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The balances as per cash column of cash book and passbook The balance as per bank column of cash book and passbook The balance as per Bank column of cash book and ...

Bank Reconciliation StatementDifference Between
  2. Radha M.Com, NET
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    A Bank Reconciliation Statement is prepared to know the causes for the difference between 2. the balance as per bank column of cash book and passbook. This is because transactions in Cash Book are recorded from the point of view of the business and the Bank Statement/Pass Book is prepared from the pRead more

    A Bank Reconciliation Statement is prepared to know the causes for the difference between 2. the balance as per bank column of cash book and passbook.

    This is because transactions in Cash Book are recorded from the point of view of the business and the Bank Statement/Pass Book is prepared from the point of view of the banker. Since both are prepared from a different point of view, differences are bound to occur.

    Bank Reconciliation is the process by which on a particular date the bank balance as per Cash Book is reconciled with the balance as per Pass Book/Bank Statement.

    Whenever bank reconciliation is done, we need to identify the reasons or transactions causing the differences between both balances. Then a statement highlighting the reasons or causes of differences is prepared. This statement is known as Bank Reconciliation Statement.

    A Bank Reconciliation Statement is prepared by starting with either the (a) bank balance as per Cash Book or the (b) balance as per Pass Book/Bank Statement. Only those entries which are recorded in the Cash Book but not in the Pass Book/Bank Statement or vice versa are considered while preparing the Bank Reconciliation Statement.

    The reasons for the differences between the two balances can be broadly classified into three categories:

    1. Differences due to timing.
    2. Transactions recorded by the Bank.
    3. Errors.

     

    For example, the debit bank balance as per the Cash Book of Mr. A on 31st March is 20,000. On the same date, his Bank Statement showed a credit balance of 30,000. When the Bank Reconciliation Statement is prepared on 31st March, he will find out the transactions causing the 10,000 (30,000 – 20,000) difference between both the balances. Once the transactions are identified he will reconcile the balance as per the Cash Book with the balance as per his Bank Statement.

     

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  2. Rahul_Jose Aspiring CA currently doing Bcom
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    To determine if a person is a resident in India as per the Income Tax Act 1961, he has to fulfil any of the 2 following conditions; Condition A Stay in India for 182 days or more in the previous year, or Stay in India for 60 days or more in the previous year and another 365 days or more in the 4 yeaRead more

    To determine if a person is a resident in India as per the Income Tax Act 1961, he has to fulfil any of the 2 following conditions;

    Condition A

    • Stay in India for 182 days or more in the previous year, or
    • Stay in India for 60 days or more in the previous year and another 365 days or more in the 4 years immediately preceding the previous year.

    The second condition above is not applicable if he is an Indian citizen leaving India for the purpose of employment, or he is a member of the crew of an Indian ship, or he is only coming to India on a visit.

    If he fails to fulfil either of the two conditions, then he is termed as a non-resident.

    In India, a resident person can be classified into two:

    • Resident and ordinarily resident
    • Resident but not ordinarily resident

     

    Condition B

    A resident is a resident and ordinarily resident if (B):

    • He has been a resident in India for at least 2 out of the previous 10 years immediately preceding the relevant previous year, and
    • He has been in India for a period of 730 days or more during 7 years immediately preceding the relevant previous year.

    If a person satisfies any one condition of (A) but does not follow all conditions of (B), then he is termed as a resident but not ordinarily resident.

     

    EXAMPLE

    If Nithin is living in India for 190 days in the previous year and was a resident for the previous two years only staying for 400 days in the previous 7 years, then he fulfils condition (A) but not both conditions of (B) and hence he is a resident but not ordinarily resident.

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Calls in AdvanceCompanies Act
  2. Naina@123 (B.COM and CMA-Final)
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    To begin with, lets us understand what the Companies Act 2013 tells about calls-in-advance, so basically as per section 50 of the companies act 2013 "A company may if so authorized by its articles, accepts from any members the whole or part of amount remaining unpaid on any share held by him, even iRead more

    To begin with, lets us understand what the Companies Act 2013 tells about calls-in-advance, so basically as per section 50 of the companies act 2013 “A company may if so authorized by its articles, accepts from any members the whole or part of amount remaining unpaid on any share held by him, even if no amount has been called up”.

    To be more precise whenever excess money is received by the company than, what has been called up is known as calls-in-advance.

