Contact a small business and prepare questions to determine


Only question 1 and 2 needs to be done. question 1 is based on a small scale organization and not a big organization.

Question One

Selection of Accounting Software

Accounting professional are often asked by clients for advice on choices for accounting software. This question concerns ascertaining a business' requirements and preferences, and preparing a report with your recommendations.

Required:

a) Contact a small business and prepare questions to determine requirements and expectations of an accounting system. Provide the questions and brief details of the business owners responses.

b) Prepare a report with your suggestion for an appropriate software solution for the business. Use your experience with MYOB, Reckon and another alternative, along with research, to compare their suitability. Your reasoning and depth of comparison will be what is assessed, not the particular software chosen.

c) Prepare a PowerPoint presentation that summarises your findings and recommendation. The PowerPoint slides must utilise at least three advanced PowerPoint features. Each student will conduct their class presentation in the final class, Friday 20th May.

Note:

1. The name of the company, with contact details, is to be provided in part a)

2. There will be a discussion opened on Moodle for each student to list the name of the business they are interviewing. Only one student can interview each business - first in best dressed.

3. Any references (websites, magazines, books) are to be listed in an Appendix following the report.

Question Two

Single Entry Accounting Systems

Amazeballs maintains a good set of records but is preparing to convert to a full double-entry system. He provides you with the following information from his records:

Assets and liabilities at the start and end of 2015 financial year. The numbers marked with a "?" do not need to be calculated - they have been omitted to stop you cheating to calculate the profit figure.

Amazeballs

Statement of assets and liabilities

 

1/7/2014

30/6/2015

 

$

$

Assets

 

 

Cash at bank

21 300

209 030

Trade debtors

11 000

51 000

Trading stock

12 100

27 500

Prepaid Insurance

8 500

10 200

GST Paid

0

?

Shop Equipment - at cost

85 000

65 000

Accumulated depreciation

(40 000)

(36 100)

Total Assets

$97 900

?

Liabilities

 

 

Trade creditors

8 600

30 800

Accrued Wages

3 000

11 200

Revenue Received in Advance

0

1 000

GST Collected

0

?

Total liabilities

11 600

$88 200

Net assets

$86 300

?

Owner's equity

 

 

Capital - M McMillan

$86 300

$86 300

Plus Profit

 

 

Total owner's equity

$86 300

?

 

Total

GST

Net of GST

Cash received and paid during the year

$

$

$

 

 

 

 

Receipts

 

 

 

Received from accounts receivable

317 500

 

317 500

Cash sales for the year

115 500

10 500

105 000

Sale of equipment

11 000

1 000

10 000

Rental revenue

13 200

1 200

12 000

 

 

 

 

Payments

 

 

 

Payments to accounts payable

101 000

 

101 000

Cash purchases

20 570

1 870

18 700

Wages paid

83 000

 

83 000

Insurances paid

19 800

1 800

18 000

Other expenses

45 100

4 100

41 000

Additional information:

- the sale of equipment was an item that cost $20 000 (excluding GST) and had been depreciated to $11 000 at the time of sale. No further depreciation applied to this item.

- depreciation on other equipment is 15% x written-down value

Required:

Using the information provided above, complete the Income Statement.

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