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  2. Karan B.com and Pursuing ACCA
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    The installation expenses for a new machinery will be debited to the "Machinery A/c". Installation expenses are the expense incurred to bring an asset to a working condition where it can be used. For example, installation charges are incurred on machinery to make it operational. Installation chargesRead more

    The installation expenses for a new machinery will be debited to the “Machinery A/c“. Installation expenses are the expense incurred to bring an asset to a working condition where it can be used. For example, installation charges are incurred on machinery to make it operational.

    Installation charges will be capitalized along with the cost of machinery. It is so because this expense is concerning the machinery and any expense directly related to an asset should be capitalized, as an asset will be with the business for a longer period of time.

    This charge will be incurred only once as a part of bringing the machinery to its working condition, and hence it should be capitalized and should be added to the cost of the machine. The whole amount will be shown in the balance sheet on the asset side as a Fixed Asset.

    This charge will not be shown in Profit and Loss A/c as it reflects all the revenue expenditure incurred in the period.

    Example:

    Starbucks purchased a coffee blending machine for the business purpose for $1,00,000. The installation expense incurred on it to make it operational was $20,000. How will Starbucks record this in the Balance Sheet on 31 December?

    In the Balance Sheet, Starbucks will add the installation expense incurred on the machine to the cost of the machine as it is the cost incurred to make the machine operational for further business use. Hence, the cost of $20,000 will be shown along with the cost of the coffee blending machine ($1,00,000+$20,000=$1,20,000)

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  2. AbhishekBatabyal Helpful Pursuing CA, BCOM (HONS)
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    Brief Introduction The stock of finished goods left unsold at the end of the year is known as closing stock. As closing stock represent an asset i.e. the unsold finished goods,  it has a debit balance. Closing stock appears on the credit side of the trading account and on the asset side of the balanRead more

    Brief Introduction

    The stock of finished goods left unsold at the end of the year is known as closing stock. As closing stock represent an asset i.e. the unsold finished goods,  it has a debit balance.

    Closing stock appears on the credit side of the trading account and on the asset side of the balance sheet. But, if closing stock is adjusted against purchase i.e. deducted from purchase account balance, then it doesn’t appear in the trading account.

    It is always shown on the asset of the balance irrespective of its treatment as discussed above because it is an asset.

    Though no ledger is maintained for closing stock in financial accounts of a business, the journal entry for the closing stock is passed and is as below:

    Closing stock A/c     Dr    Amt

      To Trading A/c                    Amt

    (When the closing stock appears in trading a/c)

    OR

    Closing stock A/c     Dr       Amt

      To Purchase A/c                   Amt

    (When closing stock is adjusted against purchase A/c and not shown in trading a/c)

    Generally, the closing stock is shown separately in the trial balance because it is already part of the purchase account balance.

    Closing stock is ascertained at the end of the financial year and it has great importance as it directly affects the gross profit or loss of a business. Closing stock at end of a year becomes the opening stock of the next financial year.

    Numerical Example

    ABC trading reported the following particulars at the end of the financial year 20X2-20X3:

    We will draw the trading and P/L account and balance sheet of ABC Trading using the above information.

    As the closing stock is not given, we will calculate the closing stock as a balancing figure.

    It can be also calculated using this formula:

    Closing stock = Opening stock + Purchase + Gross Profit – Sales

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  2. Akash Kumar AK
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    Debts are of two types one is Good Debt, and another one is Bad debt. Bad Debts The amount which is not recoverable from the debtors is called Bad debt.  It is an uncollectable amount from the organization's customers due to the customer's inability to pay the amount of money taken on credit.  Read more

    Debts are of two types one is Good Debt, and another one is Bad debt.

    Bad Debts

    The amount which is not recoverable from the debtors is called Bad debt.  It is an uncollectable amount from the organization’s customers due to the customer’s inability to pay the amount of money taken on credit.

     

    Example 1

    Mr A borrowed $100 from Mr B for his college fee and agrees to pay in 2 months. After the time period is complete Mr A failed to repay the borrowed amount. This is a  Bad Debt for Mr B.