    Accounting Treatment

    Well, it is to be noted that calls-in-advance is never a part of share capital. A company when authorized by its article can accept those advance amounts and directly credit the amount received to the calls-in-advance account.

    As these advance amounts are a liability for the company these are shown under the head current liability of the balance sheet until calls are made and are paid to the shareholders.

    Since this is the liability of the company, it is liable to pay the interest amount on such call money from the date of receipt until the payment is done to the shareholders. The rate of interest is mentioned in the articles of association. If the article is silent regarding the rate on which interest is paid then it is assumed to be @6%.

    Accounting Entry

    Bonnie let us understand the entries with help of an example

    ADIDAS LTD issued 25,000 equity shares of Rs 10 each payable as follows:

    ON APPLICATION  Rs 5

    ON ALLOTMENT    Rs 3

    ON FINAL CALL     Rs 2

    Application on 30,000 shares was received. excess money received on the application was refunded immediately. Mr. X who was allotted 1,000 shares paid the call money at the time of allotment and all amounts were duly received assume interest rate @6% for 3 months, so the relevant accounting entry goes as follows:

    Important Points to be noted under calls-in-advance as per the companies act 2013

    • The shareholder is not entitled to any voting rights on money paid until the said money is called for.
    • No dividends are payable on advance money.
    • Board may pay interest on advance not exceeding 12%.
    • The shareholders are entitled to claim the interest amount as mentioned in the article, if there are no profits, then it must be paid out of capital because shareholders become the creditors of the company.
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Receipts and Payments A/C for the year ended 31st March 2020 Receipts Amt Payments Amt To Balance b/d  (Cash)        180,000 By Salary        480,000 To Subscriptions        900,000 By Rent           50,000 To Sale of Investments        200,000 By Stationery           20,000 To Sale ...

  2. Radha M.Com, NET
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    Here I've prepared the Income & Expenditure A/c. Income & Expenditure A/c for the year ended 31st March 2021 Expenditure Amt Income Amt To Salary      4,80,000 By Subscriptions      9,00,000 To Rent          50,000 By Donations          10,000 To Stationery          20,000 To Loss on sale ofRead more

    Here I’ve prepared the Income & Expenditure A/c.

    Income & Expenditure A/c for the year ended 31st March 2021

    Expenditure Amt Income Amt
    To Salary      4,80,000 By Subscriptions      9,00,000
    To Rent          50,000 By Donations          10,000
    To Stationery          20,000
    To Loss on sale of furniture (WN)          10,000
    To Surplus      3,50,000
         9,10,000      9,10,000

     

    Working Note: Calculation of Loss on sale of furniture

    The following calculation is made to identify the loss incurred on the sale of furniture.

    Particulars Amt
    Book Value of Furniture        40,000
    Less: Sale Value of Furniture        30,000
    Loss on Sale of Furniture        10,000

     

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Wages Outstanding Wages and Salaries Director’s Remuneration Advance Payment of Wages All of the Above

  2. SidharthBadlani CA Inter Student
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    The correct answer is option B. Wages and salaries are debited to the trading account. The trading account helps us to determine the Gross Profit Or Loss that a company earns or incurs by carrying on its core manufacturing or trading activities. Let us discuss the above items and their treatments inRead more

    The correct answer is option B. Wages and salaries are debited to the trading account.

    The trading account helps us to determine the Gross Profit Or Loss that a company earns or incurs by carrying on its core manufacturing or trading activities.

    Let us discuss the above items and their treatments in the final accounts one at a time:

    Wages Outstanding

    Firstly, “wages outstanding” is not debited into the trading account. It is a liability that is shown in the balance sheet.

    Outstanding wages imply remuneration due to be paid to the workers for the services they have already rendered to the business.

    Since the company has already received the service, it becomes a legal obligation for it to pay the wages to the workers for those services. Hence, outstanding wages are a liability.

    Wages and Salaries

    Wages and Salaries are debited to the trading account.

    Wages Vs Salaries

    Let us understand the difference between wages and salaries. Wages are the regular payments that are made daily, weekly or fortnightly. Such payments are mostly made to factory workers.

    Salaries, on the other hand, are assumed to imply the remuneration paid to office workers and sales staff.

    Wages are debited to the trading account, while salaries are debited to the Profit and Loss account.

    Director’s Remuneration

    No, the director’s remuneration is not debited to the trading account. This is because director’s generation is a business expense. It is a kind of salary provided to the director for the services rendered by him to the company.

    Directors’ remuneration refers to compensation the company gives to its directors for the services rendered. It is debited to the Profit and Loss Account.

