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  2. Radha M.Com, NET
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    The entry for a loan (taken for any purpose) and a car loan are quite different. When you take a bank loan, you'll receive the money from the bank and subsequently, you'll start paying interest on it. In the case of a car loan, you don't receive the money from the bank. Once the car has been purchasRead more

    The entry for a loan (taken for any purpose) and a car loan are quite different. When you take a bank loan, you’ll receive the money from the bank and subsequently, you’ll start paying interest on it.

    In the case of a car loan, you don’t receive the money from the bank. Once the car has been purchased you’ll make the down payment and the remaining amount will be paid by the bank on your behalf. This car loan should then be paid to the bank in installments.

    The following journal entry is posted to record the car loan taken for office use:

    Car A/c is debited as there is an increase in the asset. Bank A/c is credited as the down payment for the car is made which reduces the assets. Car Loan A/c is credited as it increases liability.

    The following entry is recorded for the repayment of the loan (first installment) to the bank.

    Let me explain this with an example,

    Kumar purchased a car for 25,00,000 for his office use. He made a down payment of 2,00,000 and took a car loan from HDFC Bank for 23,00,000. The following entry will be made to record this transaction.

    Car A/c  25,00,000
       To Bank A/c    2,00,000
       To Car Loan A/c  23,00,000
    (Being car purchased through a loan from HDFC bank)

     

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Journal EntrySubscriptionSubscription Received in Advance
  2. Sandy CMA Final
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    To start with let me give you a brief explanation of what a subscription is After joining a not-for-profit organization, a member is required to pay a certain amount of money every year at periodical intervals in order to keep his membership activated, such an amount of money is the subscription. FoRead more

    To start with let me give you a brief explanation of what a subscription is

    After joining a not-for-profit organization, a member is required to pay a certain amount of money every year at periodical intervals in order to keep his membership activated, such an amount of money is the subscription.

    For accounting purposes, subscription is always taken on an accrual basis which means the amount which is received during the current year is only taken into consideration.

    Now, Subscription received in advance means the amount of money that has been received during the current year but which relates to the year that is yet to come. In other words, we can say it is the unearned income by the organization.

    It is recurring in nature and liability for the organization as it does not relate to the current year.

    Journal Entry for Subscription received in advance

    Here, the Subscription received in advance is credited to the Subscription account for the current year.

    This is the adjustment entry made during the current year.

    Treatment of Subscription in Financial Statements

    • Receipts and payment account.
    • Income and expenditure account.
    • Balance sheet.

    Receipts and Payment account: In the receipts and payment account, the entire amount of subscription is written on the receipts side. That is to say, subscription amount relating to the previous year, current year, and the year to come (outstanding subscription, current year subscription, advance subscription).

    Income and Expenditure account: In the Income and Expenditure Account, the subscription comes on the Income side. It is shown as

    Here, a subscription received in advance in the current year is deducted to find the actual amount because although the money is received in advance the benefits related to it are yet to be provided by the organization.

    Balance sheet: In the balance sheet, a subscription received in advance comes in the liability side under current liabilities as the benefits related to it are yet to be derived.

    For Example, Lionel club received subscription from its members for the year 2020 as follows-

    • Subscription of 2020 was received in 2019 – 2,000
    • Subscription of 2021 was received in 2020 – 3,000

    The total subscription was received during the year – 10,000

    Here,

    Subscription of 2020 was received in 2019- It is an Outstanding Subscription.

    Subscription of 2021 was received in 2020- It is an advance Subscription.

