RBSE SS Accountancy study plan
RBSE SS Accountancy · Give each week a clear focus.
8 weeks · About 7 hours per week
Accounting for Partnership Firms - Fundamentals (partnership deed, profit-sharing ratio, capital accounts, interest on capital and drawings)
Draft a model partnership deed clause-by-clause and classify each clause as mandatory or optional under the Indian Partnership Act, 1932
Compute interest on capital and interest on drawings under both the product method and the average-period method for three partners with unequal capitals
Prepare capital accounts under the fixed and fluctuating methods for a two-partner firm and reconcile the closing balances
Distinguish profit-sharing ratio from capital ratio and solve two problems where the deed is silent
Your checkpoint
A handwritten workbook of 10 solved partnership-fundamentals problems (interest on capital, interest on drawings, capital accounts) with a one-page deed-clause checklist, self-marked against the textbook answer key with errors logged
Reconstitution of Partnership - Admission, Retirement and Death of a Partner (goodwill, revaluation, sacrifice and gain ratios)
Value goodwill by average profit, super profit and capitalisation methods for the same firm and explain why the three figures differ
Compute sacrifice ratio and gain ratio in four admission and retirement scenarios, including one where the ratio is inferred from capitals
Prepare revaluation account, partners' capital accounts and the opening balance sheet on admission of a partner
Post the treatment of accumulated reserves, revaluation profit and goodwill raised and written off through the capital accounts
Your checkpoint
A complete admission-of-partner solution set (goodwill valuation note, revaluation account, capital accounts, new balance sheet) for two full problems, plus a one-page sacrifice/gain ratio formula sheet
Reconstitution of Partnership - Admission, Retirement and Death of a Partner (goodwill, revaluation, sacrifice and gain ratios) & Dissolution of Partnership Firms (realisation account, capital accounts, bank account, insolvency of partners)
Solve retirement and death-of-partner problems including revaluation, goodwill adjustment, and transfer to the deceased partner's executor's account
Compute the deceased partner's share of profit to the date of death using both time-basis and turnover-basis methods
Prepare a realisation account and partners' capital accounts on dissolution, including assets taken over by a partner and expenses borne by a partner
Apply the Garner versus Murray rule to a case of partner insolvency and show the deficiency borne by solvent partners
Your checkpoint
Two full dissolution solutions (one simple, one with insolvency under Garner v. Murray) plus one death-of-partner solution, each with a bank account and a verified final settlement figure
Accounting for Share Capital (issue, forfeiture, reissue, pro-rata allotment, calls in arrears and advance)
Journalise the issue of shares at par, at premium and at a discount, and record calls in arrears and calls in advance with the relevant interest treatment
Compute pro-rata allotment across three applicants' categories and determine the amount of excess application money adjusted against allotment and calls
Record forfeiture of shares issued at a premium (including the premium already received) and the subsequent reissue at a discount
Prepare calls-in-arrears and calls-in-advance accounts and present share capital in the balance sheet with the correct sub-heads
Your checkpoint
A 12-entry journal series covering one end-to-end share issue with pro-rata allotment, forfeiture and reissue, closed off with the share capital note to accounts and a self-check that the balance sheet balances
Accounting for Debentures (issue, redemption, sinking fund, own debentures, interest on debentures) & Financial Statements of Companies (statement of profit and loss, balance sheet as per Schedule III, notes to accounts)
Journalise debenture issue at par, at premium and at discount, and record interest accrual and payment with tax deducted at source
Prepare a sinking fund (debenture redemption reserve) schedule and the related investments account for redemption of debentures
Solve one own-debentures problem as investment and one as cancellation, and compare the two treatments
Classify 25 given ledger balances into the Schedule III balance sheet format and draft a statement of profit and loss with notes to accounts
Your checkpoint
A debenture redemption working file (sinking fund schedule plus interest and own-debentures journal entries) and one full company statement of profit and loss with balance sheet and notes to accounts
Analysis of Financial Statements (comparative and common-size statements, trend analysis, ratio analysis) & Cash Flow Statement (operating, investing and financing activities; indirect method)
Prepare comparative and common-size statements from a two-year data set and interpret the two largest movements
Compute and interpret liquidity, solvency, activity and profitability ratios, including stock turnover, debtors turnover and return on capital employed
Construct a trend analysis with a chosen base year and state the limitation of base-year selection
Prepare a cash flow statement under the indirect method, adjusting for depreciation, profit on sale of fixed assets, and changes in working capital
Your checkpoint
One integrated analysis report: common-size and comparative statements, a 12-ratio table with interpretation, and a complete indirect-method cash flow statement whose closing cash figure ties to the balance sheet
Accounting for Not-for-Profit Organisations (receipts and payments account, income and expenditure account, balance sheet) & Computerised Accounting System (concepts, components, software types, database and accounting software packages)
Convert a receipts and payments account into an income and expenditure account and a balance sheet, adjusting for outstanding subscriptions, prepaid expenses and capital receipts
Compute subscription income for the year from a subscription schedule showing arrears, advances and subscriptions written off
Distinguish cash versus accrual treatment of items such as donations, legacies and life membership fees
Describe the components of a computerised accounting system, compare readymade, customised and tailor-made software, and explain the role of a database and MIS reports
Your checkpoint
One complete not-for-profit solution (receipts and payments to income and expenditure account to balance sheet) plus a two-page summary sheet on computerised accounting concepts with 15 self-test one-liners
Accounting for Partnership Firms - Fundamentals (partnership deed, profit-sharing ratio, capital accounts, interest on capital and drawings) & Reconstitution of Partnership - Admission, Retirement and Death of a Partner (goodwill, revaluation, sacrifice and gain ratios) & Dissolution of Partnership Firms (realisation account, capital accounts, bank account, insolvency of partners) & Accounting for Share Capital (issue, forfeiture, reissue, pro-rata allotment, calls in arrears and advance) & Accounting for Debentures (issue, redemption, sinking fund, own debentures, interest on debentures) & Financial Statements of Companies (statement of profit and loss, balance sheet as per Schedule III, notes to accounts) & Analysis of Financial Statements (comparative and common-size statements, trend analysis, ratio analysis) & Cash Flow Statement (operating, investing and financing activities; indirect method) & Accounting for Not-for-Profit Organisations (receipts and payments account, income and expenditure account, balance sheet) & Computerised Accounting System (concepts, components, software types, database and accounting software packages)
Re-solve every logged error from weeks 1 to 7 without looking at the original solution
Attempt two full-length timed mock papers under exam conditions and mark them against the board marking scheme
Rank the ten domains by mock accuracy and rebuild a one-page formula and format sheet for the three weakest
Rehearse the standard formats (realisation, revaluation, cash flow, Schedule III) from memory until each is reproduced without reference
Your checkpoint
Two completed timed mock papers with scored analysis, a corrected error log, and a single-page master formula and format sheet covering all ten domains
Milestones
Week 2: Can value goodwill by all three methods and produce a correct sacrifice ratio for any given admission scenario, with at least 8 of 10 practice items correct unaided
Week 4: Can complete a full share-issue problem with pro-rata allotment, forfeiture and reissue, and show a balanced balance sheet, within 40 minutes
Week 6: Can produce a cash flow statement under the indirect method and a ratio table whose closing cash and ratios reconcile to the given balance sheets, scoring at least 70 percent on a self-set 30-mark test
Week 8: Scores at least 60 percent on both full-length timed mocks, with no domain below 50 percent accuracy and all standard account formats reproduced from memory