    Advance Payment of Wages

    No, advance payment of wages is not debited to a trading account. It is shown by reducing it to wages. Advance payment of wages implying paying remuneration to the workers before the commencement of the period for which the wages relate to.

    However, one must note that if both wages and prepaid wages appear within the trial balance, then only the figure written against wages would appear in the trading account. There would be no treatment for prepaid wages.

    Let us consider a scenario where wages of amount 5,000 is appearing inside trial balance. Outside the trial balance, the following information is provided

    • Wages prepaid for the current financial year = 1,000
    • Wages prepaid for the next financial year = 2,000

    In the above case, the total wages to be debited to the trading account would be 5,000 + 1,000 – 2,000 = 4,000

    Significance of the Final Accounts

    • It helps in determining the net profit or loss of the entity for the current financial year.
    • It is a major source of guidance for investors. Shareholders decide whether or not to invest in a company on the basis of final accounts.
    • It allows banks and investors to see your business’s total income, debt load a,nd financial stability.

     

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  2. Ayushi Curious Pursuing CA
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    Introduction In Tally, journal entries are made in the vouchers. For each type of journal entry, there is a specific voucher. It is the vouchers where the transactions are recorded along with all the relevant details. Hence, when we speak of journal entries in tally, it is the vouchers which we haveRead more

    Introduction

    In Tally, journal entries are made in the vouchers. For each type of journal entry, there is a specific voucher. It is the vouchers where the transactions are recorded along with all the relevant details. Hence, when we speak of journal entries in tally, it is the vouchers which we have to master.

    In Tally, vouchers are of four types:

    1. Accounting vouchers
    2. Inventory vouchers
    3. Order voucher
    4. Payroll voucher

    The vouchers under the above voucher types are as shown below:

    To open the voucher creation menu follow these steps:

    In Tally ERP 9: Gateway of Tally→ Accounting Vouchers→ Voucher creation menu will open

    In Tally Prime: Gateway of Tally→ Vouchers→ Voucher creation menu will open

    Out of the above vouchers, the vouchers which I would suggest you practice are as follows (along with their short-cut keys):

    1. Contra Voucher – F4
    2. Payment Voucher – F5
    3. Receipt Voucher – F6
    4. Journal Voucher – F7
    5. Sales Voucher – F8
    6. Purchase Voucher – F9
    7. Credit note – Alt + F6
    8. Debit note – Alt + F5

     

    All of the above are accounting vouchers. You can simply press the short-cut keys to open the respective voucher while in the voucher creation menu

    If you are new to tally, I would suggest you practice only the accounting vouchers.

    Here, I have discussed only the accounting vouchers:

    Payment Voucher – F5

    A payment voucher is used to record payments of cash or by the bank. Payment can be to creditors or for expenses.

    There are two modes to this voucher which you can change by clicking the ‘Change Mode’ option on the right-hand side menu or simply pressing Ctrl + H. This menu will open.

    Select the ‘Double Entry’ mode for sake of simplicity. In this mode, the entry will be just like the conventional journal entry as in the double entry system of accounting.

    You have to just select the account you want debit which can be an expense, creditor etc. and you can credit only the cash or bank accounts as it is a payment voucher. Below there is a narration field which you can fill too. After entering all the necessary details you have to accept the voucher.

    Here, is a filled payment voucher in which I have recorded an expense payment entry.

     

     The journal entries which you can practice on payment vouchers are as follows:

    • Payment of expenses like rent, electricity, wages, salaries, carriage, interest etc
    • Payment to trade creditors.
    • Purchase of Assets

     

    Receipt Voucher – F6

    A receipt voucher is used for the recorded receipt of cash in the business. Just like a payment voucher, I recommend you to use it in Double Entry mode. In Tally prime, it looks this:

     

    The receipt voucher given above is already filled. I have passed a ‘collection from the debtor’ entry here. 

    The journal entries you can practice in the receipt voucher are as follows:

    • Receipt of cash from trade debtors.
    • Receipt of interest from the bank.
    • Commission received
    • Sale of Assets.

    Purchase Voucher – F7

    A purchase voucher is a voucher for exclusively recording purchase of goods entries. Purchase whether cash or credit should be recorded in the purchase voucher only as it allows recording of additional details related to purchase as well as tracking with purchase order and receipt note.

