• Investments

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• What are the differences between control account and subsidiary ledgers?
• What are the advantages of using a subsidiary ledger?
• Research any two control ledgers and draw the linkage to their corresponding
subsidiary ledgers.

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original Records all
entry financial transaction
Amount of
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description

So much
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Cash Sales
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Cash Sales
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Sales
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Credit Sales of
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Monthly
basis

General Subsidiary
Sales
Ledger Ledger
Journal (Account (Debtor
receivable) Account)

Credit Sales of
inventory

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Transaction
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Summary of Sales journal:


• It is used solely for recording sales of inventory on credit.
• Other columns can be added to the sales journal to
satisfy the needs of a specific entity.
• Advantages of a sales journal:
✓Each transaction recorded on a single line.
✓Entries do not require a narration.
✓Eliminates posting separate debits and credits during
the month.

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Credit Purchases
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General Subsidiary
Purchases
Ledger Ledger
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All Credit
Purchase

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Summary of Purchases Journal:


• Single purpose Purchase Journal records only credit
purchases of inventory items
• Multiple purpose Purchase Journal can be used for credit
purchase of items other than inventory
• Total posted to general ledger monthly
• Detail (by creditors) posted to subsidiary ledger daily
• Advantages
✓as for sales journal

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Cash
Receipts
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Cash receipt

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Summary of Cash Receipts Journal


• Records all receipts of cash
• Records each receipt and total banked
• Totals posted to general ledger monthly
• Details (for cash received from debtors only) posted to
subsidiary ledger daily
• Columns set up for common receipts (cash sales, GST
payable on cash sales, payment from accounts
receivable)

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Cash
payments
Journal

Cash Sales
receipts Journal
Journal

Purchases
Journal
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Cash
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Journal

Cash
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Summary of Cash Payments Journal
• Records all payments of cash
• Records each payment and cheque number
• Totals posted to general ledger monthly
• Details (for cash paid to creditors only) posted to
subsidiary ledger daily
• Columns set up for common payments (cash purchase,
GST receivable on cash purchases, payment for
accounts payables and other accounts)

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Where
should I
Sales account
Journal depreciation
Purchases
Journal

General
Journal
Cash
Receipts
Journal Cash
Payments
Journal

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MasterJournal
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General entry used for


booking

Infrequent
transactions

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Adjusting
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Adjusting
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Closing
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From the following information, determine which journal should be used:


➢ 1/8 Purchased $440 of art supplies for cash
➢ 1/8 Purchased $5,500 of medical supplies from Nead Co (credit)
➢ 3/8 Returned defective medical supplies ($220)
➢ 5/8 Sold art supplies for $990 (cost $550) on credit to P Marks
➢ 6/8 Purchased art supplies from Tott Co for $770 (credit)
➢ 10/8 Returned defective art supplies from Tott ($110)
➢ 15/8 Paid Nead Co balance owing
➢ 16/8 Sold art supplies for cash ($275) cost $160
➢ 19/8 Received payment from P Marks
➢ 22/8 Sold medical supplies for cash ($880). Cost $500
➢ 25/8 P & H paid 75% of account owing

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From the following information, determine which journal should be used:
➢ 1/8 Purchased $440 of art supplies for cash (CPJ)
➢ 1/8 Purchased $5,500 of medical supplies from Nead Co (credit) (PJ)
➢ 3/8 Returned defective medical supplies ($220) - GJ
➢ 5/8 Sold art supplies for $990 (cost $550) on credit to P Marks – (SJ)
➢ 6/8 Purchased art supplies from Tott Co for $770 (credit) - (PJ)
➢ 10/8 Returned defective art supplies from Tott ($110) – (GJ)
➢ 15/8 Paid Nead Co balance owing – (CPJ)
➢ 16/8 Sold art supplies for cash ($275) cost $160 – (CRJ)
➢ 19/8 Received payment from P Marks – (CRJ)
➢ 22/8 Sold medical supplies for cash ($880). Cost $500 – (CRJ)
➢ 25/8 P & H paid 75% of account owing (CRJ)

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Pause the lecture here and take a few moments to check your learning.

Research the special journals i.e. sales journal, purchases journal, cash receipts
journal and cash payments journal.

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Computerized Accounting
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Manual Computerized

Ordinary
Accounting Accounting

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Sarah..7 John..fresher
years of recruited as
accounting an
experience accountant.

B
B
b

Manual Computerized
accounting accounting

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Computerized Accounting
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Reduction in
processing
cost

Advantages of
computerized
system

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Computerized Accounting
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Reduction in
processing
cost

Advantages of
computerized High
system processing
speed

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Reduction in
processing
cost

Advantages of
computerized High
system processing
speed

Error
reduction

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Reduction in
processing
cost

Advantages of
computerized High
system processing
speed

Automatic Error
posting reduction

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Reduction in
processing
cost

Advantages of
Automatic
computerized High
report system processing
generation speed

Automatic Error
posting reduction

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Improved
Reduction in
reporting &
processing
decision
cost
making

Advantages of
Automatic
computerized High
report system processing
generation speed

Automatic Error
posting reduction

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Faster
response
Improved time Reduction in
reporting &
processing
decision
cost
making

Advantages of
Automatic
computerized High
report system processing
generation speed

Automatic Error
posting reduction
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Failed system

Disadvantages
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computerized
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Failed system

Disadvantages
Power failure
of
computerized
system

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Computerized Accounting
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Failed system

Disadvantages
Power failure
of
computerized
system

Viruses

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Failed system

Disadvantages
Power failure
of
computerized
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Hackers Viruses

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Failed system

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Frauds Disadvantages
Power
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Accounting
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MYOB style

• It is recommended that students do familiarise themselves


with accounting software.
• All computers (for student use) at Holmes have MYOB
available or you can download a free trial copy on
www.mymyob.com.au
• This allows a trial for a period but it will shut down once
expires (or you need to purchase).

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Summary of Lecture 6

• Basic operation of an accounting system


• Development of an accounting system
• Internal control systems
• Manual accounting system: control accounts and subsidiary
ledgers
• Manual accounting system: general journal and special journals
• Introduction to computerised accounting systems and software

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• Recommended Readings
Hoggett & Edwards - Chapter 7

• Tutorial Questions
Hoggett & Edwards - Chapter End Questions

• Discussion Board & Drop-in Session


Post your questions in the discussion board

• Next Lecture
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