    Example 2

    XYZ Co. had made a credit sale of $50,000. A debtor who has to pay $1000 has been bankrupted. XYZ co. cannot recover the amount from the Debtor, so it records the irrecoverable amount as a bad debt.

     

    Journal Entry

    In this entry, “Bad debts are written off of Rs. 2000.”

    Bad debt is the amount not recoverable from debtors, which is a loss for the organization.

    Modern Rule

    The Modern rules of accounting for Expenses are “Debit the increase in expenses and Credit the decrease in expenses.”

     

    Golden Rule

    The Golden rules of accounting for expenses and losses are “Debit all expenses and losses, Credit all incomes and gains.”

    Bad Debts A/c Dr. 2,000

    To Debtor’s A/c 2000

     

    Bad debt is treated as a loss for the organization. As per the rule, this should be debited to the profit and loss account.

    Profit and Loss A/c Dr. – 2000

    To Bad Debts A/c – 2000

     

    Instead of passing two separate entries for writing off, we can combine the entries and pass one entry.

    Profit and Loss A/c Dr. 2000

    To Debtor’s A/c 2000

     

    Recovery of Bad debts

    Recovery of Bad debt is the amount received for a debt that was written off in the past. It was considered uncollectable.

    When we write off bad debt, it is recorded as a loss, but the recovery of bad debts is treated as an income for the business.

    It is treated as an income and the recovery of bad debt is shown on the credit side of the Income statement.

     

     

     

    Journal Entry for Recovery of Bad debts

    Bank/Cash A/c Dr. – Amount

    To Bad Debts Recovered A/c – Amount

    Rules applied in the Journal entry are as per the Golden rules of accounting,

    “Cash/Bank A/C” is a real account therefore debit what comes in and credit what goes out.

    “Bad Debts Recovered A/C” is a nominal account therefore debit all expenses and losses, and credit all incomes and gains.

     

    Treatment of “Bad Debt written off of Rs.2ooo.”

    In Trial Balance: No effect

    In Income Statement: It is shown on the debit side as Rs.2000 (loss)

    In Balance Sheet: Rs.2000 shall be deducted from the sundry debtor account.

     

     

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  2. Rahul_Jose Aspiring CA currently doing Bcom

    When a firm grants an extra amount of reward to its employees based on their performance, it is termed a bonus. An accrued bonus is contingent on performance. Bonus accruals are recorded in the books so that inaccuracies can be avoided in the financial statements. Such bonuses may be given as a singRead more

    When a firm grants an extra amount of reward to its employees based on their performance, it is termed a bonus. An accrued bonus is contingent on performance. Bonus accruals are recorded in the books so that inaccuracies can be avoided in the financial statements.

    Such bonuses may be given as a single flare amount or as a percentage of their salaries. These bonuses can be given quarterly or annually or in any manner in which the firm decides.

    If the bonus is accrued to its employees at 5% of their salary of Rs 30,000, then the accrual bonus can be shown in the journal as follows:

    The bonus expense account is debited because according to the modern rule of accounting “Increase in expense is debited”. Accrued bonus liability is credited because according to the rule of accounting, “Increase in liability is credited”.

    When it is time to pay such bonus amounts to its employees, then they can be journalised as:

    In this case, the accrued bonus liability is eliminated and hence debited because according to the rule of accounting, “ Decrease in liability is debited” whereas cash account is credited since “the decrease in the asset is credited.”:

    Failing to accrue these bonuses will lead to an overstatement of revenues in the financial statements and hence result in inaccurate data. If employees do not meet the required performance targets, then a bonus will not be given and hence the entries will be reversed.

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  2. prashant06 B.com, CMA pursuing
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    As per the Income-tax act, solar panels are categorized under the heading renewal energy devices. The rate of depreciation for these devices is mentioned below. As per the act, the rate of depreciation for solar panels is given as 40% as per the WDV method. Generally, these devices are treated as inRead more

    As per the Income-tax act, solar panels are categorized under the heading renewal energy devices. The rate of depreciation for these devices is mentioned below.

