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JAMB Syllabus For Financial Accounting

phil nora by phil nora
January 11, 2024
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JAMB Syllabus For Financial Accounting

 

If you’re considering studying Accounting and haven’t yet explored the JAMB syllabus for Financial Accounting, you’re missing out on valuable information. Familiarizing yourself with the syllabus can greatly enhance your preparedness for the UTME and improve your chances of achieving exceptional results.

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To help satisfy your curiosity about the JAMB syllabus for Financial Accounting, we have provided a detailed outline below, along with the recommended textbooks. This information will broaden your understanding and contribute to your academic success. Take a moment to explore the concise information presented here, which will make your educational journey more fruitful.

  1. Nature and Significance of Accounting
  • Development of accounting (including branches of accounting)
  • Objectives of bookkeeping and accounting
  • Principles, concepts, and conventions of accounting (nature, significance, and application)
  • Role of accounting records and information
  1. Principles of Double Entry
  • Functions of source documents
  • Books of original entry
  • Accounting equation
  • The ledger and its classifications
  • Trial balance
  • Types and treatment of errors and use of suspense account
  1. Cash Book
  • Petty cash book and the imprest system
  • Columnar cash books
  • Discounts
  1. Bank Transactions and Reconciliation Statements
  • Instrument of bank transactions
  • e-banking system
  • Causes of discrepancies between cash book and bank statement
  • Bank reconciliation statement
  1. The Final Accounts of a Sole Trader
  • Trading and profit and loss account
  • Balance sheet
  • Adjustments: i. Provision for bad and doubtful debt ii. Provision for discounts iii. Provision for depreciation using the straight line and reducing balance methods iv. Accruals and prepayments v. Drawings
  1. Stock Valuation
  • Methods of cost determination using FIFO, LIFO, and simple average
  • Advantages and disadvantages of the methods
  • Importance of stock valuation
  1. Control Accounts and Self-balancing Ledgers
  • Uses of control accounts
  • Purchases ledger control account
  • Sales ledger control account
  1. Incomplete Records and Single Entry
  • Conversion of single entry to double entry
  • Determination of missing figures
  • Preparation of final accounts from incomplete records
  1. Manufacturing Accounts
  • Cost classification
  • Cost apportionment
  • Preparation of manufacturing account
  1. Accounts of Not-For-Profit-Making Organizations
  • Objectives of not-for-profit making organizations
  • Receipts and payments account
  • Income and expenditure account
  • Balance sheet
  1. Departmental Accounts
  • Objectives
  • Apportionment of expenses
  • Departmental trading and profit and loss account
  1. Branch Accounts
  • Objectives
  • Branch accounts in the head office books
  • Head office account
  • Reconciliation of branch and head office books
  1. Partnership Accounts
  • Formation of partnership
  • Profit and loss account
  • Appropriation account
  • Partners’ current and capital accounts
  • Treatment of goodwill
  • Admission/retirement of a partner
  • Dissolution of partnership
  • Conversion of a partnership to a company
  1. Introduction to Company Accounts
  • Formation and classification of companies
  • Issue of shares and debentures
  • Forms of final accounts of companies
  • Interpretation of accounts using ratios
  • Distinction between capital and revenue reserves
  1. Public Sector Accounting
  • Comparison of cash and accrual basis of accounting
  • Sources of government revenue
  • Capital and recurrent expenditure
  • Consolidated revenue fund
  • Statement of assets and liabilities
  • Responsibilities and powers of: i. The Accountant General ii. The Auditor General iii. The Minister of Finance iv. The Treasurer of local government v. Instruments of financial regulation

Recommended Textbooks for Financial Accounting:

  • Adeifa O. Ajileye, J. O, and Oluwasanna, R. O (2001). Get your Financial Accounting Right. Book One: Oyo, Tenlad Press International.
  • Ajileye, J. O. and Adetifa O. (2001). Get your Financial Accounting Right, Book Two: Lagos: De Hadey Printing Services
  • Akinduko, A. O (2001). Basic Accounting: Akure: Spetins
  • Anao, A. R (1993). An Introduction to Financial Accounting, Lagos: Longman
  • Awoyemi, E. O. (1989). A guide to Government Accounting and Internal Audit, Ibadan: Onibonje Press
  • Dodge, R. (2002). Foundation of Business Accounting, (Second Edition), Berkshire: Chapman and Hall
  • Ekwere, A. B. (1997). Contemporary Accounting, Abuja: Aflon Finance (Control and Management) Act 1959
  • Frank, W. and Omuya, J. O. (1988). Bookkeeping and Accounting for Senior Secondary Schools, Vols. 1 & 2 London: Pitman
  • Hassan M. M. (2001). Government Accounting, Lagos: Malthouse Press Limited
  • Igben, R. O. (2004). Financial Accounting Made Simple (Vol. I) Lagos: Roi Publishers
  • Longe, O. A. and Kazeem, R. A (2006). Essential Financial Accounting for Senior Secondary Schools: Lagos: Tonad Publishers Limited
  • Millichamp, A. H. (1989). Foundation Accounting: An Introduction Manual for Accounting Students, London: DP Publications
  • Okwoli, A. A. (1995). Financial Accounting, Zaria: Tamaza Publishers
  • Oshisami, K. (1997). Government Accounting and Financial Control: Ibadan: Spectrum

We hope this comprehensive guide to the JAMB syllabus for Financial Accounting has been helpful to you. If you have any further questions, please feel free to ask them in the comment section below, and our team of research experts will promptly provide you with the necessary answers.

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