Course Catalogue

Module                       : ACT 204: Intermediate Financial Accounting

Programme                : B.Com

Credit Value              : 12

Prerequisite               : ACT 101: Accounting Principles

 

General Objectives: 

·         To enable learners to acquire functional knowledge of accounting procedures involved in partnership, Not-for-Profit organizations, consignment, joint venture, hire purchase and installment system and branch and departmental accounting

·         To help students understand and use the acquired knowledge of accounting practically in the respective fields

 

Learning Outcomes:

Upon successful completion of this module, student should be able to:

·         test and account for transactions of dissolution of partnership firm

·         prepare Receipts and Payment A/c, Income and Expenditure A/c and Balance Sheet of Not for profit organizations

·         explain the meaning of consignment and do the accounting entries in the books of consignor and consignee

·         apply the different methods of transactions of joint venture

·         apply the Concept of Hire Purchases and Installment System of Account and account for transactions in the books of hire purchase and installment system

·         do accounting in the books of branch having dependent and independent system of accounting

·         maintain books in columnar form for department wise information

 

CONTENT

Unit-I:  Partnership Accounts                                                                                      (20 Hours)

1.  Overview of admission, retirement and death of a partner

 

2.  Dissolution of Firm

Treatment of Realisation Expenses; Joint Life Policy, Reserves, Provisions and Fund. Accounting Treatment Settlement of Partner’s Loan, Unrecorded Assets and Liabilities. Assets and Liabilities taken over by partners and also Assets taken over by Creditors and Ascertainment of missing figures through Preparation of Memorandum Balance Sheet

 

3.  Insolvency of Partner(s)

Insolvency of Partner both fixed and fluctuating method with Garner Vs. Murray Rule and Indian Partnership A/c; (with and without debit balance of solvent partners); When more than one partner declared insolvent; When all partners are insolvent except one

 

 

4.  Insolvency of the Firm:

Creditors are not transferred to Realisation A/c and Transferred to Realisation A/c with fully and partly secured loans

 

5.  Gradual Realisation and Piecemeal Distribution: Surplus Capital Method and Maximum Loss Method

6.  Amalgamation of Firm to a Company.

When one exiting partnership firm absorb another Partnership firm

7.  Sale of Firm to a Company:

Conversion of a firm into a company when all partners are solvent and insolvency of a partner

 

Unit-II: Accounting for Not-for-Profit Organizations                                               (10 Hours)

Preparation of Income & Expenditure A/c and Balance Sheet when Trial Balance and other information are given.

Preparation of Income & Expenditure A/c and Balance Sheet when Receipts & Payments A/c and other information are given.

Preparation of Income & Expenditure A/c when Receipts & Payments A/c, Balance Sheet, and other information are given.

Preparation of Receipts & Payments A/c and Balance Sheet when Income & Expenditure A/c and other information are given.

Preparation of Receipts & Payments A/c when Income & Expenditure A/c, Balance Sheet, and other information are given.

Preparation of Opening and Closing Balance Sheets when Receipts & Payments A/c and Income & Expenditure A/c are given.

 

Unit-III: Consignment and Joint Venture                                                                  (15 Hours)

 

1. Consignment

Concept, need and objectives; different commissions and objectives; applications of consignment problems in two parties’ book at cost and invoice procedures as also treatment of bad debts with del-credere commission, stock lost in transit and lost in godown (Both Normal and Abnormal Loss) and consignment stock.

 

2. Joint Venture

Concept, need and objectives; similarities and differences between joint venture and partnership and also consignment; methods of recording transactions – separate set of books, in the books of one co-venture, in the books of all co-ventures including memorandum joint venture method.

 

Note: Valuation of Closing Stock in Joint Venture and Joint Ventures for Underwriting of Shares are included but Goods returned by consignee, fall in market price and  Conversion of Consignment to Joint Venture has been excluded.

 

 

Unit-IV: Hire Purchase and Instalment Payment System                                         (15 Hours)

1.Hire Purchase System:

Full Cash Price Basis and Accrued Price Basis - Calculation of Cash Price, Hire Purchase Price and Interest under different situations. Default and Repossession – Complete and Partial

 

2.Instalment Payment System:

Full Cash Price Basis and Accrued Price Basis - Calculation of Cash Price, Hire Purchase Price and Interest under different situations. Default and Repossession – Complete and Partial

 

3.Lease transactions:  (As- 19)

Concept and advantages of lease;  the lease from the lessee’s point of view;  financial decision and types of lease- operational and financing lease; reporting in the financial statements.

Unit-V:  Branch Accounting and Departmental Accounting                                    (15 Hours)

1. Branch Accounting:

Meaning, Types of Branches; (a) Dependent Branches – Features and Accounting Methods i.e., Debtors Methods and Stock and Debtors Methods. (b) Independent Braches – Features and Accounting Treatment excluding foreign branches

2. Departmental Accounting:

Meaning, distinction between Branch  and Departmental Accounts – Accounting Treatment – Basis of allocation of Expenses and Inter Departmental Transfers

 

Teaching strategies

  • Lectures
  • Demonstration
  • tutorial
  • presentation

 

Assessment

·         Assignment                             20%

·         Mid- Semester Exam               30%                                                                            

·         End-Semester Exam               50%

                                           Total 100%

Essential Texts

  1. Sehgal, A. and Sehgal, D., Advanced Accounting – Corporate Accounting, Taxman publication, Delhi.
  2. Sehgal, A. and Sehgal, D., Advanced Accounting – Financial Accounting, Taxman publication, Delhi.

References

  1. Accounting Principles –Anthony  R.N., and J.S. Reece – Richard D. Irwin, Inc
  2. Accounting Text and Cases – Anthony, R.N, Tata McGraw-Hill Publishing Company Ltd.