Final Accounts
Final Accounts
Final Accounts
Study Note - 4
Final Accounts
● Introduction
● Profit and Loss Account
● Balance Sheet
4.0 Introduction
Preparation of final accounts is the final destination of the accounting process. As discussed
earlier these final accounts include two statements – Income statement which reflects the out-
come of business activities during an accounting period (i.e. profit or loss) and the balance
sheet which show the position of the business at the end of the accounting period (i.e. resources
owned as assets and sources of funds as liabilities plus capital). The objective of financial state-
ments is to provide information about the financial strength, performance and changes in fi-
nancial position of an enterprise that is useful to a wide range of users in making economic
decisions. Financial statements should be understandable, relevant, reliable and comparable.
Reported assets, liabilities and equity are directly related to an organization’s financial posi-
tion. Reported income and expenses are directly related to an organization’s financial perfor-
mance.
The formats of these statements are standard. They depend on the need of each type of organi-
zation and the requirement of information to be disclosed to the stakeholders. However, for
company type of organizations, the formats are governed by the schedule VI to the companies’
act 1956. Students are advised to refer to this schedule. In this chapter, we will see how concep-
tually these statements are prepared and what each of them contains.
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the list of resources and the funding of the resources i.e. assets and liabilities (towards
owners and outsiders). It is also referred as Sources of funds (i.e. liabilities & capital)
and application of funds (i.e. assets)
Let us discuss these statements in depth.
Based on the nature of business activity, the P & L a/c is split into one or more components. In
case of a manufacturing business, the stakeholders will want to know the result of manufactur-
ing activity first, then the result when the manufactured goods are sold and then the net results
after deducting the indirect expenses from the sales revenue. A trading business will reflect
only buying and selling as first component and then the net result. A service business will
reflect results out of acquiring or generating a service and then the net result in terms of profit
or loss.
This could be clear from the following:
Depending on these components, the detailing of the components can be done. The basic idea
is, however, to show details of revenue earned from various streams and expenses incurred to
earn that. Let us see these in depth.
a) Sales Revenue: The sales revenue denotes income earned from the main business activity
or activities. The income is earned when goods or services are sold to customers. As per
the accrual concept, income should be recognised as soon as it is accrued and not neces-
sarily only when the cash is paid for. The Accounting standard 7 (in case of contracting
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business) and Accounting standard 9 (in other cases) define the guidelines for revenue
recognition. The essence of the provisions of both standards is that revenue should be
recognised only when significant risks and rewards (vaguely referred to as ownership in
goods) are transferred to the customer. For example, if an invoice is made for sale of goods
and the term of sale is door delivery; then sale can be recognised only on getting the proof
of delivery of goods at the door of customer. If such proof is pending at the end of account-
ing period, then this transaction cannot be taken as sales, but will be treated as unearned
income. In the P & L a/c sales are always shown as net of returns.
b) Stocks: In case of manufacturing business, there will be stock of raw material, work-in-
process (W.I.P.) and finished goods. In case of trading business, there will be stocks of
finished goods only. Stocks of raw material and WIP will be shown in the manufacturing
a/c, whereas stock of finished goods will be shown in trading a/c
c) Cost of sales: This term refers to the cost of goods sold. The goods could be manufactured
and sold or bought and sold. The cost of goods sold will include the basic cost of goods, and
all the expenses that can be directly identified with goods. For example, consider the case
of a TV dealer. He procures TV sets @ Rs 8500 per piece as the basic price. The expenses like
freight paid to bring TV sets to the stores will be included as cost of goods sold. In case of
manufacturing business, the examples of direct expenses to be included as cost of produc-
tion are wages paid, power & fuel, factory expenses etc. The student must be able to distin-
guish these expenses and show them in a proper component. The cost of sales will always
include the cost of raw material or finished goods purchased for sale.
d) Expenses: All expenses which are not directly related to main business activity will be
reflected in the P & L component. These are mainly the Administrative, Selling and distri-
bution expenses. Examples are salary to office staff, salesmen commission, insurance, legal
charges, audit fees, advertising, free samples, bad debts etc. It will also include items like
loss on sale of fixed assets, interest and provisions. Students should be careful to include
accrued expenses as well.
e) Other Incomes: The business will generate incomes other than from its main activity. These
are purely incidental. It will include items like interest received, discount received, com-
mission received, profit on sale of asset, scrap sales.etc.
