Assignment 6 Semester 1 2025
Unique #:874342
Due Date: 12 May 2025
Detailed solutions, explanations, workings
and references.
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, SECTION A – COMPANY SETUP
Task 1: Create the Company using Setup Assistant
1. Open Pastel Partner.
2. From the main screen, click on “File” > “New”.
3. Name your folder as Eyes Above (or similar) and click “Next”.
4. Under Chart of Accounts, select Generic Chart of Accounts and click
Next.
5. Under Company Info, enter:
o Company Name: Educational No: EA your student number
o Trading Name: EA your student number
o Postal Address: PO Box 3210, Johannesburg, 2000
o Set Financial Year Start Date: 01/05/2025
o Confirm Date format is dd/mm/yyyy
o Use Monthly periods, 12 periods
6. When prompted for Chart of Accounts, choose Generic.
7. Select your printer: Choose a Laser Printer (A4).
8. Click Finish.
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, �Task 2: Create Supervisor User
1. Click on Setup > Users / Passwords.
2. Click Add or New.
3. Enter:
o User Name: Lebo
o Password: Corporates
o Email:
o Security Question: Which module am I busy with?
o Answer: AIN2601
4. Set User Number to 00 (Supervisor).
�Task 3: Edit the Chart of Accounts
1. Go to Edit > General Ledger > Accounts.
2. Locate and edit:
o 1000 – Sales: Tick Tax Processing = VAT – Standard rated (15%)
o 2000 – Cost of Sales/Purchases: Same setting.
3. Click Add to create new accounts:
o For example:
Main Account: 1000, Sub: 100 → Description: Sales – Multi
Rotor (Student number)
Set appropriate Financial Category (Sales) and Report Writer
Category (Sales).
Repeat for other accounts as per assignment (follow format
exactly).
�Task 4: Company Parameters
1. Go to Setup > Company Parameters.
2. In the Company Name field, press Ctrl + Shift + T and enter:
o EA xxxxxxxx (replace with your student number)
3. In Trading Name, enter: EA xxxxxxxx
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, 4. Enter:
o Contact Name: Lebo
o Surname: Skosana
o Email:
o Phone: 011 465 9087
o VAT Reg. Number: Leave blank (or use a valid placeholder from a
receipt)
5. Set Cashbook Transfer Account: 8450/000 – Inter Bank Transfers
6. Click OK and Make a backup:
o Go to File > Backup
o Create folder: EA Parameters
o Save to USB or external location.
Task 5.2: Change Entry Type Descriptions
1. Navigate to Entry Types
o Click on Setup → Entry Types.
2. Edit Entry Types for Cash Book 1 and Cash Book 2
o Find CB1: Click on Cash Book 1 entry type.
Under “Description”, change it to FNB Bank Receipts (for
receipts) and FNB Bank Payments (for payments).
Tick Contra in Detail.
o Find CB2: Click on Cash Book 2 entry type.
Change to Petty Cash Receipts and Petty Cash Payments.
Tick Contra in Detail.
o Click Close to save.
�Task 5.3: Set Tax Default Entry Method
1. Navigate to Tax Settings
o Click Setup → Tax.
2. Change Entry Method
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