Adjustments Points To Be Kept in Mind: Term Explanation
Adjustments Points To Be Kept in Mind: Term Explanation
CPT Course
Session 1, Section A
Fundamentals of Accounting
Personal Expenses & Income should be separated from business Income &
Expenditure.
Distinction between Capital & Revenue Expenditure and Receipts.
Manufacturing Account shows the total cost of manufacturing the finished products and
sets out in detail the constituent elements of such cost.
Trading Account is debited with all expenses incurred in bringing the goods ready for
sale.
Profit & Loss Account starts with Gross Profit/Loss.
Profit & Loss Account has on the debit side all the expenses & losses which have not
been entered in the Trading Account.
Profit & Loss Account has on the credit side all the incomes and gains other than sales
Balance Sheet is prepared at a particular date, rather the close of a day and not for a
period.
Balance Sheet is prepared after preparation of Profit & Loss Account.
Term
Opening Stock
Closing Stock
Explanation
The balance of stock carried forward from last period.
The balance of stock remaining at the end of current period.
Carriage Inwards
Drawings
Bad Debts
Balance Sheet
Term
Expenses Accrual
Income Accrual
Advance Income
Advance
Expenses
Stock in hand
Provision for Bad
Debts
Provision for
Discount
Depreciation
Abnormal Loss
Goods Sent on
Approval
Goods used
Sales Tax
Adjustments
Explanation
Appropriate Exp. A/c
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To Exp. Accrued A/c
Income Accrued A/c
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To Appropriate Income A/c
Appropriate Income A/c
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To Advance Income A/c
Prepaid Exp. A/c
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To Appropriate Exp. A/c
Stock of Material A/c
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To Appropriate Exp. A/c
Profit & Loss A/c
Dr.
To Provision for bad & doubtful debts A/c
Profit & Loss A/c
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To Provision for discount A/c
Depreciation Exp. A/c
Dr.
To Fixed Asset A/c
Loss by fire A/c
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To Purchase A/c
Sales A/c
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To Sundry Debtors A/c
Stock with customers A/c
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To Trading A/c
Donation/Drawings/Samples
Dr.
To Purchase A/c
Cash/Debtors A/c
Dr.
To Sales A/c
To Sales Tax Payable A/c
Sales Tax Payable A/c
Dr.
To Bank A/c
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