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Cambridge IGCSE·Accounting·Cambridge IGCSE Accounting

Incomplete Records & Single Entry

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Finding profit from a change in capital, and reconstructing missing figures such as credit sales, purchases, cash and the statement of affairs.

What are incomplete records?

Many small businesses do not keep full double-entry records (this is called single entry). The accountant must reconstruct the missing figures to prepare financial statements. Cambridge tests two main techniques.

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