JAMB Principles of Accounts syllabus

The JAMB Principles of Accounts syllabus has 18 examinable topics, listed alphabetically in full below. This is the same breakdown Handbook uses to track which topics you have mastered and which are still costing you marks.

All 18 topics on the JAMB Principles of Accounts syllabus

  1. 01Accounts of Not-For-Profit-Making Organizations
  2. 02Bank Transactions and Reconciliation Statements
  3. 03Branch Accounts
  4. 04Cashbook
  5. 05Control Accounts and Self-balancing Ledgers
  6. 06Departmental Accounts
  7. 07Ethics in Accounting
  8. 08Incomplete Records and Single Entry
  9. 09Information Technology in Accounting
  10. 10Introduction to Company Accounts
  11. 11Joint Venture Accounts
  12. 12Manufacturing Accounts
  13. 13Nature and Significance of Accounting
  14. 14Partnership Accounts
  15. 15Principles of Double Entry
  16. 16Public Sector Accounting
  17. 17Stock Valuation
  18. 18The Final Accounts of a Sole Trader

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How many topics are on the JAMB Principles of Accounts syllabus?
18 topics. All of them are listed on this page.
What is the first topic on the JAMB Principles of Accounts syllabus?
Listed alphabetically, the syllabus begins with Accounts of Not-For-Profit-Making Organizations. All 18 topics appear above.
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