Bookkeeping Form 2 Syllabus

    1. Rectification of Errors
      1. Determine the effect of errors to income statement
      2. Correct errors using suspense account
      3. Prepare Journal Entries to correct errors
    2. Concept of Error
      1. Discuss Types of Errors
      2. Identify Wrong Entries
      3. Explain the meaning of Book keeping error
    1. Government Budgeting Procedure
      1. Identify Types of Expenditure Estimates
      2. Describe Sources of Government Budget
      3. Explain Budgeting Concept
    2. Government Accounting Terminologies
      1. Examine the Challenges facing Government Accounting
      2. Describe the Functions and Roles of Government Accounting terminologies
      3. Explain the meaning of Government Accounting terminologies
    1. Bank Reconciliation Statement
      1. Prepare a Bank Reconciliation Statement
      2. Reconcile the Cash Books entries with Bank Statements
      3. Describe a Bank Reconciliation Statement
    2. Adjust Cash Book
      1. Distinguish between Unadjusted and Adjusted Cash Book
      2. Prepare an Adjusted Cash Book
      3. Explain the causes for the differences between Cash Book and Bank Statement Balances
    3. Concept of Bank Reconciliation
      1. Describe the procedures of Bank Reconciliation
      2. Recognize the importance of Bank Reconciliation
      3. Explain the meaning of Bank Reconciliation
    1. Petty Cash Book
      1. Use Imprest system in recording Petty Cash transactions
      2. Record Petty Expenditures in the Petty Cash Book
      3. Explain the Concept of Petty Cash Book and Imprest system
    2. Three Column Cash Book
      1. Record Cash Discounts
      2. Prepare a Three Column Cash Book
      3. Explain the Meaning of Three Column Cash Book
    3. Two Column Cash Book
      1. Account for Treatment of Contra Entries
      2. Prepare a Two Column Cash Book
      3. Discuss the need for Two Column Cash Book
      4. Describe the meaning of Two Column Cash Book
    1. Books of Prime Entry
      1. Give the meaning of books of original entry or subsidiary books
      2. Identify the functions of books of original entry or subsidiary books
      3. Record business transactions in the books of accounts and their effects to ledger using different methods
      4. Distinguish General ledger from purchase ledger and sales Ledger as applies by businessmen
    1. Petty Cash and Imprest System (Columnal Petty Cash Book)
      1. Determine the operation of the petty cash Book
      2. Distinguish between cash overage and shortage
      3. Explain the meaning and application of the imprest system and petty cash vouchers
      4. Sort out different petty expenditures and the technique of recording them in the petty cash book and journals
    1. Bank Reconciliation Statement
      1. Define Bank reconciliation Statement
      2. Explain the importance of preparing a bank Reconciliation statement
      3. Give reasons for the differences between the Cash book and the Bank Statement Balances
      4. Determine the techniques of choking accuracy of the cash Book recordings in comparison with bank entries and their resultant balance
    1. Meaning of Government Counting Terminology
      1. Define the term accounting
      2. Explain the term accounting Officer
      3. Define the term sub-accounting Officer
      4. Describe the term collector of revenue
      5. Explain the term Authorized Officer
      6. Describe the term Public Money
      7. Explain the term Exchequer Account
      8. Explain the meaning of Consolidated Fund
      9. Describe the meaning of Treasury
      10. Describe the meaning of Paymaster General
      11. Explain the of Account Year
      12. Describe the meaning of Special fund
    1. Sources of Government Funds and Expenditure Estimates
      1. Indentify sources of government funds and Expenditure Estimates
      2. Difference between Revenue and Capital Expenditure Estimates