BSBFIA401 Student Guide

Darwin Institute of Technology
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Student Guide
BSBFIA401 Prepare financial reports
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Contents
Overview 3
Content 4
Learning outcomes 5
Topic 1: Maintain asset register 12
Topic 2: Record general journal entries for balance day adjustments 15
Topic 3: Prepare final general ledger accounts 20
Topic 4: Prepare end of period financial reports 25

Overview
Topics Content
Introduction  Australian Accounting Standards Board (AASB)
 Accounting Professional & Ethical Standards Board (APES)
 Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC)
 Privacy Act 1988
 the general journal
 the general ledger
 double entry bookkeeping
 financial reporting
 estimating assets
 workplace health and safety considerations
Topic 1: Maintain asset  terminology

register
 calculating depreciation
 depreciation schedule
 prepare and maintain an asset register
Topic 2: Record general  current assets

journal entries for balance
 non-current assets
day adjustments
 bad debt -v- doubtful debt
 pre-payment and accruals
 write offs
 adjusting the inventory account
Topic 3: Prepare final  general journal entries

general ledger accounts
 balance day adjustments
 posting to final general ledger accounts
 organizational policies and procedures
 financial policy and procedure
Unit review and assessment tasks
Recommended text
The following text is recommended for this unit:
Accounting Principles Book Two: Prepare Financial Reports, Anne Collins & Andrew Duncan, 13th Ed
(2018)

Content
The Student Guide includes:
 topics for the unit
 activities
 links to websites containing relevant information (if the links are broken, copy and paste into a web
browser).
Activities
The trainer/assessor will provide a simulated work environment therefore, the activities provided in the
Student Guide:
 reflect real life work tasks
 are performed to industry safety requirements as relevant
 use authentic workplace documentation
 require you to work with others as part of a team
 require you to plan and prioritise competing work tasks
 involve the use of standard, workplace equipment such as computers and software
 take into consideration workplace constraints such as time and budgets
 will either be self-directed or carried out as part of group or team work
 require you to read through the activity carefully and ask the trainer/assessor for guidance if needed
 will have time allocated for completing the activity, along with time for class discussion and feedback
Some activities may require you to submit work to the trainer/assessor for feedback. Where this is the case
it will be indicated at the bottom of the activity.
Video clips
 If presented in class, take part in any class discussions, providing feedback and contributing to debate
and arguments.
 If directed to watch the video as part of self-study, or independently in class, take notes so
contributions to any future class discussions can be made.
Roleplays
The trainer/assessor will direct class roleplays.
When undertaking these activities ensure that you understand the purpose of the roleplay and take part as
if you are in a professional situation to provide your fellow classmates with a true-to-life experience.
Roleplays rely on your ability to act in a manner that imitates real-life situations and can provide you with
depth of understanding and practical skills.
Learning outcomes
By the end of this unit, students will be able to have the skills and knowledge required to record general
journal adjustment entries and to prepare end of period financial reports.
Outcomes include:
 Maintaining asset register
 Recording general journal entries for balance day adjustments
 Preparing final general ledger accounts
 Preparing end of period financial reports

Introduction
In this unit you will develop the skills and knowledge to be able to record journal entries for balance day
adjustments, post to ledger, close ledgers at period end, prepare end of period financial reports, and also
identify and correct any errors occurring throughout the process.
The following are useful links to websites that could be used throughout this course as reference or
support:
 Certified Practicing Accountants (CPA Australia) https://www.cpaaustralia.com.au
 Association of Accounting Technicians (AAT) www.aat.com.au
 Institute of Public Accountants (IPA) https://www.publicaccountants.org.au
 Australian Taxation Office https://www.ato.gov.au
 The accounting standards from the Australian Accounting Standards Board

https://www.aasb.gov.au/Pronouncements/Current-standards.aspx
You will be assessed on your knowledge to record general journal adjustment entries and to prepare end of
period financial reports.
Ensure you are familiar with the following information which is key underpinning knowledge for this unit.
Australian Accounting Standards Board (AASB)

