Peters Personal Training Service had been in business for several years. In June 2016, as a result

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Peter’s Personal Training Service had been in business for several years. In June 2016, as a result of a dispute with the owner, the accountant of the business disappeared and took all the records with her.

You have been hired to reconstruct the accounting records, and with this in mind, you conduct a stocktake of all of the assets of the business. By checking with banks, counting the office equipment and supplies, and investigating the ownership of the buildings and equipment, you develop the following information as at 30 June 2016:


Account title

Balance

Land

Office Equipment

Buildings

Accounts Receivable

Investments

Office Supplies

Cash at Bank

$90 000

145000

172000

57 500

30000

80000

320000


Statements from creditors and unpaid invoices found in the office indicate that $230000 is owing to trade creditors. There is also $60000 owing under a 30-year mortgage with the bank. The owner, Peter Piper, has told you that he had contributed $150000 cash to the business when it was established and that no further contributions had been made. There is no record of how much total profit(losses) had been earned in past years.


Required

  1. Prepare a trial balance and balance sheet as at 30 June 2016 for the business.
  2. Write a report to the owner suggesting a simple accounting system that could be used in future and why you recommend such a system.
Balance Sheet
Balance sheet is a statement of the financial position of a business that list all the assets, liabilities, and owner’s equity and shareholder’s equity at a particular point of time. A balance sheet is also called as a “statement of financial...
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Accounting

ISBN: 978-1118608227

9th edition

Authors: Lew Edwards, John Medlin, Keryn Chalmers, Andreas Hellmann, Claire Beattie, Jodie Maxfield, John Hoggett

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