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Book-keeping records financial transactions in the books of account. Posting journal totals to ledger accounts is therefore a book-keeping task; interpretation and advice are accounting tasks.
Cash discounts are recorded when payment is made or received, so they belong in the cash book. The sales journal records net credit sales of goods after trade discount.
Credit sales = receipts $41 000 + discounts $900 + irrecoverable debts $500 + closing receivables $8 600 − opening receivables $7 000 = $44 000.
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Correct answer: Posting sales-journal totals to ledger accounts
Book-keeping records financial transactions in the books of account. Posting journal totals to ledger accounts is therefore a book-keeping task; interpretation and advice are accounting tasks.
Correct answer: It is incorrect because cash discounts belong in the cash book
Cash discounts are recorded when payment is made or received, so they belong in the cash book. The sales journal records net credit sales of goods after trade discount.
Correct answer: $44 000
Credit sales = receipts $41 000 + discounts $900 + irrecoverable debts $500 + closing receivables $8 600 − opening receivables $7 000 = $44 000.
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Book-keeping records financial transactions in the books of account. Posting journal totals to ledger accounts is therefore a book-keeping task; interpretation and advice are accounting tasks.
Watch for: Do not treat The fundamentals of accounting as a calculation only. Apply the correct accounting rule, show the working and interpret the result.
Cash discounts are recorded when payment is made or received, so they belong in the cash book. The sales journal records net credit sales of goods after trade discount.
Watch for: Do not treat Sources and recording of data as a calculation only. Apply the correct accounting rule, show the working and interpret the result.
The reconciliation explains differences such as unpresented cheques and uncredited deposits and highlights possible errors. It supports control but cannot guarantee that fraud is absent.
Watch for: Do not treat Verification of accounting records as a calculation only. Apply the correct accounting rule, show the working and interpret the result.
Depreciation allocates depreciable cost over useful life and applies matching. It is not a cash fund and need not equal a change in market value.
Watch for: Do not treat Accounting procedures as a calculation only. Apply the correct accounting rule, show the working and interpret the result.
A trading business buys and sells goods, so it calculates cost of sales and gross profit. A pure service business normally has no inventory-based cost of sales.
Watch for: Do not treat Preparation of financial statements as a calculation only. Apply the correct accounting rule, show the working and interpret the result.
Financial statements mainly report past monetary information. Management quality, customer relationships, workforce capability and environmental risks may affect future results but remain partly unmeasured.
Watch for: Do not treat Analysis and interpretation as a calculation only. Apply the correct accounting rule, show the working and interpret the result.
Selecting a policy to manipulate profit and withholding the reason reduces consistency, comparability and reliability. A justified change should be disclosed and applied appropriately.
Watch for: Do not treat Accounting principles and policies as a calculation only. Apply the correct accounting rule, show the working and interpret the result.
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Cambridge IGCSE · Accounting 2026 · International GCSE · Accounting · 0452
2026 syllabus version 2
Source checked: 2026-08-28. The current official specification controls assessment requirements and option choices.
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