The Australian Accounting Standards Board (AASB) is an independent accounting standard-setter.
The AASB develops accounting standards that require transparent and comparable information in general
purpose financial statements.
Accounting Professional & Ethical Standards Board (APES)

The APES is an independent national body that sets the code of ethics and professional standards with
which accounting professionals must comply (applies to members of CPA Australia, CA ANZ or IPA).
The Code of Ethics can be found at:
https://apesb.org.au/uploads/standards/apesb_standards/standard1.pdf
Australian Securities & Investments Commission (ASIC)

ASIC is an independent Commonwealth Government body and is Australia's integrated corporate, markets,
financial services and consumer credit regulator.
ASIC has the power to approve codes in the financial services sector. They have released Regulatory
Guide 183 Approval of financial services sector codes of conduct (RG 183), which sets out how they will
approve a code of practice.
An approved code of practice should meet a number of criteria, including:
 a comprehensive body of rules developed in consultation with stakeholders
 enforceability against subscribers to the code
 adequate provisions for dispute resolution, remedies and sanctions
 effective and independent administration, including compliance monitoring

Codes of practice:
ASIC has not approved codes of practice developed by the financial services industry under RG 183, and
ASIC do not oversee their administration. However, they are formal codes developed by the financial
services industry and may be useful to consumers.
 Code of Banking Practice: developed by the Australian Bankers’ Association
 Customer Owned Banking Code of Practice: developed by the Customer Owned Banking
Association
 FPA Code of Professional Practice: developed by the Financial Planning Association of Australia
 General Insurance Code of Practice: developed by the insurance industry
 Insurance Brokers Code of Practice: developed by the National Insurance Brokers Association of
Australia
Laws that ASIC administers:
Business Names
Australian Securities
Business Names Registration
and Investments Corporations Act
Registration Act (Transitional and
Commission Act 2001
2011 Consequential
2001
Provisions) Act 2011
Superannuation Superannuation
Insurance Contracts (Resolution of Industry Retirement Savings
Act 1984 Complaints) Act (Supervision) Act Accounts Act 1997
1993 1993
Medical Indemnity
National Consumer (Prudential
Life Insurance Act
Credit Protection Act Supervision and
1995
2009 Product Standards)
Act 2003
Privacy Act 1988

The Privacy Act 1988 (Privacy Act) is an Australian law which regulates the handling of personal
information about individuals.
The Privacy Act includes thirteen Australian Privacy Principles (APPs). The APPs set out standards, rights
and obligations for the handling, holding, use, accessing and correction of personal information (including
sensitive information)
The General Journal

The general journal is used to record transactions that do not fit in specialist journals such as the cash
receipts journal, the cash payments journal, the sales journal and the purchases journal.
The format of the general journal provides a guide for posting to the general ledger. It identifies the
accounts to be debited and credited and then gives a brief explanation of the transaction.
Examples of transactions that may be recorded include:

Opening entries i.e. those entries that

Purchase of non-current assets on
record the assets, liabilities and equity
credit, for example, purchase of
to start the accounting system of a
furniture on credit
business.
Business owner's contribution of

capital in assets other than cash to
the business (or drawings of an asset
other than cash). For example, the
owner contributing their own computer
or office furniture to the business) or
contributing capital in the form of
cash.
The General Ledger

The general ledger is used to sort and store balance sheet and income statement transactions.
Examples of transactions that may be recorded (both assets and liabilities) include:
 Accounts receivable
 Inventory
 Accounts payable

Double entry bookkeeping

In the double-entry bookkeeping system, at least two accounting entries are required to record each
financial transaction. These entries may occur in asset, liability, equity, expense, or revenue accounts.
Recording of a debit amount to one or more accounts and an equal credit amount to one or more accounts
results in total debits being equal to total credits for all accounts in the general ledger. If the accounting
entries are recorded without error, the aggregate balance of all accounts having Debit balances will be
equal to the aggregate balance of all accounts having Credit balances.
Three golden rules of accounting apply to double entry accounting:
Debit What Comes in, Credit What Goes Out:

