Lesson Notes By Weeks and Term - Senior Secondary School 1

SUBSIDIARY BOOKS

SUBJECT: FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING

CLASS:  SS 1

DATE:

TERM: 1st TERM

 

TOPIC: SUBSIDIARY BOOKS

CONTENT

  • Definition of Subsidiary Books 
  • Uses of the Subsidiary Books 
  • Preparation of the Subsidiary Books 
  • Transfer of the Totals of the Subsidiary books to the Ledger. 

 

NOTES

Subsidiary books are the books of prime entry (or books of original entry) into which transactions are first recorded in details before they are posted in totals into the Ledger.

 

Businesses use subsidiary books to record goods sold on credit, goods purchased on credit, sales returns, purchases returns etc. The subsidiary books are basically listing devices, which means that a lot of detail is removed from the ledger. It also means that bookkeeping can be divided between several people. The name book of original (or prime) entry has arisen because all transactions should be recorded in one of these books before they are entered in the ledger. 

The subsidiary books are: 

  1. Sales Journal 
  2. Purchases Journal 
  3. Returns Inwards Journal 
  4. Returns Outwards Journal 
  5. General Journal 
  6. Cash Book 
  7. Petty Cash Book 

 

Uses of the Subsidiary Books 

  1. Sales Journal or Sales Day Book: This is used to record goods that are sold on credit to the customers of the business. 
  2. Purchases Journal or Purchases Day Book: This is used to record goods bought on credit from the suppliers 
  3. Return Inwards Journal or Returns Inwards Day Book: This is used to record goods returned by the customers to the business. 
  4. Returns Outwards Journal or Returns Outwards Day Book: This is used to record goods returned by the business to suppliers.
  5. General Journal / Principal Journal / Journal Proper or The Journal: The general Journal has multiple uses.

 

Uses of the General Journal 

  1. It is used to record opening entries.
  2. It is used to record closing entries.
  3. It is used to correct errors.
  4. It is used to record the purchase of fixed assets on credit.
  5. It is used to record the sale of fixed assets on credit.
  6. It is used to record one-off transactions.
  7. It is used to effect transfers of balances between ledgers.
  8. It is used to demonstrate the principle of double entry.
  9. It is used to record transactions that cannot be conveniently passed through any other subsidiary book.
  10. It is used to write off bad debts.
  11. It is used to record the purchase of business.
  12. It is used to record the issue, redemption and conversion of shares and debentures.
  1. Cash book: This is a subsidiary book of account that is used to record the receipt and payment of money (cash or cheque) to or by a business organization. The cash book is part of the double entry system. It functions both as a ledger and a subsidiary book of account.
  2. Petty Cash Book: This is the subsidiary book of account that is used to record the minor (low – value or petty) cash payments made by a business. Like the Cash Book, the Petty Cash Book is a subsidiary book and since it is part of the double entry system, it is also a ledger account. 

 

EVALUATION 

  1. What are books of prime entry?
  2. List eight uses of the General Journal.

 

Illustration 

  1. Laolu, a trader undertook the following transactions in the month of April 2016. 

April 1     Started business with N25, 000 cash 

“       2        Put N18, 000 of the cash into a bank account 

“        5    Purchased from Co-operative Stores – 

15 drums of groundnut oil at N20, 400 each 

12 bags of garri at N3, 500 each. 

Invoice subject to 10% trade discount 

“        8    Sold to T. Okediran – 

8 drums of groundnut oil at N24, 000 each. 

Less 5% trade discount, 

4 bags of garri at N4, 250 each 

200 yams at N450 each 

“        9    Returned to Co-operative Stores – 

3 drums of groundnut oil bought on 5th April, 2016. 

“        10    Bought from Oyesile & Sons – 

650 yams at N380 each, 

32 bags of onions at N12, 500 per bag, 

60 bags of Dangote 50kg iodized salt at N3, 200 per bag. 

“        12    Paid Co-operative Stores N65, 700 cheque on account 

“        15    T. Okediran returned 3 drums of groundnut oil bought on the 8th of April, 2016. 

“        18    Sold 320 yams at N550 each for cash 

“        19    Bought from Ayodele & Co – 

45 bags of onions at N12, 000 each, 

50 cartons of Gino Tomato Paste at N14, 000 per carton, 

20 drums of palm oil at N3, 800 per drum, 

Invoice subject to 15% trade discount. 

“         21    Returned to Ayodele & Co – 

8 cartons of Gino Tomato Paste and 5 drums of palm oil bought on the 19th April, 2016. 

“         22    Sold to Adjei Balama – 

16 drums of palm oil at N4, 500 per drum, 

20 bags of onions at N14, 000 each, 

120 yams at N600 each, 

Invoice subject to 5% trade discount 

“         25    Paid sundry expenses N8, 400 by cheque 

“         26    Paid rent of shop N15, 000 cash 

“         27    Adjei Balama returned 5 drums of palm oil to us because they were damaged 

“         29    T. Okediran paid by cheque for all the sales made to him. 

“         30    Bought weighing machine from Standard Tools Ltd on credit N62, 000

 

You are required to record the above transactions in the appropriate books of original entry.