The end result of one component of the P & L a/c is transferred over to the next compo-
nent and the net result will be transferred to the balance sheet as addition in owners’
equity. The profits actually belong to owners of business. In case of company organiza-
tions, where ownership is widely distributed, the profit figure is separately shown in
balance sheet.
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Dr Manufacturing Account for the year ended ----- Cr
Particulars Amount Particulars Amount
Opening stock Closing stock
Raw material Raw material
Work in process Work in process
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Financial expenses
Bank charges
Interest on loans
Total Total
We know that the net profit or loss is added to or deducted from owner’s equity. The net profit
may be used by the business to distribute dividends, to create reserves etc. In order to show
these adjustments, a P & L Appropriation a/c is maintained. Distribution of profits is only
appropriation and does not mean expenses. After passing such distribution entries, the re-
maining surplus is added in owner’s equity.
The format of P & L Appropriation a/c is given below.
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Profit and Loss Appropriation Account for the year ended ———————-
Particulars Amount Particulars Amount
To proposed dividend By Net profit transferred
To Transfer to General Reserve from P & L a/c
To surplus carried to Capital a/c
Total Total
Please note these formats are illustrative only and details could change depending on the na-
ture of business. Also, note that in trading a/c there could be either a gross profit or gross loss.
Here, both are shown to enable students to understand where to reflect the same. Same is the
case of net profit or net loss.
Many times these components are also shown in vertical format, mainly by company organiza-
tions.
Illustration 1
Indicate where the following items will be shown in various components of P & L a/c:
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2) Reserves and Surplus: The business is a going concern and will keep making profit or loss
year by year. The accumulation of these profit or loss figures (called as surpluses) will keep
on increasing or decreasing owners’ equity. In case of non-corporate forms of business, the
profits or losses are added to the capital a/c and not shown separately in the balance sheet.
However, in case of corporate entities, the accumulated profits or losses are not added to
‘share capital’, but shown as a separate item in balance sheet. Reserves reflect profits kept
aside for future exigencies. In case non-corporate as well as corporate entities, the reserves
are to be shown as separate item in balance sheet.
3) Long Term Liabilities: These are obligations which are to be settled over a longer period of
time say 5-10 years. These funds are raised by way of loans from banks and financial insti-
tutions. Such borrowed funds are to be repaid in installments during the tenure of the loan
as agreed. Such funds are usually raised to meet financial requirements to procure fixed
assets. These funds should not be generally used for day-to-day business activities. Such
loan are normally given on the basis of some security from the business e.g. against a charge
on the fixed assets. So, long term loan are called as “Secured Loan” also.
4) Short Term or Current Liabilities: These are obligations that are to be settled within very
short period of time which is normally within the year. These are used in running day-to-
day running of business activities. Current liabilities comprise of:
a) Sundry Creditors - Amounts payable to suppliers against purchase of goods. This is
usually settled within 30- 180 days.
b) Advances from customers – At times customer may pay advance i.e. before they get
delivery of goods. Till the business supplies goods to them, it has an obligation to pay
back the advance in case of failure to supply. Hence, such advances are treated as liabil-
ity till the time they get converted to sales.
c) Outstanding Expenses: These represent services procured but not paid for. These are
usually settled within 30 – 60 days e.g. phone bill of Sept is normally paid in Oct.
d) Bills payable: There are times when suppliers do not give clean credit. They supply
goods against a promissory note to be signed as a promise to pay after or on a particular
date. These are called as bills payable or notes payable.
e) Bank overdrafts: Banks may give fund facilities like overdraft whereby, business is
permitted to issue cheques up to a certain limit. The bank will honour these cheques
and will recover this money from business. This is a short term obligation.
Assets
In accounting language, all debit balances in personal and real accounts are called as assets.
Assets are broadly classified into fixed assets and current assets.
1) Fixed Assets: These represent the facilities or resources owned by the business for a longer
period of time. The basic purpose of these resources is not to buy and sell them, but to use
for future earnings. The benefit from use of these assets is spread over a very long period.
The fixed assets could be in tangible form such as buildings, machinery, vehicles, comput-
ers etc, whereas some could be in intangible form viz. patents, trademarks, goodwill etc.
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The fixed assets are subject to wear and tear which is called as depreciation. In the balance
sheet, fixed assets are always shown as “original cost less depreciation”.
