QUESTION 1You have been asked to prepare the final accounts for W Smith, a sole trader, for the year ended 31 December 2020.W Smith has forwarded to you all books of prime entry and ledgers, and in addition has given you the followinginformation:i) Mr Smith had taken R2,000 out of the business bank account to take his wife on holiday.ii) Up to last year the machinery and vehicle used in the business had been depreciated using the reducingbalance method. W Smith thinks that they should now be depreciated using the straight-line method.ii) Mr Smith is confident, given his order book, that the business will continue to operate in its present formfor many years.iv) Mr Smith had purchased ten staplers, four flip charts and four packets of whiteboard markers which willbe used in the business for the next couple of years.v) Mr Smith informs you that he has just found an unopened electricity bil for R900 which was for the quarterOctober to December 2020.In each case identify and explain the accounting concepts being highlighted and indicate how each should be treatedin the final accounts.

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You have been asked to prepare the final accounts for W Smith, a sole trader, for the year ended 31 December 2020. W Smith has forwarded to you all books of prime entry and ledgers, and in addition has given you the following information: i) Mr Smith had taken R2,000 out of the business bank account to take his wife on holiday. i) Up to last year the machinery and vehide used in the business had been depreciated using the reducing balance method. W Smith thinks that they should now be depreciated using the straight-line method. li) Mr Smith is confident, given his order book, that the business will continue to operate in its present form for many years.

You have been asked to prepare the final accounts for W Smith, a sole trader, for the year ended 31 December 2020. W Smith has forwarded to you all books of prime entry and ledgers, and in addition has given you the following information: i) Mr Smith had taken R2,000 out of the business bank account to take his wife on holiday. i) Up to last year the machinery and vehide used in the business had been depreciated using the reducing balance method. W Smith thinks that they should now be depreciated using the straight-line method. li) Mr Smith is confident, given his order book, that the business will continue to operate in its present form for many years.

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