Advertisements
Advertisements
Question
Explain the role of Computer in accounting.
Solution
Nowadays, we cannot imagine our lives without computers. They have become an integral part of our lives. Infact, the modern era is regarded as the era of computers. Gone are the days when the business records were maintained manually. With the rising complexities in the modern business world, business accounts cannot be maintained without computerized accounting systems. Be it the preparation of books of original entries or the complete financial statements, the role of computers is inevitable.
Computer can be used in almost all the aspects of accounting. However, the main aspects are listed below.
• Recording of transactions
• Stores accounting
• Payroll accounting
• Accounting for debtors.
• Accounts of suppliers
• Classification of business transactions through sorting, merging and updating.
APPEARS IN
RELATED QUESTIONS
In the absence of partnership deed the profits of a firm are divided among the partners :
(a) In the ratio of capital
(b) Equally
(c) In the ratio of time devoted for the firm's business
(d) According to the managerial abilities of the partners
Under which major headings and sub-headings will the following items be shown in the Balance Sheet of a company as per Schedule VI Part I of the Companies Act, 1956 :
(i) Cheques in hand.
(ii) A stock of work-in-progress.
(iii) Copyrights.
(iv) Loose tools.
(v) Provision for bad debts.
(vi) The negative balance is shown by the Statement of Profit and Loss.
(vii) Bonds.
(viii) Unpaid dividend
Under which major headings and sub-headings will the following items be shown in the Balance Sheet of a company as per Schedule VI Part I of the Companies Act, 1956 :
(i) A balance of the Statement of Profit and Loss.
(ii) A loan of Rs 1,00,000 payable after three years.
(iii) Short-term deposits payable on demand.
(iv) Loose tools
(v) Trademark
(vi) Land
(vii) Cash at the bank
(viii) Trade payables
Does partnership firm has a separate legal entity? Give reason in support of your answer.
what is trial balance ?
Match the following pairs:
| Group ‘A’ | Group ‘B’ | ||
| (a) | Partnership Deed | (1) | Central Processing Unit |
| (b) | Excess of assets over liabilities | (2) | Purchase price plus installation charges |
| (c) | CPU | (3) | Written agreement |
| (d) | Co-venturer | (4) | Purchase price less Scrap Value |
| (e) | Cost of fixed assets | (5) | Capital |
| (6) | Partner in joint venture | ||
| (7) | Oral agreement | ||
| (8) | Liabilities | ||
The account in which banking transactions of joint venture are recorded.
Physical devices of computer system are known as ____________.
Unsold stock of Joint Venture taken over by co-venturer is credited to ____.
What is a Computer?
An account opened in the bank in a joint name of the co-venturers.
Answer in one sentence only.
How many persons are required to form partnership business?
Answer in one sentence only.
Who is called a nominal partner?
Answer in one sentence only.
Why is a partnership deed prepared?
A partnership firm is a trading concern.
State whether the following statement are True or False.
If the partnership deed is silent, partners share profits and losses equally.
State whether the following statement are True or False.
Partnership is an association of two or more persons.
Ram and Mohan were partners with fixed capitals of ₹ 3,00,000 and ₹ 2,00,000 respectively. As per their partnership deed, interest on capital was allowed @ 10% p.a. Net profit for the year ended 31st March, 2022 was ₹ 30,000. The amount of interest on capital was credited to each partner's current account for the year ended 31st March, 2022 was:
P, Q and R were partners in a firm sharing profits and losses in the ratio of 2:1:2. Their balance sheet on 31st March, 2022 was as follow:
| Balance sheet of P, Q and R as on 31.3.2022 | |||||
| Liabilities | Amount (₹) | Amount (₹) | Assets | Amount (₹) | Amount (₹) |
| Creditors | 48,000 | Bank | 25 000 | ||
| Bills Payable | 22,000 | Debtors | 75,000 | ||
| General Reserve | 80,000 | Stock | 2,00,000 | ||
| Profit for 2021-22 | 2,00,000 | Machinery | 3,00,000 | ||
| Capitals: | Land and Building | 10,00,000 | |||
| p | 5,00,000 | 12,50,000 | |||
| Q | 2,50,000 | ||||
| R | 5,00,000 | ||||
| 16,00,000 | 16,00,000 | ||||
On 30th June, 2022, Q died. The partnership deed provided that on the death of a partner his executors will be entitled for the following:
- Balance in his capital account.
- Interest on capital @ 6% p.a.
- His share in the profits of the firm till the date of his death calculated on the basis of last year's profit.
- His share in the goodwill of the firm calculated on the basis of the three years purchase of the average profits of last four years.
Profits for 2018-19 were ₹ 3,00,000, for 2019-20 were ₹ 4,00,000 and for 2020-21 were ₹ 1,00,000.
On 1.6.2022 Q withdrew ₹ 50,000 for meeting his medical expenses.
Prepare Q's Capital account on his death to be presented to his executors.
Assertion (A): Partnership is the relation between persons who have agreed to share the profits of the business carried on by all or any of them acting for all.
Reason (R): If a partner carries on any business of the same nature and competing with that of the firm, he/she shall account for and pay to the firm all profit made by him/her in that business.
Interest on Partner’s loan is credited to ______.
Read the following hypothetical situation and answer question on its basis:
|
Rudra, Dev and Shiv were partners in a firm sharing profits in the ratio of 5:3:2. Their fixed capitals were ₹6,00,000, ₹4,00,000 and ₹2,00,000 respectively. Besides his capital Shiv had given a loan of ₹75,000 to the firm. Their partnership deed provided for the following: (i) Interest on capital @9% p.a. (ii) Interest on partner's drawings @12% p.a. (iii) Salary to Rudra ₹30,000 per month and to Dev ₹40,000 per quarter. (iv) Interest on Shiv's loan@ 9% p.a. During the year Rudra withdrew ₹ 50,000 at the end of each quarter; Dev withdrew ₹ 50,000 in the beginning of each half year and Shiv withdrew ₹ 70,000 at the end of each half year. The profit of the firm for the year ended 31-3-2022 before allowing interest on Shiv's loan was ₹ 7,06,750. |
How much amount of net profit will be transferred to Profit and Loss Appropriation A/c?
The fixed capital accounts of Shiv, Azeem and Angad, sharing profits and losses in the ratio of 2 : 2 : 1, stood at ₹ 4,00,000, ₹ 6,00,000 and ₹ 2,00,000 respectively.
The accounts for the year ended 31st March, 2022, were drawn up and closed and the Current Account balances of the partners were determined to be:
Shiv ₹ 35,000, Azeem ₹ 40,000 and Angad ₹ 25,000.
Subsequently, the following errors were discovered on 1st April, 2022:
- Interest on capital @ 10% per annum had been allowed to the partners, although there was no provision for it in the partnership deed.
- Salary of ₹ 16,000 per annum to Shiv and ₹ 20,000 per annum to Azeem was not allowed to them, despite a provision for salary in the partnership deed.
- Commission of ₹ 24,000 was not allowed to Angad, despite a provision for commission in the partnership deed.
You are required to prepare the adjusted Current Accounts of the partners on 1st April, 2022, to rectify the lapse in accounting.
