2024/2025 JAMB Principles of Accounts Syllabus & Recommended Textbooks

Are you gearing up for the 2024/2025 JAMB CBT Examination in Principles of Accounts? Look no further! In this blog post, we provide you with the complete JAMB Principles of Accounts Syllabus and recommended textbooks to help you prepare thoroughly for the upcoming exams.

2024/2025 JAMB Principles of Accounts Syllabus:

The JAMB Principles of Accounts examination aims to assess candidates’ understanding of simple, basic, and complex aspects of accounting. To excel in this exam, candidates should have a broad knowledge of the topics outlined in the JAMB Principles of Accounts Syllabus. Here’s a comprehensive list of the syllabus for your reference:

1. Nature and Significance of Accounting
2. Public Sector Accounting
3. Manufacturing Accounts
4. Introduction to Company Accounts
5. Partnership Accounts
6. Branch Accounts
7. Departmental Accounts
8. Cash Book
9. Principles of Double Entry
10. Incomplete Records and Single Entry
11. Control Accounts and Self-balancing Ledgers
12. Accounts of Not For Profit Making Organizations
13. Bank Transactions and Reconciliation Statements
14. The Final Accounts of a Sole Trader
15. Stock Valuation

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Recommended Textbooks:

To assist you in mastering the topics outlined in the syllabus, we recommend the following textbooks for the 2024 JAMB Principles of Accounts Examination:

1. Adekunle, K.O. (2014). Bounty Financial Accounting for Schools and College, Ibadan: Bounty Press Ltd.
2. Agbasiere, E.A., Ufot C.I and Olugbenga T.E. (2015). New age Financial Accounting SSS Text Books, Anambra: New Age Press Ltd.
3. Ayodele A. (2015). Financial Accounting for Schools and Colleges, Ibadan: Spectrum Books Ltd.
4. Ekwue K. C. (2010). Principles of Accounts, Book 1 & 2, Onitsha: Adson Publishing Company.
5. Femi L. (2013). Simplified and Amplified Financial Accounting.
6. Frankwood and Alan S. (2002). Frankwood’s Business Accounting, Prentice Hall International Edition.
7. Hassan M. M. (2001). Government Accounting, Lagos: Malthouse Press Limited.
8. Ibrahim, R.A and Kazeem R. A (2018). Essential Financial Accounting for Senior Secondary Schools (sixth edition), Ogun State: Tonad Publishers Limited.
9. Igben, R. O. (2004). Financial Accounting Made Simple (Vol. I) Lagos: Roi Publishers.
10. ICAN (2021). Foundation Level Financial Accounting Study Text, Lagos: Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria.
11. Ono, D.I., Oshunnira, M. and Ozurigbo, P.M. (2015). Financial Accounting for Senior Secondary Schools, Ibadan: Hebn Publishers Plc.

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Conclusion:

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