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प्रश्न
“Balance sheet is not an account” – Explain.
उत्तर
- A balance sheet is a part of the final accounts. However, the balance sheet is a statement and not an account. It has no debt or credit sides and as such the words ‘To’ and ‘By’ are not used before the names of the accounts shown therein.
- A balance sheet is a summary of the personal and real accounts, which have balances. Personal and real accounts having debit balances are shown on the right-hand side known as the assets side, whereas personal and real accounts having credit balances are shown on the left-hand side known as the liabilities side.
- The totals of the two sides of the balance sheet must be equal. If the totals are not equal, it indicates the existence of the error. It must satisfy the accounting equation, i.e., Assets = Capital + Liabilities, following the dual aspect concept.
- The balance sheet is prepared on a particular date and not for a fixed period. It discloses the financial position of a business on a particular date. It gives the balances only for the date on which it is prepared.
- It shows the financial position of the business according to the going concern concept.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Give a word, term, or phrase which can substitute the following statement:
Statement of Assets & Liabilities.
State True or False with reasons :
Every item of Trial Balance has only one effect.
Mention any two differences between trial balance and balance sheet.
Prepare trading and profit and loss account in the books of Ramasundari for the year ended 31st December, 2017 and balance sheet as on that date from the following information:
| Particulars | ₹ | Particulars | ₹ |
| Opening stock | 2,500 | Sales | 7,000 |
| Wages | 2,700 | Purchases | 3,300 |
| Closing Stock | 4,000 | Salary | 2,600 |
| Discount received | 2,500 | Capital | 52,000 |
| Machinery | 52,000 | Cash at Bank | 6,400 |
| Creditors | 8,000 |
Prepare trading and profit and loss account and balance sheet in the books of Deri, a trader, from the following balances as of March 31, 2018.
| Particulars | ₹ | Particulars | ₹ |
| Stock | 10,000 | Sales | 1,22,500 |
| Cash | 2,500 | Creditors | 5,000 |
| Bank | 5,000 | Bills payable | 2,000 |
| Freight inwards | 750 | Capital | 52,000 |
| Purchases | 95,000 | ||
| Drawings | 4,500 | ||
| Wages | 27,500 | ||
| Machinery | 50,000 | ||
| Debtors | 13,500 | ||
| Postage (office) | 150 | ||
| Sundry expenses | 850 | ||
| Rent paid | 2,500 | ||
| Furniture | 17,250 | ||
| 2,29,500 | 2,29,500 |
Closing stock (31st March, 2018) ₹ 8,000.
Following is the Receipts and Payments account of Neyveli Science Club for the year ended 31st December, 2018.
| Dr. | Receipts and Payments Account for the year ended 31st December, 2018 | Cr. | ||
| Receipts | ₹ | Payments | ₹ | ₹ |
| To Balance b/d | By Balance b/d | |||
| Cash in hand | 2,400 | Bank overdraft | 1,000 | |
| To Subscription | 8,700 | By Postage expenses | 200 | |
| To Life membership fees | 5,000 | By Science equipments purchased | 10,000 | |
| To Exhibition fund receipts | 7,000 | By Laboratory expenses | 2,400 | |
| To Sale of science equipments (Book value ₹ 5,000) | 6,000 | By Secretary’s honorarium | 5,000 | |
| To Miscellaneous income | 500 | By Audit fees | 3,600 | |
| By General charges | 1,800 | |||
| By Exhibition expenses | 5,000 | |||
| By Balance c/d | ||||
| Cash in hand | 200 | |||
| Cash at bank | 400 | 600 | ||
| 29,600 | 29,600 | |||
Additional information:
- Opening capital fund ₹ 6,400
- Subscription includes ₹ 600 for the year 2019
- Science equipment as on 1.1.2018 ₹ 5,000
- Surplus on account of exhibition should be kept in reserve for new auditorium.
Prepare income and expenditure account for the year ended 31st December, 2018 and the balance sheet as on that date.
What is a balance sheet. What are its characteristics?
Discuss the need of preparing a balance sheet
Calculate the Capital.
| Assets | (₹) | Liabilities | (₹) |
|
Building |
20,000 |
Bills Payable | 18,000 |
| Furniture | 15,000 | Creditors | 20,700 |
| Debtors | 30,000 | Outstanding Wages | 1,250 |
| Investments | 10,000 | ||
| Cash at Bank | 5,000 | ||
| Plant & Machinery | 20,000 |
Calculate the amount of gross profit and operating profit on the basis of the following balances extracted from the books of M/s Rajiv & Sons for the year ended March 31, 2017.
| ₹ | |
| Opening stock | 50,000 |
| Net sales | 11,00,000 |
| Net purchases | 6,00,000 |
| Direct expenses | 60,0000 |
| Administration expenses | 45,000 |
| Selling and distribution expenses | 65,000 |
| Loss due to fire | 20,000 |
| Closing stock | 70,000 |
