Receipts And Payment Account: Features And Limitations - SS2 Accounting Past Questions and Answers - page 1
What is a receipts and payment account used for?
To record all financial transactions, including non-cash transactions.
To track the organization's cash flow and provide an overview of its financial position.
To prepare detailed financial statements.
To provide information on the organization's assets, liabilities, and equity.
What kind of organizations are receipts and payment accounts particularly useful for?
Large organizations with complex financial transactions.
Small organizations with relatively simple financial transactions.
Organizations that primarily use non-cash payment methods.
Organizations that do not track their cash flow.
What kind of information do receipts and payment accounts not provide?
Information on the organization's assets, liabilities, and equity.
Information on the organization's cash balance.
Information on non-cash transactions.
Information on all financial transactions, including non-cash transactions.
What basis are receipts and payment accounts not prepared on?
Cash basis.
Accrual basis.
Tax basis.
Modified accrual basis.
What is the limitation of receipts and payment accounts?
They provide detailed information on the organization's financial position.
They are suitable for all types of organizations, regardless of size or complexity.
They do not provide information on non-cash transactions.
They are the only financial statement needed for all organizations.
What is the purpose of a receipts and payment account?
The purpose of a receipts and payment account is to track an organization's cash flow and provide an overview of its financial position by recording all cash receipts and payments made during a particular period of time.
What are the limitations of receipts and payment accounts?
The limitations of receipts and payment accounts include providing limited information on the organization's financial position, not being prepared on an accrual basis, not being suitable for larger organizations with more complex financial transactions, and not providing information on non-cash transactions.