WAEC Syllabus for Financial Accounting PDF Download 2021/2022

1.2 Users of Accounting information.

1.3 Stages in the Accounting process.

1.4 Characteristics of Accounting information.

2.2   Purpose and functions of source documents.

2.3 Subsidiary books.

2.4 The ledger: classification of Accounts.

2.5 Cash Book: analytical cash book, including petty cash book.

2.6 Preparation of Trial Balance.

2.7 Bank Reconciliation Statements.

2.8 Correction of errors and Suspense Account.

3.2   Types.

3.3   Significance.

3.4   Limitations.

4.2  Balance sheet/statement of financial position.

4.3 Adjustments to final accounts.

5.2   Provision for discounts.

5.3   Depreciation – concepts, reasons for recording and methods:

(i)  straight line;

(ii)  reducing balance;

(iii)  sum of the years digits;

(iv)  revaluation.

5.4 Accounting for depreciation.

5.5 Reserves – revenue and capital reserves.

6.2 Cost classification in Manufacturing Accounts.

6.3 Preparation of final Accounts of Manufacturing concern.

7.2  Types:

(i)   sales ledger control

(ii)   purchases ledger control

7.3  Preparation of Control Accounts

7.4  Reconciliation of Control Accounts

8.2 Computation of profit or loss from opening and closing balance sheets.

8.3 Conversion of singe entry to double entry.

8.4 Preparation of final accounts from a set of incomplete records.

8.5  Mark up and Margin

9.2 Receipts and payments accounts.

9.3  Subscriptions Account

9.4. Income and expenditure accounts.

9.5 Accumulated fund.

9.6 Balance sheet.

9.7 Profit or loss from income generating activities.

10.2 Partnership agreements/Deed.

10.3 Profit and loss appropriation accounts.

10.4  Partners capital account and balance sheet

10.5 Admission of a new partner.

10.6  Treatment of goodwill and revaluation of assets

10.7  Dissolution of partnership (Questions will not be set on Garner V. Murray and piecemeal realization)

11.2 Types of companies and shares.

11.3 Issue of shares.

11.4 Loan capital, debentures/loan notes and mortgages.

11.5 Final accounts of company for internal use only.

11.6 Interpretation of accounts using simple ratios.

11.7 Purchase of business account.

*11.8 Statement of Cash Flow (using direct and indirect methods).

NOTE:  Separate questions may be set to meet statutory requirements of individual countries.  Candidates’ answers must meet statutory requirements of individual countries.

12.2 Characteristics of VAT.

12.3 Bases of computing input/output VAT.

12.4 Preparation of VAT returns.

12.5 Exempt goods and services.

13.2 Differences between a department and branch.

13.3 Preparation of departmental account.

13.4 Preparation of Branch Account excluding foreign branches.

13.5 Inter branch transactions.

14.2 Sources of public revenue.

14.3 Capital and recurrent expenditures.

14.4 Preparation of simple government accounts.

15.2 Processes involved in data processing.

15.3 Computer Hardware and Software.

15.4 Merits and demerits of manual and computerized accounting processing systems.

(i)  Joint Venture Accounts

(ii)   Consignment Accounts

(iii)  Contract Accounts

(iv)  Hire Purchase Accounts

17.2  Meaning, functions and features of:

(i)    money market;

(ii)   capital market;

(iii)   insurance market.

17.3  Methods of raising funds from the capital market:

(i)    offer for sale;

(ii)   offer for subscription;

(iii)   rights issue;

(iv)   private placement;

17.4   Requirements for accessing the capital market.

17.5  Benefits of capital market to:

(i)    investors;

(ii)    government;

(iii)   economy;

(iv)   individual company;

17.6 Types, features and reasons for regulation.