2) Investments: These are funds invested outside the business on a temporary basis. At times,
when the business has surplus funds, and they are not immediately required for business
purpose, it is prudent to invest it outside business e.g. in mutual funds or fixed deposit. The
purpose if to earn a reasonable return on this money instead of keeping them idle. These
are assets shown separately in balance sheet.
3) Current Assets: These are assets held for running day-to-day business activities. They
don’t remain in the same form. Typically, material stock when used in production gets
converted to finished goods, which when sold either becomes cash or receivable. This cycle
continues for relatively short period of time i.e. a year. Current assets comprise of:
a) Stocks: This includes stock of raw material, semi-finished goods or WIP, and finished
goods. Stocks are shown at lesser of the cost or market price. Provision for obsoles-
cence, if any, is also reduced. Generally, stocks are physically counted and compared
with book stocks to ensure that there are no discrepancies. In case of discrepancies, the
same are adjusted to P & L a/c and stock figures are shown as net of this adjustment.
b) Debtors: They represent customer balances which are not paid. The bad debts or a
provision for bad debt is reduced from debtors and net figure is shown in balance sheet.
c) Bills receivables: Credit to customers may be given based on a bill to be signed by
them payable to the business at an agreed date in future. At the end of accounting
period, the bills accepted but not yet paid are shown as bills receivables.
d) Cash in Hand: This represents cash actually held by the business on the balance sheet
date. This cash may be held at various offices, locations or sites from where the busi-
ness activity is carried out. Cash at all locations is physically counted and verified with
the book balance. Discrepancies if any are adjusted.
e) Cash at Bank: Dealing through banks is quite common. Funds held as balances with
bank are also treated as current asset, as it is to be applied for paying to suppliers. The
balance at bank as per books of accounts is always reconciled with the balance as per
bank statement, the reasons for differences are identified and required entries are passed.
f) Prepaid Expenses: They represent payments made against which services are expected
to be received in a very short period.
g) Advances to suppliers: When amounts are paid to suppliers in advance and goods or
services are not received till the balance sheet date, they are to be shown as current
assets. This is because advances paid are like right to claim the business gets.
Please note that both current assets and current liabilities are used in day-to-day business
activities. The current assets minus current liabilities are called as working capital or net current
assets. The following report is usual horizontal form of balance sheet. Please note that the
assets are normally shown in descending order of their liquidity. Also, capital, long term
liabilities and short term liabilities are shown in that order.
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The Balance Sheet as on ———————
Illustration 2
Indicate where the following items will be shown in the balance sheet.
1) Credit balance in the bank column of the cash book
2) Debit balance to the account of A who is a customer
3) Credit balance in a/c of B who is supplier
4) Debit balance in a/c of C who is a supplier
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Answer:
1) Credit balance in the bank column of cash book indicates a liability towards bank. This
is actually a bank overdraft. Hence, it should be shown as current liability.
2) Debit balance in A’s a/c mean amount due from him as a customer. To be shown as
sundry debtors.
3) Credit balance in supplier’s a/c is a liability, hence will be shown under current liabili-
ties.
4) Debit balance in supplier’s a/c reflects an advance given to supplier, hence will be
shown under current asset.
5) Credit balance in customer’s a/c means advance from customer, hence will be shown
as current liability.
6) Outstanding rent will be shown under current liability.
7) Insurance paid for next year is ‘prepaid’ for current year, hence will be taken as current
Asset
8) Loan from HDFC is for 7 years which is a long term loan, hence will be shown as long
term liability.
9) Interest due on loan is current liability.
10) Provision for doubtful debts will be reduced from the sundry debtor’s amount under
current assets as it denotes chances of not receiving the money from customers.
11) Net profit for the year will be added to the owners’ capital in balance sheet.
12) Machinery is a fixed asset.
13) Accumulated depreciation on vehicle is reduction in its value, so will be shown as de-
duction from vehicle under fixed assets.
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14) Cash at Bangalore office is a current asset.
15) Balance with Citi bank is current asset.
Mixed bag illustrations
Q 1: Complex Corporation operates in an industry that has a high rate of bad debts. On 31st
March 2005, the Accounts Receivables showed a balance of Rs 750000 before any year end
adjustment and the balance in the Reserve of doubtful debts was Rs. 37500. The year end bal-
ance in the reserve for doubtful debts a/c will be based on the following ageing schedule.
