ASSEB Higher Secondary Accountancy study plan
ASSEB Higher Secondary Accountancy · Give each week a clear focus.
8 weeks · About 7 hours per week
Accounting for Not-for-Profit Organisations & Accounting for Partnership Firms: Fundamentals
Distinguish receipts and payments account from income and expenditure account by preparing both for a single club scenario
Compute subscription income for the year after adjusting outstanding, advance and previous-year dues
Prepare income and expenditure account and balance sheet of a not-for-profit organisation with donation, legacy and prize-fund items
Apply the profit-sharing ratio rules for partners in the absence of a deed and when the deed is silent on interest on capital
Pass opening journal entries for capital, drawings, interest on drawings and interest on capital in fixed and fluctuating capital accounts
Your checkpoint
One handwritten solution set covering a full NPO problem (receipts and payments to income and expenditure plus balance sheet) and a partnership fundamentals problem (capital accounts under both fixed and fluctuating methods), self-marked against a checklist of at least 12 adjustment points.
Accounting for Partnership Firms: Fundamentals & Reconstitution of Partnership: Admission, Retirement and Death of a Partner
Prepare profit and loss appropriation account with interest on capital, interest on drawings, salary, commission and transfer to reserve
Calculate interest on drawings under average period and product methods for equal and unequal monthly drawings
Compute sacrificing ratio and gaining ratio for admission and retirement scenarios
Draft revaluation account and partners' capital accounts on admission of a partner including goodwill raised and written off
Record goodwill treatment when the incoming partner brings goodwill in cash and when it is privately paid
Your checkpoint
A one-page formula and treatment sheet for goodwill, sacrificing ratio and interest on drawings, plus three solved admission problems where the balance sheet total tallies after all adjustments.
Reconstitution of Partnership: Admission, Retirement and Death of a Partner
Prepare capital accounts on retirement with revaluation, undistributed profit, goodwill and accumulated reserves
Compute the retiring partner's loan when the amount due is transferred instead of paid in cash
Pass journal entries on the death of a partner for the deceased partner's share of goodwill, profit up to the date of death and interest on capital
Calculate the deceased partner's share of profit using time basis and turnover basis
Prepare the executor's account showing the settlement schedule
Your checkpoint
Two full-length reconstitution problems (one retirement, one death) solved end to end with executor's account and a written note of 150 words explaining why the gaining ratio matters in each case.
Dissolution of Partnership Firms & Accounting for Share Capital
Classify assets and liabilities as current or non-current when preparing the realisation account
Pass entries for realisation expenses, unrecorded assets taken over by a partner and insolvency of a partner under Garner v Murray
Prepare memorandum revaluation account where the revaluation account is not opened
Journalise issue of shares at par, at premium and at a discount with calls in arrears and calls in advance
Account for pro-rata allotment and forfeiture, then reissue forfeited shares at par and at a premium
Your checkpoint
A timed 90-minute written test of your own construction: one dissolution problem with at least one insolvent partner and one share capital problem with forfeiture and reissue, scored out of 40.
Accounting for Share Capital & Issue and Redemption of Debentures
Present share capital in the balance sheet of a company in the prescribed vertical format with notes to accounts
Distinguish authorised, issued, subscribed and paid-up capital and show calls in arrears as a deduction
Journalise issue of debentures at par, at premium and at discount, including debentures issued as collateral security
Record interest on debentures, tax deducted at source and payment to debenture holders
Prepare the debenture redemption reserve and sinking fund entries and explain the conditions for creating DRR
Your checkpoint
A company balance sheet extract showing share capital and notes to accounts, plus a debenture ledger covering issue, interest, TDS and redemption for a two-year cycle, all figures reconciled.
Issue and Redemption of Debentures & Financial Statements of a Company
Distinguish redemption of debentures by lump sum, draw of lots, purchase in open market and conversion into shares
Compute the amount to be transferred to DRR and the investment required for redemption
Prepare the statement of profit and loss of a company in the prescribed format
Prepare the balance sheet with notes to accounts covering share capital, reserves, long-term borrowings and trade payables
Identify and correct at least eight common presentation errors in a company financial statement
Your checkpoint
A complete set of company financial statements (statement of profit and loss plus balance sheet with notes) built from a trial balance of at least 18 items, with a short list of the errors you found and fixed.
Analysis of Financial Statements: Ratio Analysis & Cash Flow Statement
Compute current ratio, quick ratio, debt-equity ratio, proprietary ratio and interest coverage from a given balance sheet
Compute gross profit ratio, operating ratio, net profit ratio, stock turnover and debtors turnover with interpretation of each movement
Classify cash flows into operating, investing and financing activities for a company
Prepare a cash flow statement using the indirect method with adjustments for depreciation, interest and tax
Reconcile the opening and closing cash and cash equivalents and explain non-cash transactions excluded from the statement
Your checkpoint
One ratio analysis sheet with 10 ratios computed and interpreted in a sentence each, plus one full cash flow statement whose closing cash matches the balance sheet figure.
Project Work and Practical File & Accounting for Not-for-Profit Organisations & Reconstitution of Partnership: Admission, Retirement and Death of a Partner
Select a project topic with a clear objective and outline the data collection method
Draft the project file structure: title page, acknowledgement, objective, methodology, analysis, conclusion and bibliography
Revise not-for-profit and reconstitution adjustments by re-solving two previously missed problems without notes
Attempt one full mock paper under strict three-hour conditions and mark it against the syllabus weightings
List your five weakest adjustment types and write a one-line correction rule for each
Your checkpoint
A completed project file outline of at least 800 words with the analysis chapter drafted, plus a mock exam score sheet and a personal error log of five rules.
Milestones
Week 2: You can compute sacrificing ratio, interest on drawings and goodwill adjustment for any admission problem without referring to notes, and your capital accounts tally.
Week 4: You score at least 28 out of 40 on the self-set timed test, with no arithmetic errors in the dissolution or forfeiture entries.
Week 6: You produce a full company balance sheet with notes to accounts from a trial balance in under 60 minutes with every total agreeing.
Week 8: You score at least 70 percent on the full mock paper, the project file outline is complete, and every domain has been revised at least once.