This principle is applied in case of real
Debit The Receiver, Credit The Giver:This
accounts. Real accounts involve machinery,
principle is used in the case of personal
land and building etc. They have a debit
accounts. When a person gives something to
balance by default. Thus, when you debit what
the organization, it becomes an inflow and
comes in, you are adding to the existing
therefore the person must be credit in the
account balance. This is exactly what needs to
books of accounts. The converse of this is also
be done. Similarly, when you credit what goes
true, which is why the receiver needs to be
out, you are reducing the account balance
debited.
when a tangible asset goes out of the
organisation.
Debit All Expenses and Losses, Credit All

Incomes and Gains: This rule is applied when
the account in question is a nominal account.
The capital of the company is a liability.
Therefore, it has a default credit balance.
When you credit all incomes and gains, you
increase the capital and by debiting expenses
and losses, you decrease the capital. This is
exactly what needs to be done for the system
to stay in balance.
Financial reporting
Posting methods used in computerised accounting systems:
 Real-time posting: the source transaction is posted to the specific journal and any related
subsidiary ledger and is simultaneously posted to the general ledger.
 Batch posting: the journals and subsidiary ledgers are posted, but entries are not yet posted to the
general ledger. Posting these journals to the general ledger is done separately. Typically, a group
of transactions (often a full day’s worth) is entered. Later, after the journals are reviewed for
accuracy, this entire day’s group, or “batch”, is posted to the general ledger.
When errors are found in data provided for financial reporting, the following can be undertaken:
 Take out the source documents or data with the errors, double confirm with the people who
provided you the data or your supervisor about the errors and solutions if necessary before
entering them to the system
 Go through the general journal or other working paper prepared/used for the preparation of
financial report in the previous months from the system or paper folder to understand the steps and
relevant accounts to be used for each similar transaction
 Conduct the website research for the queries/questions/issues you have for the preparation of the
end-of-month financial reports

 Ask your supervisor, the person who provided you the data, or your colleague who prepared the
same financial reports in the previous months.
Balance day adjustments required for accruals -v- balance day adjustments required for prepayments:
Balance day adjustments are Balance day adjustments are

adjustments that need to be made general journal entries made as at The balance day adjustments for
on some accounts at the end of balance day in order to compare accruals will be divided into two
the financial year, so that they (match) the revenues and categories: accrued expenses
accurately reflect the position of expenses accurately so that the and accrued income.
the business. profit (or loss) can be determined.
Accrued revenues are revenues

Accrued expenses are costs
that have been earned in the The balance day adjustments for
incurred by a business in the
current financial period but not yet prepayments will be divided into
current accounting period that
received. For example, two categories: prepaid expenses
have not yet been paid. For
commission revenue, interest and unearned revenues.
example, wages, rent.
revenue, rent revenue.
Prepaid expenses are the portion Unearned revenues are income

of an expenses that has been that has been received by a
paid by a business in one business and recorded in the
accounting period but will be current accounting period but will
incurred (used up) in a future not been earned until a future
accounting period. For example, accounting period. For example:
insurance, subscriptions. Rent revenue.
Adjustments for depreciation expense is required at the end of each reporting period:
 The fixed asset would lose its residual value due to the wear and tear, depletion, passage of time,
obsolescence or accidents over a time period, the actual value of the asset cannot be determined if
we take the purchase amount in the books every year.
 To charge to expense in a portion of an asset that relates to the revenue generated by that asset
(i.e. the matching principle) in order to give the best view of how well a company has performed in
a given accounting period,
 To measure the consumption of benefits allocable to the current period, ensuring that, over the
useful life of the asset, each period will be allocated its fair share of the cost of the asset acquired.
Allocation approach and a valuation approach to depreciation (according to AASB1021 and AAS4):
 Depreciation can be used to describe a fall in the value of an asset. A fall in value-in-use is
described as depreciation and a decline in value-in-exchange is also described as depreciation.
Another cause of a reduction in the value includes technological obsolescence. The allocation
approach of depreciation is where the depreciable amount of a non-current asset is allocated as an
expense to the reporting periods in which the asset is used to generate revenues. AASB1021 and
AAS4 adopt a cost allocation approach rather than a valuation approach to depreciation.
 Depreciation is a process of allocation. The depreciable amount of an asset shall be allocated on a

systematic basis over its useful life. The depreciation method used shall reflect the pattern in which
the asset’s future economic benefits are expected to be consumed by the entity.
 There are at least three variables that cause a change in value of an asset over the period:
 A reduction in value owing to the use of the asset over the period;
 An increase/decrease in the value owing to a change in the general price level;