    The purchase voucher looks like this:

    Here, the purchase voucher is opened in ‘Item invoice’ mode. Item invoice is easier to understand hence I advise you to this mode to use the purchase voucher. You can change the mode by pressing Ctrl + H.

    If you wish to record transactions like journal entries then you can choose the ‘As Voucher’ mode.

    The details which you have to fill in are as follows:

    • Reference number or Bill number
    • Party A/c Name or the name of the creditor. (If the creditor is not created, press Alt + C to create)
    • Name of item purchased ( Press Alt + C to create the stock item if not created)
    • Enter the quantity and rate of the item and the total amount will be auto-populated.
    • The accounting details menu will open asking for the account to be debited for the purchase. Select the purchase account you want to debit or create a purchase account by pressing Alt + C if not created.

    • Enter a narration if you want and accept the voucher.

    Below is a complete purchase voucher where a credit sale transaction is passed:

    Sales Voucher – F8

    A sales voucher is a voucher for exclusively recording sales of goods entries. Sales, whether cash or credit, should be recorded in the sales voucher only as it allows recording of additional details related to sales as well as tracking with Sales orders and Delivery notes.

    Here also, I recommend you to use the sales voucher in Invoice mode

    Filling up of details in sales voucher is same as in purchase voucher. The difference here is that in the ‘Accounting details’ section you have selected a sales account to be credited.

    Here is a completed sales voucher where I have recorded a credit sale transaction:

    Contra Voucher – F4

    A Contra voucher is used to record contra transactions. Contra transactions are those transactions which take place between:

    • A Bank account and cash account
    • Two different bank accounts 

    The journal entries which can be practised on contra voucher are as follows:

    1. Withdrawal of cash from the bank.
    2. Deposit from cash into the bank.
    3. Transfer of amount from one bank to another.

    Given below is a completed Contra voucher in which ‘cash deposited into bank’ transaction is recorded:

    Journal Voucher – F7

    There are many transactions which cannot be passed in any of the vouchers discussed above. The examples of such transactions or journal entries are as follows:

    1. Depreciation of assets
    2. Entries related to the provision
    3. Prepaid Expenses
    4. Outstanding expenses
    5. Rectification of error entries
    6. Accrued income entries
    7. Any other entry which cannot be passed in any other voucher.

    It is an important voucher in Tally as many crucial entries are recorded in it.
    The journal voucher looks like this:

    It looks like a journal book and it does not have any different mode like voucher discussed above:

    The journal entries to practice on journal vouchers are many. You can refer to the examples of transactions I have mentioned above.

     

    Debit Note Voucher – Alt + F5

    A debit note voucher is to record purchase return transactions in Tally. Hence, the only transaction you can record here is of purchase return. The debit note voucher looks like this:

     

    Credit Note Voucher– Alt + F5

    In credit note vouchers, the sale return transactions are recorded. The credit note voucher looks like this:

    That’s all.  These are vouchers I would recommend one to practice on Tally.

     

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  2. Pooja_Parikh Aspiring Chartered Accountant
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    Retained earnings are kept with the company for growth instead of distributing dividends to the shareholders. Therefore the cost of retained earnings refers to its opportunity cost which is the cost of foregoing dividends by the shareholders. Therefore the cost of retained earnings is similar to theRead more

    Retained earnings are kept with the company for growth instead of distributing dividends to the shareholders. Therefore the cost of retained earnings refers to its opportunity cost which is the cost of foregoing dividends by the shareholders.

    Therefore the cost of retained earnings is similar to the cost of equity without tax and flotation cost. Hence, it can be calculated as

    Kr = Ke (1 – t) (1 – f),

    Kr = Cost of retained earnings
    Ke = Cost of equity
    t = tax rate
    f = flotation cost

    Here, flotation cost means the cost of issuing shares.

    EXAMPLE

    If cost of equity of a company was 10%, tax rate was 30% and flotation cost was 5%, then
    cost of retained earnings = 10% x (1 – 0.30)(1 – 0.05) = 6.65%.

    From the above example and formula, it is clear that the cost of retained earnings would always be less than or equal to the cost of equity since retained earnings do not involve flotation costs or tax.

    A company usually acquires funds from various sources of finance rather than a single source. Therefore the cost of capital of the company will be the weighted average cost of capital (WACC) of each individual source of finance. The cost of retained earnings is thus an important factor in calculating the overall cost of capital.

    Another important factor of WACC is the cost of equity. The cost of equity is sometimes interchanged with the cost of retained earnings. However, they are not the same.

     

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