Find out the appropriate balance in the Reserve for doubtful debts account as on 31st March
2005. Show how Debtors balance be shown in the balance sheet. Calculate the effect of year end
adjustment on account of reserve for doubtful debts.
Answer 1:
We need to work out the provision for doubtful debts based on the collection probability given
e.g. in the first ageing band, the probability of collection is given as 0.99 which means 1% of the
outstanding amount in this band is unlikely to be collected, so a provision of 1% will be needed.
The total provision required based on the ageing is shown in the following table.
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It will be seen that the existing provision in the books stands at Rs 37500, as against the re-
quired provision of Rs 66750. This means additional provision of Rs 29250 will be required to
be made as year end adjustment for the year ended 31-03-2005. The answer will be:
a) Appropriate balance in Reserve for doubtful debts a/c as on 31-03-2005 is Rs 66750.
b) Debtors amount will be shown in the balance sheet as under
c) The effect of this additional provision of Rs 29250 will reduce the profit for the year by
the same amount
Q 2 A property dealer owned many properties which it had acquired by taking bank loans.
There were separate loan agreements for different properties. In some cases, interest was paid
in advance and in other cases it was payable in arrears. These properties were let out to differ-
ent tenants on various agreements. Some agreements provided for rentals in advance while the
others provided for rent payable in arrears. The dealer has given the following balances:
31-03-2005 31-03-2006
Interest payable 12000 14500
Interest prepaid 8000 6400
Rentals due from tenants 15000 19000
Rentals received in advance 3000 2500
During the year 2005-06, the amount of interest payable transferred to P & L a/c was Rs 56000
and cash collected from tenants for rentals was Rs 116000.
You are required to prepare Interest Payable a/c and Rental Income a/c for the year ended
2005-06
Answer 2: Please note although 4 different figures are given, we are asked to prepare only two
accounts. This means the opening as well as closing balances will have to be written in these 2
accounts only. Thus, we should find out what these 4 figures represent. This is shown in fol-
lowing table:
31-03-2005 31-03-2006
Opening Closing
Interest payable Liability Liability
Interest prepaid Asset Asset
Rentals due from tenants Asset Asset
Rentals received in advance Liability Liability
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Please be careful to notice how the opening and closing balances are shown. Now, students
should be able to interpret the balancing figures in these accounts.
Dr Interest payable Cr
J. Amount J. Amount
Date Particulars F. Rs Date Particulars F. Rs
To Balance By balance b/d
(prepaid) 8000 (due) 12000
To Cash paid
(balancing figure) 51900 By P & L /ac 56000
By balance b/d
To Balance (due) 14500 (prepaid) 6400
74400 74400
To Balance By balance b/d
(prepaid) 6400 (due) 14500
Dr Rentals Income Cr
J. Amount J. Amount
Date Particulars F. Rs Date Particulars F. Rs
To Balance By balance b/d
(receivable) 15000 (advance) 3000
To P & L a/c 120500 By cash received 116000
(balancing figure)
To Balance By Balance
(advance) 2500 (receivable) 19000
138000 138000
To Balance By balance b/d
(receivable) 19000 (advance) 2500
The balancing figure in Interest payable a/c will reflect interest actually paid during the year,
whereas the balancing figure in Rentals Income is the income taken to P & L a/c for the year.
Q3 The book-keeper of a supermarket prepared a schedule of balances of individual sup-
pliers’ accounts in the creditors’ ledger as on 31st March 2005 and arrives at the total of Rs
6,923,062.40. The accountant was in charge of general ledger. He maintained the Sundry Credi-
tors’ Account in the general ledger which is given below:
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15,404,895.20 15,620,895.20
Subsequently, on investigation, the accountant discovered several mistakes in the control a/c
as well as individual creditors’ a/cs as given below:
1) One supplier was paid Rs 817.60 out of petty cash. This was correctly recorded to his
personal a/c, but was omitted to be posted to control a/c
2) Credit side of a supplier’s a/c was under-cast by Rs 2400
3) A supplier’s credit balance of Rs 43,851.20 was by mistake taken as Rs 46,752.80 while
preparing the schedule of balances of all suppliers a/cs.
4) There was an omission of a supplier credit balance of Rs 53,945.60 from the schedule.
5) Discounts received of Rs 1004.80 and Rs 650.40 were posted to wrong side of suppliers’
a/cs.
6) Goods of Rs 316.80 were returned to a supplier not entered in purchase return book.