 A change in the specific price level for this type of asset.
 When depreciation is calculated as an allocation of the cost of the asset, what is being measured in
variable above. If an asset is measured at a revalued amount such as its fair value, and if
depreciation is measured as the change in the fair value over the period, then the amount
calculated will be a mixture of all the above variables. If the increase in price levels is so high that
the fair value of an asset increases over the period, then no depreciation will be calculated.
 AASB1021 and AAS4 adopt a cost allocation approach rather than a valuation approach to
depreciation.
Estimating assets
It is important for estimates of the useful lives and expected residual values of depreciable non-current
assets to be reviewed annually to allow for changes in the residual value and life over the years. When the
management of a business first determines the total useful life of an asset, it requires them to make
estimates relating to events about which it has no direct knowledge. It is difficult to do this without
knowledge of how the asset will be used after it has been sold.
Workplace Health and Safety considerations

Financial professionals can spend many hours working at a desk and computer screen. To ensure safe
working conditions, the following considerations should be addressed to avoid risk of accident, injury or
illness.
Ergonomics issues such

as design of workstation, Taking regular rest breaks
Cables and electrical
adjustable chair, monitor to avoid fatigue,
wires: to avoid trips and
risers, adjustable headache, eyestrain, back
falls issues
keyboards, ergonomic pain etc.
mice,
Using ladders to gain

Putting a glare screen over The temperature of the
access to hard copy files
the monitor to avoid room: too cold or too hot
or archive boxes that may
eyestrain and headaches can lead to illness
be too high to reach
Safety of equipment being

used: is it plugged in
correctly, has it been
malfunctioning

Topic 1: Maintain asset register
An asset register keeps track of a business’ assets. You will need to know how to prepare an asset
register. If registers are maintained properly then the information on assets is instantly available
Asset registers should be kept up to date otherwise the information is unreliable.
Assets include:
 Buildings
 Land
 Vehicles
 Equipment
 Machinery
 Hardware and software
An asset register can be created in a table or spreadsheet and should include:

 Name of asset
 Description of asset
 Value
 Depreciation
 Location
 Any other details
Terminology
Terminology used in relation to asset registers includes:
non-current
current assets fixed assets
assets
written down
value/book-
historical cost market value
value,
depreciation
accumulated
depreciation

Activity: Research and discussion
Research each of the terms above. What do they mean? Take notes of your answers.
The trainer/assessor will facilitate a class discussion about the outcomes from the
research. Take notes of your answers.
Calculating Depreciation
It is important to understand depreciation and how to calculated it:
There are different methods of calculating depreciation including:
 Straight line
 Units of use
 Reducing balance.
Research each of methods of calculating depreciation above. How do they work? Take
notes of your answers.
research.
Activity: Further reading
You may want to read more about depreciating assets at the following link:
https://www.ato.gov.au/uploadedFiles/Content/IND/downloads/Guide-to-depreciating-
assets-2019.pdf
Take any notes to summarise what you have read and keep for future reference.
Depreciation schedule
A depreciation schedule enables a company to keep track of its assets and how they will depreciate over
time.
Activity: Further reading
Read more about depreciation schedules at:

https://www.myaccountingcourse.com/accounting-dictionary/depreciation-schedule

Take any notes to summarise what you have read and keep for future reference.
Assume that you have been asked to create a hardware asset register that will need to be
maintained over the year. The assets will comprise of:
 Desktop computers
 Printers
 Keyboard, Monitor, mouse
 Back-up drives
 Any other devices present in the room.
The register must be created in a spreadsheet, be saved with an appropriate name and
version number and be in accordance with legislative, organisational policy and
procedures and accounting requirements.
It should contain the following:
 Name of the asset
 Description of asset
 Value
 Location
 Any other relevant details pertaining to hardware, such as make, model, serial
number.
An explanation of how depreciation will be calculated should be provided in a worksheet,

along with a depreciation schedule for each asset.
Write a procedure that can be followed for maintaining the register and include this in the
workbook.
The following method for calculating depreciation can be referred to, ensure that the
method undertaken is relevant to computer hardware: https://www.fool.com/knowledge-
center/how-to-calculate-monthly-accumulated-depreciation.aspx
research.

