MERU UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
BACHELOR OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION YEAR 3
SEM 1
BFC BFC3325 :ADVANCED ACCOUNTING 1
COURSE OUTLINE
Course Purpose
This course is designed to provide students with adequate knowledge with regard to specialised
skills in accounting for the various types of business and non-business organisations, including
public sector accounting.
Course Objectives
At the end of this course, the students should be able to:
prepare institutional Accounts
prepare specialized accounts
prepare branch accounts
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Topics Content Time (Hours)
1 Partnership
re-alignment liquidation 3
(change of amalgamation
partnership) conversion to a limited company
2 Consignment Introduction 3
account Meaning of consignment
Features of consignment
Books of consignor
Valuation of unsold stock
Loss of stock
Books of consignee
3 Joint venture Definition of Joint venture 3
accounting Features
Accounts maintained
4 Accounting 3
for Legal provisions
insurance Accounts maintained
companies
5 Branch Types of branches 6
accounting Independent branches
6 Accounting Important terms
for Royalty Account for royalties 3
Short workings
7 Investment Fixed rate of return 3
accounts Fluctuating rate of return
12 3
13- End of
14 Semester
exams
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Recommended Reading:
METHODOLOGY
These course objective will be achieved through lectures, class discussion presentation,
assignment.
ASSESSMENT
Assignment ………………………………………………………………………30
Find exam………………………………………………………………………...70
Total…………………………………………………………………………….100
Required Text and Materials
Students will receive all course materials including the textbooks in their course package.
Hilton, Murray, and Darrell Herauf. Modern Advanced Accounting in Canada. Fifth edition. Toronto, ON:
McGraw-Hill Ryerson, 2008. ISBN:-13: 978-0-07-097111-0.
Financial Accounting: Consolidations & Advanced Issues. FA4 CD-ROM. Vancouver, BC: CGA- Canada,
2010.
Ethics Readings Handbook. Third edition. ERH CD-ROM. Vancouver, BC: CGA-Canada, 2009