(a)                        

Cash Book

                Cash    Bank                        Cash    Bank

2016                N    N    2016                    N    N

April 1Capital         25,000        April 2Bank         c18,000

“       2    Cash    c        18,000    “12    Co-operative stores         65, 700

“     18    Sales    176, 000    25    Sundry Expenses     8, 400

“     29          T, Okediran        221, 000“      26    Rent        15, 000

                            “30    Balance                      c/d 168,000  164, 900

                201, 000  239, 000                    201, 000  239, 000

 

May 1          Balance b/d 168, 000   164, 900

















(b) 

Purchases Journal 

Date        Narration                                Details        Total 

2016                                            N        N

April 5     Co-operative stores – 

        15 drums of groundnut oil at N20, 400 each                 306, 000

        12 bags of garri at N3, 500 each                       42, 000

                                            348, 000

        Less 10% trade discount                           34, 800    313, 200

 

April 10    Oyesile & Sons – 

        650 yams at N380 each                        247, 000

        32 bags of onions at N12, 500 per bag                400, 000

        60 bags of Dangote 50kg iodized salt at N3, 200 per bag         192, 000    839, 000

 

April 19    Ayodele & Co. – 

        45 bags of onions at N12, 000 each                     540, 000

        50 cartons of Gino Tomato Paste at N14, 000 per carton         700, 000

        20 drums of palm oil at N3, 800 per drum                  76, 000

                                                        1, 316, 000

        Less 15% trade discount                         197, 400      1, 118, 600

       

        Total Transferred to Purchases Account in the General Ledger                2, 270, 800

(c) 

Sales Journal 

Date        Narration                                Details        Total 

2016                                            N        N

April 8        T. Okediran 

        8 drums of groundnut oil at N24, 000 each                 192, 000

        Less 5% trade discount                        9, 600

                                            182, 400

        4 bags of garri at N4, 250 each                      17, 000

        200 yams at N450 each                          90, 000    289, 400

 

April 22    Adjei Balama - 

        16 drums of palm oil at N4, 500 per drum                   72, 000                20 bags of onions at N14, 000 each                     280, 000

        120 yams at N600 each                          72, 000

                                            424, 000

        Less 5% trade discount                           21, 200    402, 800

       

        Total Transferred to Sales Account in the General Ledger                692,200

   

 

(d) 

Returns Outwards Journal 

 

Date        Narration                                Details        Total 

2016                                            N        N

April 6        Co-operative Stores - 

        3 drums of groundnut oil at N20, 400 each                 61, 200

        Less 10% trade discount                         6, 120    55, 080 

       

 

April 21    Ayodele & Co.  -  

        8 Cartons of Gino Tomato Paste at N14, 000 per carton         112, 000                5 drums of palm oil at N3, 800 per drum                   19, 000

                                            131, 000

        Less 15% trade discount                         19, 650    111, 350

       

        Total Transferred to Returns Outwards Account in the                 166, 430

General Ledger           




(e) 

Returns Inwards Journal 

 

Date        Narration                                Details        Total 

2016                                            N        N

April 15    T. Okediran – 

        3 drums of groundnut oil at N24, 000 each                   72, 000

        Less 5% trade discount                         3, 600    68, 400 

       

 

April 27    Adjei Balama – 

        5 drums of palm oil at N4, 500 per drum                  22, 500                Less 5% trade discount                        1, 125    21, 375

                                                           

        Total Transferred to Returns Inwards Account in the                 89, 775

General Ledger           



(f) 

General Journal 

 

Date        Narration                                Dr        Cr

2016                                            N        N

April 30    Equipment Account                             62, 000

        Standard Tools Ltd                                    62, 000

        Being cost of weighing machine bought on credit 

       

 

       

       





EVALUATION 

  1. List seven books of original entry.
  2. State the use of each of the following. 

(a) Sales Journal    (b) Purchases Returns Journal (c) Petty Cash Book 

 

GENERAL EVALUATION QUESTIONS 

  1. What are books of prime entry?
  2. List any seven books of prime entry.
  3. State ten uses of the General Journal.
  4. Explain the principle of double entry.
  5. What is a source document?

 

WEEKEND ASSIGNMENT 

  1. Which of the following is entered in the general journal?    A. Purchase of good    B. Sales of goods on credit      C. Returns inwards      D. Acquisition of fixed assets 
  2. Which of the following subsidiary books involves cash movement?   A. Sales Day Book     
  1. Purchases Day Book     C. Returns Inwards Book    D. Petty Cash Book 
  1. Which of the following is an example of a subsidiary book?    A. Cash book    B. Bank statement     C. Trial balance      D. Suspense
  2. Which of the following is used to record the purchase of fixed asset on credit?    A. Sales journal     B. Purchases Journal    C. Journal proper    D. Cash book 
  3. A sales journal is used to record    A. Cash sales    B. Credit sales    C. Sales expenses     D. Sales returns 

 

THEORY 

  1. State one advantage of sub-dividing the Journal into different classes. 
  2. List ten books of account used in recording financial transitions of a business.


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