Topic 2: Record general journal entries for balance day

adjustments
Current assets
Current assets are assets used in the short-term – on the balance sheet they contain all of the assets that
are likely to be converted into cash within one year.
Current assets are separated from other resources as it is relied upon to fund ongoing operations and pay
for expenses. Current assets include:
Cash Inventory
Accounts receivable
Non-current assets
These are long-term investments or assets that have a useful life of more than one year. Noncurrent
assets should last many years and are considered illiquid (easily liquidated into cash). This includes
property, plant and equipment. Intangible assets are often classed as non-current assets, for example
Intellectual property would have a useful life for more than a year.
Non-current assets and depreciation

Depreciation spreads the cost of a tangible asset over its useful life. Noncurrent assets are typically
depreciated for accounting purposes.
How to record the disposal of assets

The overall concept for the accounting for asset disposals is to reverse both the recorded cost of the fixed
asset and the corresponding amount of accumulated depreciation. Any remaining difference between the
two is recognized as either a gain or a loss. The gain or loss is calculated as the net disposal proceeds,
minus the asset’s carrying value.
Source and further information from: https://www.accountingtools.com/

Noncurrent assets can be depreciated using the straight-line depreciation method by subtracting the
asset's salvage value from its cost basis and dividing it by the total number of years in its useful life. Thus,
the depreciation expense under the straight-line basis is the same for every year of its useful life.
Source and further information from: https://www.investopedia.com/ask/answers/050615/what-are-some-
common-examples-noncurrent-assets.asp
Normally depreciation of an asset is carried out yearly. However, a company may not be able, or want to
wait for the end of the year, to get rid of an asset either through a sale or by breaking down.
A partial year's depreciation can be carried out in order to determine the actual depreciation expense.
Bad debt -v- doubtful debt

A bad debt is an account receivable that has been clearly identified as not being collectible.
A doubtful debt is an account receivable that might become a bad debt at some point in the future.
Source and further information from: https://www.accountingtools.com
Provision for bad/doubtful debts

The provision for doubtful debts is the estimated amount of bad debt that will arise from accounts
receivable that have been issued but not yet collected. It is identical to the allowance for doubtful accounts.
The provision is used under accrual basis accounting, so that an expense is recognized for probable bad
debts as soon as invoices are issued to customers, rather than waiting several months to find out exactly
which invoices turned out to be uncollectible. Thus, the net impact of the provision for doubtful debts is to
accelerate the recognition of bad debts into earlier reporting periods.
Pre-payments and accruals

Journal entries for a variety of expenses for pre-payments and accruals can include:
 Telephone
 Electricity
 Rates
 Interest
 Insurance
 Wages and salaries
 Rent
 Taxes.
Revenues for pre-payments and accruals can include:

 Interest
 Rent

 Commission
Write offs
A write off is a reduction in the recorded amount of an asset. A write off occurs upon the realization that an
asset no longer can be converted into cash, can provide no further use to a business, or has no market
value.
Adjusting the inventory account

At the end of an accounting period, the inventory account is adjusted so that the balance sheet reports the
cost of the goods actually owned.
Under the perpetual inventory system, an entity continually updates its inventory records to account for
additions to and subtractions from inventory.
The periodic inventory system only updates the ending inventory balance in the general ledger when you
conduct a physical inventory count. Since physical inventory counts are time-consuming, few companies do
them more than once a quarter or year. In the meantime, the inventory account in the accounting system
continues to show the cost of the inventory that was recorded as of the last physical inventory count.