7) Debtors control contra represents the sale of goods to suppliers.
Prepare a statement rectifying the errors and prepare the control a/c.
Answer:
First of all, there’s a totaling error in the control a/c Total of debit side should be Rs
14,524,895.20 and credit side is Rs 15,636,895.20. This needs to be corrected. There is a
difference of Rs 1,112,000 due to this. The revised credit balance should be Rs 7,887,064.80
instead of Rs 6,775,064.80 as shown in the control a/c.
In addition, the errors that have affected the control a/c should be corrected. These are:
a) Discounts received will reduce the balance due to creditors, hence should appear on
the debit side in control a/c. Here, it appears on credit side. We must show double the
amount on credit side to rectify this error.
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b) Payment to a supplier of Rs 817.60 were omitted hence, it must be written on debit side
of control a/c
c) Purchase return of Rs 316.80 omitted should be recorded.
The other errors will affect only individual a/cs and not control a/c. The revised control
a/c is shown below:
15,636,895.20 15,636,895.20
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The closing stock as on 31st March 2005 was valued as – raw material Rs 800000, WIP Rs 720000
and finished goods Rs 2400000. It was revealed that an advertising bill of Rs 80000 was due but
not paid and Rs 120000 was paid for electricity charges in advance. These were not entered in
books of a/c
Prepare the Manufacturing, Trading and P & L a/c clearly showing factory cost of production,
gross profit and net profit.
Answer:
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In the books of Modern Manufacturing Company
Manufacturing Account for the year ended 31st March 2005
Amount Amount
Particulars Rs. Particulars Rs.
Opening stock Closing stock
Wages 3,200,000
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Profit and Loss Account for the year ended 31 st March 2005
Amount Amount
Particulars Rs. Particulars Rs.
Administrative expenses Gross Profit
(transferred from
Office salaries 5,600,000 Trading a/c) 16,192,000
Postage & Telephone 232,000
Electricity (1200000 - 120000) 1,080,000
Depreciation of office
equipment 320,000
General expenses 720,000
Selling & Distribution
expenses
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Adjustments: (1) Stock on 31st March was valued at Cost price Rs 420000 and market price Rs
400000. (2) Depreciate furniture @ 10% pa and machinery @ 20% pa on reducing balance method.
(3) Rent of Rs 5000 was paid in advance. (4) Salaries & wages due but not paid Rs 30000. (5)
make a provision for doubtful debts @ 5% on debtors. (6) Commission receivable Rs 5000
Answer:
Trading Account for the year ended 31st March 2006
Amount Amount Amount Amount
Particulars (Rs.) Rs. Particulars (Rs.) Rs.
Purchases 2,200,000
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Profit & Loss Account for the Year Ended 31st March 2006
Amount Amount Amount Amount
Particulars Rs. Rs. Particulars Rs. Rs.
Administrative
expenses Gross Profit b/d 1,320,000
Insurance 60,000
Rent 60,000
Advertising 50,000
Discounts 5,000
Commission 10,000
Provision for doubtful
debts 10,000
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The Balance Sheet as on 31st March 2006
Amount Amount Amount Amount
Capital & Liabilities Rs. Rs. Assets Rs. Rs.
Stocks 400,000
Sundry debtors 200,000
Less provision for
doubtful debts 10,000 190,000
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Notes:
1) Closing stock is valued at market price here as it is less than cost price (conservatism concept)
2) Returns in debit column mean sales return, while that in credit column means purchase returns
3) Discounts in debit column mean allowed (expense) and that in credit means received (income)
4) Commission in debit column mean allowed (expense) and that in credit means received (in-
come)
5) There are two peculiar items given in the TB. One is Salaries & wages and the other is Wages
and salaries. The interpretation is – where first reference is made to wages, it’s assumed to be
directly for goods and taken to trading a/c. If the first reference is to salaries, it’s assumed to be
related to office and taken to P & L.
Q6 Mr. Arvindkumar had a small business enterprise. He has given the trial balance as on 31st
March 2006 as below.
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Additional information:
You are required to prepare final accounts in the books of Mr. Arvindkumar.
Answer :
Purchases 250,000
Less purchases
returns (3,000) 247,000 Closing stock
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Profit and Loss Account for the year ended 31st March 2006
Amount Amount
Particulars Rs. Particulars Rs.
