Purpose of financial Documents
Features of financial documents
Profit and Loss
Key terms
100

To provide proof of payment

What is the purpose of a receipt?

100

It must contain at minimum an ABN/ACN, date of sale, details of items and price of items.

What features must a receipt contain?

100

= Income - expenses

What is the formula for calculating profit?

100

A document used to verify that a payment has been made.

What is a reciept?

200

One purpose is to record the amount owing on a transaction. 

What is the purpose of a tax invoice?

200

It usually shows the amount deposited, the account and the date of deposit.

What are the features of a bank deposit slip?

200

When a business makes money (their income is greater than their expenses)

What is a profit?

200

The amount (expenses) directly associated with selling goods or services. 

What are cost of sales?

300

To show how much money has been put into the bank on a given occasion. 

What is the purpose of a bank deposit slip?

300
It usually contains at minimum the customer details, business details, price/estimated price and the quantity of goods being requested.

What are the features of an order form?

300

When the business doesn't make money (their expenses are greater than their income). 

What is a loss? 

300

The total amount of money a business or organization earns from selling goods or services to customers before any expenses are subtracted.

What is revenue?

400

To request a sale or purchase from a business. 

What is the purpose of an order form?

400

There are seven features required.

How many features required on tax invoice (under $1000) in Australia?

400

Any money that comes into the business, such as from the sale of goods and services.

What is income?

400

An original document that provides evidence that a business transaction has occurred. EG. Tax invoice

What are source documents?

500

To compare the business accounting records against bank statements to spot mistakes or fraud. 

What is the purpose of a bank reconciliation?

500

The details of the seller are required on top of the seven other features. 

What is required on a tax invoice when the sale is over $1000?

500

Any costs a business needs to pay for such as rent, electricity etc. 

What are expenses?

500

A document used to record, track, or verify the movement of cash resulting from transactions. EG. A receipt

What is a cash record?

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