Activity: Financial reporting
Geek Girls bought a van for transporting IT equipment on 1/7/2018 for $25,000 (including
GST), and it was decided to depreciate it at 20%.
To work out the calculation complete the following:
Year 1: Cost of van x depreciation % = depreciation total
Year 2: (Cost of van - Depreciation total) x depreciation % = depreciation total
Using the diminishing balance method, and the table below, record the depreciation of the
van’s value for 2019 and 2020. (This should be carried out in an Excel worksheet so that
the calculations can be checked for accuracy).
Year ending Carrying amount Depreciation Accumulated Carrying

at beginning Depreciation amount at end
30/06/2017 25,000
30/06/2018
1. Enter a General Journal entry on 30-6-2018 for depreciation
Date Accounts Dr $ Cr $
30/6/2019 Depreciation
Motor vehicle: Accumulated depreciation
2. The trial balance for Geek Girls as at 30-6-2019:
Trial Balance
Details Debit $ Credit $
Cash at Bank 10,700
Accounts receivable 52,000
Inventory 20,000
Equipment 45,000
Accumulated depreciation on equipment 10,000
Vehicles 50,000
Accumulated depreciation motor vehicles 6,250
Land 27,500
Accounts payable 25,000
Loan 85,000
Capital 181,430
Sales revenue 120,000
Interest revenue 2,000
Cost of goods sold 86,250
Salaries expense 30,000

Rates expense 1,500

Stationery expense 800
Advertising expense 1,900
Interest expense 300
Motor Vehicle expense 780
Repairs Expense 2,500
Insurance Expense 450
Total 329,680 329,680
Enter the above information into an Excel spreadsheet.

Create an allowance for doubtful debts equal to 5% of accounts receivable. Write your
workings out to calculate the allowance for doubtful debts:
______________________
Physical stock take determined inventory at end 30 June 2019 was $18,800.
Write your workings for calculating the reduction of inventory:
_____________________________
Submit your calculations to your assessor trainer/assessor for feedback.

Topic 3: Prepare final general ledger accounts
General journal entries

The general journal forms part of the accounting records system. When a transaction occurs it is recorded
in a specialty journal or the general journal. The accounting areas represented by these journals are:
 Cash receipts
 Cash disbursements
 Sales
 Purchase
Any other transactions are recorded in the general journal.
Examples of transactions are:
 Depreciation
 Interest income and expense
 Stock sales
 Asset sales
The general journal provides a record of all non-specialised entries in chronological order, that would
otherwise have been recorded in one of the specialty journals. The journal will show:
 The date of the entry
 The name of the accounts affected
 The account numbers
 The debit amount
 The credit amount.
Balance day adjustments

At the end of each accounting period when financial reports are produced, it must ensure that all financial
transactions or events that impact upon the organisation are accounted for, otherwise the financial position
of an organisation may not be truly reflected.
A balance day adjustment is an adjustment needed at the end of a reporting period. These adjustments are
made to certain accounts so that it can correctly show how well the business is doing (for profit or loss).
These are only needed when the accrual accounting system is used.

Activity: Discussion
Read through the following scenario to understand how balance day adjustments work:
Big Fish is a furniture store. The following occurred:
$1,500 was paid in the current accounting period for the repair and upholster of a set of
chairs.
The actual expense for this was incurred in a previous accounting.
If no adjustment is made to reflect that the cost was shown in the incorrect accounting
period, an untrue picture of the organisation's financial situation would show:
 expenditure of this accounting period would be overstated.
 expenditure of the last accounting period would be understated
 liability would not be recorded at the end of the accounting period
Note that not all Balance Day adjustments relate to actual receipts and payments:
 the financial effect of the depreciation of fixed assets is shown by reducing the
value of the asset and showing the cost as an expense;
 employees accrue leave pay - at the end of an accounting period this cost to the
organisation is recognised and a liability is set up for this purpose. The
corresponding cost is shown as an expense.
The trainer/assessor will facilitate a class discussion about the scenario.
Posting to final general ledger accounts