Rent 2,400
Selling & Distribution
expenses
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The Balance Sheet as on 31st March 2006
Amount Amount Amount Amount
Capital & Liabilities Rs . Rs Assets Rs . Rs
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Notes:
1) The closing entries are passed for the items: depreciation, accrued income, outstanding salary.
Hence, they are directly taken to the respective places in Balance sheet and P & L a/c.
2) Income tax paid for Mr. Arvindkumar will be treated as drawings.
3) Commission payable to works manager & general manager is computed as below:
Profit before charging any commission 150,000
Commission to works manager @ 12% on 150000 18,000
Profit after works manager’s commission 132,000
Commission to General Manager 12,000
(132000/110 x 100)
Q7 Jamnadas provides you with the following T. B. as on 31st March 2005.
Particulars Debit Rs Credit Rs
Stock as on 1st April 04 35000
Depreciation 5000
Accumulated depreciation 40000
Fixed asset 50000
Loss on sale of fixed asset 8000
Investments 125000
Profit on sale of investments 80000
Sales at 20% gross margin 800000
Purchases 750000
Customers’ accounts 100000 20000
Creditors’ accounts 5000 60000
Expenses 42000
Discount 18000 12000
Commission 50000 80000
Amounts due to principals 8000
Amounts due from dealers 75000
Deposits with Principals 100000
Deposits from Dealers 150000
Cash 7000
Income on investments 5000
Interest on deposits with Principals 12000
Interest on deposits from dealers 18000
Prepaid/outstanding expenses
As on 31st March 2004 7000 13000
As on 31st March 2005 9000 6000
Fixed deposits with bank 200000
Interest on fixed deposits with bank 20000
Drawings/Capital 60000 300000
Banks 58000
Total 1664000 1664000
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The cost of fixed assets sold is Rs 30000, accumulated depreciation being Rs 9000.
Prepare the financial statements. Also, separately show Accumulated depreciation a/c, and
expenses a/c.
Answer:
Answer:
Dr Accumulated depreciation a/c Cr
Amount Amount
Date Particulars Rs Date Particulars Rs
31-Mar-05 To Asset (sold) 9000 1-Apr-04 By balance b/d 44000
(balancing figure)
By P & L
31-Mar-05 (depreciation) 5000
31-Mar-05 To Balance c/d 40000
49000 49000
By balance b/d 40000
Dr Expenses a/c Cr
Amount Amount
Date Particulars Rs Date Particulars Rs
To Balance
1-Apr-04 (prepaid) 7000 1-Apr-04 By balance b/d (due) 13000
To Cash paid
(balancing By P & L /ac (42000-
31-Mar-05 figure) 45000 31-Mar-05 13000+7000) 36000
To Balance By balance b/d
31-Mar-05 (due) 6000 31-Mar-05 (prepaid) 9000
58000 58000
To Balance
(prepaid) 9000 By balance b/d (due) 6000
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Profit and Loss Account for the year ended 31st March 2005
Amount Amount
Particulars Rs. Particulars Rs.
Administrative expenses Gross Profit b/d 160,000
Expenses 36,000 Profit on sale of investment 80,000
Depreciation 5,000 Discount received 12,000
Loss on sale of fixed asset 8,000 Commission received 80,000
Discount allowed 18,000 Income from investments 5,000
Interest deposits -
Commission given 50,000 principals 12,000
Interest on deposits to dealers 18,000 Interest bank deposits 20,000
Sales 800,000
Gross margin on sales @ 20% 160,000
Cost of goods sold 640,000
Goods available for sale 785,000this is op stock 35000 + purchases 750000
Hence, closing stock should be 145,000(785000- 640000)
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The Balance Sheet as on 31st March 2005
Stocks 145,000
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Please carefully interpret the balances given. Customer balances are in debit as well as credit column.
While debit indicates Debtor and credit means advances received from customers. Same logic will apply
to suppliers, commission, discounts. Computation of closing stock was very important in this case.
Q8 Abhay runs a small shop and deals in various goods. He has not been able to tally his
trial balance and has closed it by taking the difference to suspense a/c. It is given below.
Mr. Abhay has requested you to help him in tallying his trial balance and also prepare his final
accounts. On investigation of his books you get the following information:
1) Closing Stock on 31st March 2005 was 45000 at cost and could sell over this value.
2) Depreciation of Rs 13500 needs to be provided for the year.
