Double Entry, Ledgers and Trial Balance
Source documents, books of prime entry, ledger accounts, double entry and trial-balance preparation.
How to study the CIMA Certificate
Secure each subject's concepts and calculations before using short business scenarios for application. Static study assets do not reproduce every computer-marked interaction or combine the four subjects into one official examination.
Core concepts
Concept 1
Record transactions using double entry.
Exam cue: Identify the two account effects.
Concept 2
Post books of prime entry to ledgers.
Exam cue: Apply debit and credit by account type.
Concept 3
Prepare and interpret a trial balance.
Exam cue: Trace source, day book, ledger and trial balance.
Risk pitfalls and guardrails
Treating debit as increase in every account.
Guardrail: Do not combine subjects, treat the 0-150 scale as a percentage, or rely on a remembered label without checking timing, units, assumptions and facts.
Posting discounts to the wrong side.
Guardrail: Do not combine subjects, treat the 0-150 scale as a percentage, or rely on a remembered label without checking timing, units, assumptions and facts.
Assuming agreement excludes omissions.
Guardrail: Do not combine subjects, treat the 0-150 scale as a percentage, or rely on a remembered label without checking timing, units, assumptions and facts.
Memory anchors
Double entry
Each transaction has equal debit and credit effects.
Sales day book
The sales day book records credit sales of goods before ledger posting.
Trial balance
A trial balance lists ledger balances to check debit and credit arithmetic.
Checkpoint rule
Do the check-up only after you can summarize each concept in one sentence and identify one dangerous pitfall from memory.
Knowledge Check (after reading)
Short check-up to confirm understanding of this module.
Check-up Questions
The owner introduces £25,000 cash as capital. What is the double entry?
Goods costing £4,000 are purchased on credit for resale. What is the entry?
Answer all questions to submit.
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