 Posting is when you record in the ledger accounts, the information contained in the journal.
 When posting journal entries are not changed.
 After transactions have been recorded in a journal they can then be posted into the general ledger.
 The ledger lists all the transactions in a single account, showing the balances of each account.
 After posting entries to the general ledge the balance of each account can be calculated.
Organisational policies and procedures

An organisational policy will outline the principles and views of a business, it provides an overview of the
rules and standards that should be followed. A policy will:
 Align with the goals and plans of the business
 Outline the principles that should be followed
 Be clearly structured and easy to follow
 Reflect the culture and values of the business
 It should be flexible enough for change

A procedure will provide a clear set of instructions on how to adhere to the policy and guidelines on how to
carry it out. Procedures should be:
 Step-by-step with clear and structured, easy to understand and in a format easy to follow.
 Include any associated documents, forms or links that it relates to.
 A complete guide to carrying out the activity to achieve the right results.
Financial Policy and Procedure

The benefits to having a financial policy:
 It ensures that all staff are aware of their obligations in relation to financial transactions within the
business
 Provides a way to help managers make consistent and reliable decisions
 Employees have a clear understanding as to what is expected.
 Provides consistency across the organisation
 Ensures procedures are clearly defined for all employees.
A financial policy will be varied but generally will contain the following:
 The purpose of the policy
 A list of procedures
 Authorisation policy
 Bank Account policy
 Petty cash policy
 Use of credit cards
 New supplier policy
 Purchasing policy
 Stock control policy
 New customer policy
 Customer Credit limit policy
 Debt Collection policy

Review the financial policy for Geek Girls (your trainer/assessor can provide you with this
document).
Read the following then refer to the policy to find out the correct procedure to follow.
Jim has been a client for 3 years. He purchased a computer from Geek Girls quite recently
on credit and still after 60 days he has not paid.
Procedure: Write down the procedure that should be followed.
research.
For this activity you will need to enter your responses into an Excel Spreadsheet and save
each activity in a new sheet with an appropriate name.
For this activity you will need to enter your responses into an Excel Spreadsheet and save
each activity in a new sheet with an appropriate name.
Refer back to the trial balance for Geek Girls as at 30-6-19.
Trial Balance
Cash at Bank 10,700
Inventory 20,000
Equipment 45,000
Vehicles 50,000
Land 27,500
Loan 85,000
Capital 181,430


Rates expense 1,500
Total 329,680 329,680
1. Record the following balance day adjustments in the general journal below:
a. Depreciation of equipment 7% using the straight-line method
b. Depreciation of vehicle 8.5% using the diminishing balance method
c. Water rates paid in advance $350
d. Wages owing $1,500
General Journal entries for balance day adjustments as at 30 June 2019

Adjustment Accounts Dr $ Cr $
A
B
C
D
2. Enter into an Excel spreadsheet and save the sheet as Balance Day General
Journal.
3. Using the information that you have recorded prepare, the following:
a. An adjusted trial balance as at 30-6-19
b. A profit and loss statement for year ending 30-6-19
c. A balance sheet as at 30-6-19
Check with your trainer/assessor that you have completed this part of the activity
accurately, before moving onto the next task.
Your report should be between 1–2 pages long and be written in clear and concise
English.
Submit your report to your assessor trainer/assessor for feedback.
Topic 4: Prepare end of period financial reports

Preparation of reports
The preparation of end of period financial reports should include:
The preparation of revenue

statement/s for the reporting
Identification of: cost of goods
period following balance day
sold, gross profit and
adjustments (financial year
operating (net) profit.
and any other, according to
organisational procedures).
Preparation of balance
sheet/s to reflect financial
position (post balance day
adjustments).
Identification and correction of errors in journal entries, along with posting and preparation of financial
reports. These include:
 transposition errors
 incorrect account/posting
 incorrect amounts
 omission from journal or posting
 duplication of journal or posting.
Revenue Accounts
This could include:
 commission received
 interest received
 rent received
A revenue statement will comprise of:
 cost of goods sold if applicable
 gross profit
 operating net profit
 unclassified adjusted expenses and revenue