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  2. Simerpreet Helpful CMA Inter qualified
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    Personal Accounts: The accounts of persons, firms, companies, etc. are personal accounts. There is a further classification to personal accounts- Accounts of Natural Persons: The transactions relating to individual human beings fall under this category. For Example, accounts of Joseph, Richard, MorrRead more

    Personal Accounts: The accounts of persons, firms, companies, etc. are personal accounts. There is a further classification to personal accounts-

    • Accounts of Natural Persons: The transactions relating to individual human beings fall under this category. For Example, accounts of Joseph, Richard, Morris, etc.
    • Accounts of Artificial Persons: The transactions relating to firms, organizations, companies, institutions, associations, etc. fall under this category. For Example, Oil India Ltd, Symbiosis college, Assam Tea company, etc.
    • Representative Personal Accounts: The transactions relating to certain person or a group of persons, although the name of the concerned person or persons are not mentioned in the account head, such types of accounts come under this head. Such type of accounts generally include outstanding accounts or prepaid accounts. For Example, accounts like wages outstanding, outstanding salary, commission received in advance, salary prepaid, etc.

    Note: When any Prefix or Suffix is used before/ after any nominal account head, such account is classified as Representative personal account under traditional approach.

    For Example, Salary A/c is a nominal account whereas salary outstanding A/c is a personal account as the word outstanding is being used as a prefix to Salary A/c.

    The Accounting rule for Personal Account is –

    Debit the Receiver of the benefit.

    Credit the Giver of the benefit.

    Real Account: The transactions relating to tangible things i.e. the things that can be seen, touched and physically exchanged and the intangible things that cannot be seen, touched but the presence can be felt comes under this category. For Example, tangible things like Cash, goods, building, machinery, etc. and intangible things like goodwill, patent, trademarks, etc.

    The Accounting rule for Real Account is –

    Debit what comes in.

    Credit what goes out.

    Nominal Accounts: The transactions relating to losses, expenses, incomes and gains comes under this category. For Example, Rent paid, wages paid, commission received, interest paid/ received, etc.

    The Accounting rule for Nominal Account is –

    Debit Expenses and Losses.

    Credit Gains and Incomes.

    Some Common Examples under the three heads are

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DrawingsTrial Balance
  2. Manvi Pursuing ACCA
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    Drawings mean the certain sum of amount or goods withdrawn by owners from the business for personal use. The drawings account is not an asset/liability/expense/income account, it is a contra account to the owner's equity or capital account. Drawings A/c will always have a debit balance. Drawings A/cRead more

    Drawings mean the certain sum of amount or goods withdrawn by owners from the business for personal use. The drawings account is not an asset/liability/expense/income account, it is a contra account to the owner’s equity or capital account. Drawings A/c will always have a debit balance.

    Drawings A/c debit balance is contrary to the Capital A/c credit balance because any withdrawal from the business for personal use will reduce the capital.

    Effect on Trial Balance: Drawings will be shown in the debit column of the trial balance.

    Effect on Financial Statements: The owner’s drawings will affect the company’s balance sheet by decreasing the asset that is withdrawn, and a corresponding decrease in the owner’s equity or capital invested.

    Example:

    Mr.B a sole proprietor withdraws $100 each month for personal use. At the end of the year Drawings A/c had a debit balance of $1,200.

    Mr.B records drawings of $100 each month and debits drawings a/c and credits cash a/c. At the end of the year, he will transfer the balance and will debit capital a/c and credit drawings a/c by $1,200.

    He will show a balance of $1,200 ($100*12) in the trial balance in the debit column. Assuming closing capital of $50,000.

    In the financial statement, the balance of drawings a/c will be deducted from the owner’s capital because it is a contra account and this will reduce the owner’s capital for the year.

     

     

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  2. AbhishekBatabyal Helpful Pursuing CA, BCOM (HONS)
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    The journal entry for the dividend collected by the bank is as follows: Bank A/c                                                                Dr. Amt To Dividend Received A/c Amt Here, Bank Account is debited and the Dividend Received Account is credited. This treatment is explained below. The logRead more

    The journal entry for the dividend collected by the bank is as follows:

    Bank A/c                                                                Dr. Amt
    To Dividend Received A/c Amt

    Here, Bank Account is debited and the Dividend Received Account is credited. This treatment is explained below.

