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financial statements documents
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‘When you go shopping, do you keep your receipts? What do you do with
them? Have a look at the information on them. Have you ever bought
anything with a bank card? Do you keep that receipt and check it off
against your bank statement to see if there are any mistakes? This is
‘what you should do and this is why businesses have to look after their
business documents. How many receipts do you have each day? How
many receipts do you think a company like McDonald's issues each day?
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All businesses and organisations are involved in trading. Trading is the
buying and selling of goods and/or services so that you can make a profi.
‘The financial transaction of buying and selling involves some very important,
documents, including: source/business documents; journals and daybooks;
ledgers; tral balances; and financial statements, as shown in Figure 4.1
Both the buyer and the seller need these documents.
‘These documents have been in general use for many years. They are part of an
established procedure. If the documents are used properly, they help trading to
proceed smoothly, They can also be used to quickly solve any disputes between
a buyer and a seller. Both parties use the same documents, and they follow
a standard sequence. Figure 4.2 shows the normal trading documentation
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KEY POINT
‘Apurchase order is normally raised
by the customer's purchasing office
‘and then sent to the supplier. Once
ithas been accepted by the supplier,
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‘wo parties. An example of a purchase
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KEY POINT
‘Aformal contract is a contract that is
bbound by law as it has been signed by
both parties.
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Invoice
Sent by supplier to buyer when goods are delivered, advising of amount owed
Credit Note
Sent by supplier to buyer to erect buyer forthe return of goods
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When a business or organisation decides to buy goods or use the services of
another company, it usually issues a purchase order. This document contains
the following information:
name and address of supplier ™ quantity required
m purchase order number m delivery date
1m date of order ™ authorised signature of a senior
§ details of the goods or services ‘member of the company, such es
‘ordered including part numbers ie Buyer
or catalogue references.
PURCHASE ORDER
Gramson’s Sports
‘School Lane,
Lincoln, LN 1Pt
Tel 0131 874428 ‘order number: 4355,
Rivect Rugby & Football Club date: 6 April 2017
Jacks Lane
Ipswich
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