Reporting periods
These can be according to what the organisation determines such as:
 Quarterly
 Mid-year
 End of financial year.
Balance Sheet
A balance sheet is a financial statement and sometimes referred to as the statement of financial position.
It presents the financial position at the end of a specified reporting period. They can be narrative or T
format.
The major components are:
 assets
 liabilities
 owner’s equity
Because the balance sheet shows the financial position of a company in a moment in time, it can allow a
creditor to see what is owned as well as what is owed as at the date indicated. This can be of valuable
information to:
 Management
 A banker who wants to determine whether or not a company qualifies for additional credit or loans
 Current or potential investors
 Suppliers/Competitors
 Government agencies
Correcting errors
Errors in accounting can occur from:
 an error to omit a transaction
 an incorrect calculation
 an accounting principle error
Preventing errors will come from:
 internal controls and procedures
 processes for detecting errors
 validation rules
 understaffing, stress/work fatigue

Error detection
Not all errors can be prevented from happening. Processes can be put in place such as:
 reconciliation
 bank reconciliations
 regular reviews
Transfer the information below into a spreadsheet.

Use formulae to calculate values and totals.
Check and identify any errors.
Check the Financial Policy and Procedure to identify the process for correcting errors.
Anything that you are not sure, refer to your Trainer/assessor who will help you to resolve
the issue.
Submit your report to your assessor trainer/assessor for feedback.
Trial Balance
Cash at Bank 10,700
Inventory 20,000
Equipment 45,000
Vehicles 50,000
Land 27,500
Loan 85,000
Capital 181,430
Rates expense 1,500


Total

Review and Assessment
The content of this unit has now been covered. The next two weeks have been allocated for completing the
assessment for this unit. The assessment has been provided in a separate document.
Review and completion

Ensure any outstanding activities, reading, role-plays, meetings, presentations or further tasks that require
observation or submission to the trainer/assessor has been completed.
Assessment Tasks
The trainer/assessor will discuss each task in detail – please ensure the assessment procedures,
submission instructions and deadlines are clear, and you understand any expectations.
Support
The trainer/assessor will provide support when required. If any reasonable adjustment is required please
speak with the trainer/assessor or college support services.

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Introduction  Australian Accounting Standards Board (AASB)

 Accounting Professional & Ethical Standards Board (APES)

 Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC)

 Privacy Act 1988

 the general journal

 the general ledger

 double entry bookkeeping

 workplace health and safety considerations

Topic 1: Maintain asset  terminology

 prepare and maintain an asset register

Topic 2: Record general  current assets

 pre-payment and accruals

 adjusting the inventory account

Topic 3: Prepare final  general journal entries

 posting to final general ledger accounts

 organizational policies and procedures

 financial policy and procedure

Unit review and assessment tasks

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 topics for the unit

 reflect real life work tasks

 are performed to industry safety requirements as relevant

 use authentic workplace documentation

 require you to work with others as part of a team

 require you to plan and prioritise competing work tasks

 take into consideration workplace constraints such as time and budgets

 will either be self-directed or carried out as part of group or team work

 Maintaining asset register

 Recording general journal entries for balance day adjustments

 Preparing final general ledger accounts

 Preparing end of period financial reports

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 Certified Practicing Accountants (CPA Australia) https://www.cpaaustralia.com.au

 Association of Accounting Technicians (AAT) www.aat.com.au

 Institute of Public Accountants (IPA) https://www.publicaccountants.org.au

 Australian Taxation Office https://www.ato.gov.au

 The accounting standards from the Australian Accounting Standards Board

Australian Accounting Standards Board (AASB)

Accounting Professional & Ethical Standards Board (APES)

Australian Securities & Investments Commission (ASIC)

 a comprehensive body of rules developed in consultation with stakeholders

 enforceability against subscribers to the code

 adequate provisions for dispute resolution, remedies and sanctions

 effective and independent administration, including compliance monitoring

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 Code of Banking Practice: developed by the Australian Bankers’ Association

 General Insurance Code of Practice: developed by the insurance industry

Laws that ASIC administers:

Privacy Act 1988

The General Journal

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Opening entries i.e. those entries that

Business owner's contribution of

The General Ledger

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