As the accountant, how do i prepare a Trading and Profit and Loss Account

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Tiger Ltd. has an authorized capital of 700,000 $1 ordinary shares, of which 300,000 have been issued as fully paid. The following information was extracted from the accounts for the year ended September 30, 2019:

Details/Accts.

 $ DR

 $ CR

Motor Vehicle at cost

       1,750,000

 

Acc. Depreciation Motor Vehicle

 

           450,000

Freehold premises at cost

           400,000

 

Carriage inwards

             35,500

 

Sales

 

       4,500,000

Stock, October 1, 2018

             95,000

 

Administration (Wages and Salaries)

           170,000

 

Distribution (Wages and Salaries)

           250,000

 

Motor vehicle running costs

           350,000

 

Purchases

           935,000

 

Returns inward

             32,000

 

Returns outward

 

             51,000

Directors’ remuneration

           865,000

 

Auditors’ fees

           120,000

 

General administrative expenses

             78,500

 

Discounts allowed

             25,000

 

Retained earnings (1/10/2018)

 

           320,000

Ordinary Shares

 

           300,000

Interim Dividends paid

             15,000

 

Cash

           500,000

 

 

       5,621,000

       5,621,000

 

Additional Information:

(i)                 The closing stock was valued at $300,000.

(ii)              The ordinary share dividends for the year were: Interim 5% already paid; Final 10% proposed.

(iii)            The directors decided to transfer $250,000 to General Reserve.

(iv)             Expenses in arrears at September 30, 2019 were:

Motor vehicle running costs $80,000 and Salaries and wages: Distribution staff $70,000

(v)               Expenses paid in advance were: General administrative costs $9,000 and Auditors’ fees $40,000

(vi)             The liability for corporation tax for the year ended September 30, 2018 had been agreed at $580,000.

(vii)          The company depreciated freehold premises at 10% per annum on costs.

(viii)        The company depreciated Motor Vehicle at 10% per annum using the reducing balance method.

(ix)             The company’s motor vehicles were used by staff as follows:

Distribution staff 500,000 miles per annum

Administration staff 200,000 miles per annum

 

As the accountant, how do i prepare a Trading and Profit and Loss Account 

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