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प्रश्न
The bookkeeper of a firm found that the trial balance was out by ₹ 922 (excess credit).
He placed the amount in the suspense account and subsequently found the following errors:
- The total discount column on the credit side of the cash book ₹ 78 was not posted in the ledger.
- The total of purchases book was short by ₹ 1,000.
- A credit sale of goods to Natarajan for ₹ 375 was entered in the sales book as ₹ 735.
- A credit sale of goods to Mekala for ₹ 700 was entered in the purchases book. You are required to give rectification entries and prepare a suspense account.
उत्तर
| S.No. | Particulars | L.F. | Dr. (₹) | Cr. (₹) |
| (a) | Suspense A/c Dr. To Discount received A/c (Omitted entry recorded now) |
78 |
78 |
|
| (b) |
Purchases A/c Dr. |
1,000 |
1,000 |
|
| (c) | Sales A/c Dr. To Natarajan A/c (Excess sales rectified) |
365 |
365 |
|
| (d) | Mekala A/c Dr. To purchases A/c To Sales A/c (Wrong entry corrected now) |
1,400 |
700 700 |
Suspense Account
| Dr. | Cr. | ||||||
| Date | Particulars | L.F. | ₹ | Date | Particulars | L.F. | ₹ |
| To Balance b/d | 922 | By Purchases A/c | 1,000 | ||||
| To Discount received A/c | 78 | ||||||
| 1,000 | 1,000 | ||||||
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संबंधित प्रश्न
What is meant by the rectification of errors?
Write a note on one-sided errors and two sided errors.
Rectify the following journal entry.
| Particulars | L.F. | Dr. (₹) | Cr. (₹) |
| Kumanan A/c Dr. To Cash A/c (Salary paid to Kumanan) |
10,000 |
10,000 |
Rectify the following journal entry.
| Particulars | L.F. | Dr. (₹) | Cr. (₹) |
| Cash A/c Dr. To Sales A/c (Furniture sold for cash) |
2,000 |
2,000 |
Rectify the following journal entry.
| Particulars | L.F. | Dr. (₹) | Cr. (₹) |
| Cash A/c Dr. To Kumararaja A/c (Goods sold to Kumararaja for cash) |
10,000 |
10,000 |
Rectify the following journal entry.
| Particulars | L.F. | Dr. (₹) | Cr. (₹) |
| Manimaran A/c Dr. To Purchases A/c (Goods taken by the proprietor Mr. Manimaran for his personal use) |
1,000 |
1,000 |
Rectify the following errors assuming that a suspense account was opened. As certain the difference in trial balance.
(a) Credit sales to Mohan ₹ 7,000 were posted to the credit of his account.
(b) Credit purchases from Rohan ₹ 9,000 were posted to the debit of his account as ₹ 6,000.
(c) Goods returned to Rakesh ₹ 4,000 were posted to the credit of his account.
(d) Goods returned from Mahesh ₹ 1,000 were posted to the debit of his account as ₹ 2,000.
(e) Cash sales ₹ 2,000 were posted to the debit of sales account as ₹ 5,000.
Trial balance of Madan did not agree and he put the difference to suspense account. He discovered the following errors:
(a) Sales return book overcast by ₹ 800.
(b) Purchases return to ₹ 2,000 was not posted.
(c) Goods purchased on credit from ₹ 4,000 though taken into stock, but no entry was passed in the books.
(d) Installation charges on new machinery purchased ₹ 500 were debited to sundry expenses account as ₹ 50.
(e) Rent paid for residential accommodation of madam (the proprietor) ₹ 1,400 was debited to rent account as ₹ 1,000.
Trial balance of Kohli did not agree and showed an excess debit of ₹ 16,300. He put the difference to a suspense account and discovered the following errors:
(a) Cash received from ₹ 5,000 was posted to the debit of Kamal as ₹ 6,000.
(b) Salaries paid to an employee ₹ 2,000 were debited to his personal account as ₹ 1,200.
(c) Goods withdrawn by proprietor for personal use ₹ 1,000 were credited to sales account as ₹ 1,600.
(d) Depreciation provided on machinery ₹ 3,000 was posted to Machinery account as ₹ 300.
(e) Sale of old car for ₹ 10,000 was credited to sales account as ₹ 6,000.
Rectify the errors and prepare suspense account.
Rectify the following errors:
- Sales book overcast by ₹ 700.
- Purchases book overcast by ₹ 500.
- Sales return book overcast by ₹ 300.
- Purchase return book overcast by ₹ 200.