    The logic behind the journal entry

    This can be explained through the following rules of accounting:

    • Golden rules of accounting
    • Modern rules of accounting

    Golden rules of accounting

    A bank account is a real account and the golden rule of accounting for the real account is, “Debit what comes in and credit what goes out”

    Hence, the bank account is debited as the money is coming into the bank.

    Dividend is an income hence dividend received is a nominal account. The golden rule of accounting for a nominal account is “Debit all expenses and losses and credit all income and gains”

    Hence, the dividend received account is credited as income.

    Modern rules of accounting

    As per modern rules of accounting, a bank account is an asset account.

    The asset account is debited when increased and credited when decreased.

    Hence, the Bank account is debited here as it is increased.

    A dividend received account is an income account.

    The income account is credited when increase and debited when decreased.

    Hence, the dividend received account is credited here as it is increased.

    Treatment in the financial statements

    Since the dividend received is an income; it is shown on the credit side of the Statement of profit and loss.

    The bank account is an asset so it will be shown on the balance sheet.

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  2. AbhishekBatabyal Helpful Pursuing CA, BCOM (HONS)
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    Introduction Often cash is withdrawn by the owner or proprietor of a business for his or her personal use. Such withdrawal of cash is an outflow of capital from business and it is known as drawings. The accounting treatment of cash withdrawn for personal use is expressed in the accounting equation aRead more

    Introduction

    Often cash is withdrawn by the owner or proprietor of a business for his or her personal use. Such withdrawal of cash is an outflow of capital from business and it is known as drawings.

    The accounting treatment of cash withdrawn for personal use is expressed in the accounting equation as shown in the example below:

    It is shown as a negative figure under both assets and capital heading. I will be explaining why it is so.

    Accounting Equation

    The accounting equation represents the relationship between assets, liabilities, and capital of an entity whether profit oriented or not, according to which, the total assets of a business equals to the sum of its total capital and total liabilities.

    Assets = Liabilities + Capital

    This equation holds good in every monetary transaction or event like the event given in the question.

    Cash withdrawn for personal use

    We know every transaction affects two accounts. In this case, too, the ‘cash withdrawn for personal use’ affects two accounts. Cash withdrawn for personal use is known as drawings.

    Let’s see the journal entry for drawings of cash from business:


    Here the drawing account is debited because it is a contra-equity account i.e. it is a mirror image of the capital account or opposite of the capital account. Here the cash account is an asset account; hence it is credited as it is reduced.

    As drawings represent the outflow of capital from the business, it is written off from the Capital account in the balance sheet.

    Hence, in the accounting equation, the drawing amount is deducted from the Asset side and from the capital side, indicating a balance.

    It does not appear in the statement of profit or loss despite having a debit balance because it is not an expense account.

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  2. AbhishekBatabyal Helpful Pursuing CA, BCOM (HONS)
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    No, drawings are not shown in the statement of profit or loss. By drawings, we mean the withdrawal of cash or goods by the owner of the business for his personal use. Drawings are actually shown in the balance sheet as a deduction from the capital account. Let’s take an example, Mr X runs a tradingRead more

    No, drawings are not shown in the statement of profit or loss. By drawings, we mean the withdrawal of cash or goods by the owner of the business for his personal use.

    Drawings are actually shown in the balance sheet as a deduction from the capital account.

    Let’s take an example, Mr X runs a trading business. For meeting his personal expense we withdrew cash from his business cash of amount Rs. 15,000. It shall be reported like this:

    Journal Entries:

    Balance sheet:

    Profit and loss account reports only the nominal accounts i.e. incomes and expenses. That’s why drawings are not shown in the statement of profit or loss because it is neither an expense nor an income.

    It represents the owner’s withdrawal of capital from business for personal use. Hence, the drawings account is a personal account. Drawings lead to a simultaneous reduction in capital and cash or stock of a business which has nothing to do with Profit and loss A/c.

    Therefore it is reported in the balance sheet only.

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