Advances in Community Services Research
Vol. 4 No. 2 (2026): March - August

An Exploration of Accounting in Merchandising Companies for High School Students in Jakarta, Indonesia

Emillia Sastrasasmita (Universitas Tarumanagara, Jakarta, Indonesia)
Lim Raynard (Universitas Tarumanagara, Jakarta, Indonesia)
Nicolas Fernando (Universitas Tarumanagara, Jakarta, Indonesia)



Article Info

Publish Date
27 Jun 2026

Abstract

Purpose: This Community Service Activity (PKM) was initiated in response to high school students’ limited understanding of the procedural aspects of journalizing transactions for trading companies. The program aims to enhance students’ conceptual understanding and journaling skills through an interactive, gamification-based learning approach and to increase their motivation to learn accounting. Method: The PKM was held at SMA Negeri 2 Jakarta on May 6, 2026, for 90 minutes, targeting 27 eleventh-grade students majoring in Economics and Accounting. The intervention was conducted through interactive lectures, discussions, case studies of trading company transactions, exercises in perpetual-system journalizing, and gamified quizzes. Evaluation was carried out using observation and a Likert-scale questionnaire. Results and Discussion: Before the intervention, most participants did not understand the differences between the accounting practices of service and merchandising companies, nor were they familiar with the journalizing procedures of the perpetual inventory system. The program was implemented in stages, beginning with an assessment of participants’ prior knowledge and concluding with an evaluation of their learning. The results showed an increase in students’ understanding, participation, and interest in accounting. Implications: This program helps improve the quality of accounting education in schools and can be replicated to cover a broader range of topics through ongoing support.

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Founded in 2023, Advances in Community Services Research publishes original research that promises to advance our understanding of Community Services over diverse topics and research methods. This Journal welcomes research of significance across a wide range of primary and applied research methods, ...