3) A withdrawal slip indicated a cash withdrawal of Rs 15000 which was charged as draw-
ing. However, it was noticed that Rs 11000 was used for business purpose only and was
entered as expenses in cash book.
4) Goods worth Rs 19000 were purchased on 24th March 2005 and sold on 29th March 2005
for Rs 23750. Sales were recorded correctly, but purchase invoice was missed out.
5) Purchase returns of Rs 1500 were routed through sales return. Party’s a/c was correctly
posted.
6) Expenses include Rs 3750 related to the period after 31st March 2005.
7) Purchase book was over-cast by Rs 1000. Posting to suppliers’ a/c is correct.
8) Advertising will be useful for generating revenue for 5 years.
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Answer: Rectification of errors:
But it was charged to drawing and Rs 11000 was recorded as expenses as well i.e.
Drawings a/c Dr 15000
Expenses a/c Dr 11000
To Cash 26000
ACCOUNTING A 131
Final Accounts
Based on these rectifications we can now proceed to complete the final accounts.
Trading Account for the year ended 31st March 2005
Depreciation 13,500
Advertising 200,000
Less Deferred over 5
years (160,000) 40,000
A 132 ACCOUNTING
The Balance Sheet as on 31st March 2005
ACCOUNTING A 133
Final Accounts
Q 9: Apte and Sapte are partners sharing profits and losses equally. From the following trial
balance of their firm and adjustments prepare Trading and Profit and Loss A/C for the year
ended 31st March 2004and Balance Sheet on that date.
Dr. Cr.
Particulars Amount Particulars Amount
Opening stock 45000 Capital A/Cs
Purchases 160200 Apte 50000
Sales Returns 1000 Sapte 50000
Debtors 40000 Sales 223800
Wages 8000 Purchase Returns 4200
Royalties 4000 Commission 12000
Furniture 25000 Provident Fund 60000
Reserve for
Machinery 85000 doubtful debts 2100
Advertisement for 4
years 8000 Creditors 40000
Salaries 24000
Provident Fund
contribution 6000
Provident Fund
investment 12000
Insurance 2400
Cash 13000
Depreciation on
Machinery 8500
442100 442100
Adjustments: 1) The cost price of the closing stock was Rs.80000 while its market price was
Rs.85000. 2) Goods of Rs.8000 were sold on 30th March 2004 but no entry thereof has been made
in the sale books. 3) During the year goods worth Rs.4000 withdrawn by Sapte for his personal
use. 4) Depreciate Furniture by 15%. 5) Write off Rs. 1600 as Bad Debts and maintain Reserve
for Doubtful Debts at 5% on Sundry Debtors, provide discount on debtors at 3% and discount
on creditors at 2%. 6) Prepaid insurance Rs.600 and salaries include Rs.4500 paid as advance
against salary. 7) Provide interest on capital at 12% pa and interest on drawing is to be 12% pa
for six months.
A 134 ACCOUNTING
Trading and Profit and Loss A/C
For the year ended 31st March 2004
Dr. Cr.
Particulars Amount Amount Particulars Amount Amount
Rs. Rs. Rs. Rs.
To opening stock 45000 By sales 223800
To purchases 160200 less sales returns 1000
Less purchase 222800
Return 4200 156000 Add unrecorded 8000 230800
ACCOUNTING A 135
Final Accounts
A 136 ACCOUNTING
Q 10: Sara and Lara are partners sharing profit and losses in the ratio of 2:1 respectively. The
trial balance of their firm as on 31st March 2005 was as follows:
Trial Balance as on 31st March 2005
Adjustments: 1) Closing stock on 31st March 2005 was valued at Rs. 18500. 2) Goods worth
Rs.3000 were taken by Sara for his personal use were not entered in the books of accounts. 3)
Goods worth Rs.5000 were destroyed by fire and insurance company admitted the claim for
Rs.3500. 4) Write off Rs.1000 for Bad Debts and create R.D.D. at 5% for debtors.5) Insurance is
paid for the year ended 30th June 2005. 6) Charge Depreciation on Land and Building at 2 ½%
Machinery at 10% and Furniture at 15%. 7) Prepare Trading and Profit and Loss Account for
the year ended 31st March 2005 and Balance-sheet on that date.
ACCOUNTING A 137
Final Accounts
A 138 ACCOUNTING
Balance-sheet as on 31st March 2005
ACCOUNTING A 139