    As per the act, the rate of depreciation for solar panels is given as 40% as per the WDV method. Generally, these devices are treated as investments in fixed assets. Therefore they are treated accordingly like other fixed assets and are depreciated periodically in an organized and regular time period. The useful life of such solar devices is taken to be 5 years.

    Giving you a small example of the depreciation on solar panels.

    Solar panels were purchased by Agro Farm ltd. for installing them to be used for electricity generation. These panels were bought for Rs 2,00,000. Therefore depreciation to be charged as per income tax act over its useful life of 5 years is as follows:

    Depreciation as per WDV = (Cost of an asset – salvage value)* rate of depreciation

    Depreciation for 1st year = (2,00,000 – 0)* 40% = Rs 80,000

    WDV at the end of 1st year = (2,00,000 – 80,000) = Rs 1,20,000

    Depreciation for 2nd year = (1,20,000 – 0)* 40% = Rs 48,000

    the same process will continue till the useful life of an asset.

    The depreciation amount will be written off from the book value as shown below:

    Useful life Value at the beginning of the year Depreciation amount Value at the end of the period
    1 2,00,000 80,000 1,20,000
    2 1,20,000 48,000 72,000
    3 72,000 28,800 43,200
    4 43,200 17,280 25,920
    5 25,920 10,368 15,552

     

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  2. Vijay Curious M.Com

    Cash Book is called a journalized ledger because it is considered to be both a journal as well as a ledger. As you know Cash Book is a subsidiary book. But like a journal, the transactions in the Cash Book are recorded in it for the first time from the source documents/vouchers. Hence it is considerRead more

    Cash Book is called a journalized ledger because it is considered to be both a journal as well as a ledger.

    As you know Cash Book is a subsidiary book. But like a journal, the transactions in the Cash Book are recorded in it for the first time from the source documents/vouchers. Hence it is considered to be a journal for all cash transactions.

    Cash Book can also be viewed as a Cash A/c because all transactions involving cash are recorded in it. It provides a summary of cash transactions. Hence it is considered to be a ledger account for cash transactions.

    Since Cash Book is both a journal and ledger, you can very well call it a ‘journalized ledger’.

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  2. Ayushi Curious Pursuing CA
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    Secondary books of accounts are most commonly known as subsidiary books of accounts or day books. They are prepared to record the same type of journals in an ordered manner in a special book. They are nothing, but special journals. Recording all the journals entries in a single journal and these posRead more

    Secondary books of accounts are most commonly known as subsidiary books of accounts or day books. They are prepared to record the same type of journals in an ordered manner in a special book. They are nothing, but special journals.

    Recording all the journals entries in a single journal and these posting them to different ledgers can be very difficult if the number of transactions is huge.

    So, recording the same type of transactions in a special journal proves to be useful in efficient book-keeping and also information retrieval.

    There are eight subsidiary books:

    1. Cashbook – It is three types. (a) Single column cash book – It records only cash receipts and cash payments. (b) Double column cash book – Apart from cash receipts and cash payments, it also records bank receipts and bank payments. (c) Triple column cash book – It additionally records the discount allowed and discount received.
    2. Purchase book – It records all the credit purchases except the purchase of assets.
    3. Sales book – It records all the credit sales except the sale of assets.
    4. Purchase return book – It records all the transactions related to the return of purchased goods.
    5. Sale return book – It records all the transactions related to the return of goods from customers.
    6. Bills receivable book – It records the particulars of all the bills drawn in favour of the business.
    7. Bills payable book – It records the particulars of all the bills drawn in the name of the business.
    8. Journal proper – It records those transactions which cannot be recorded in any of the above-mentioned books. For example, entry related to depreciation charged on assets.

     

    Also, there are a few more things to know:-

    1. Subsidiary books may look like ledger accounts but they are not ledgers. Ledgers are books of final entry and subsidiary books can be said to be the book of intermediate entry and are not but special journals.
    2. Once transactions are recorded in the subsidiary books, they are then posted to the ledgers.
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