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Question
Rectify the following errors:
(a) Salary paid ₹ 5,000 was debited to employee’s personal account.
(b) Rent paid ₹ 4,000 was posted to landlord’s personal account.
(c) Goods withdrawn by proprietor for personal use ₹ 1,000 were debited to sundry expenses account.
(d) Cash received from Kohli ₹ 2,000 was posted to Kapur’s account.
(e) Cash paid to Babu ₹ 1,500 was posted to Sabu’s account.
Solution
| Journal | ||||
| S.No. | Particulars | L.F. | Debit Amount ₹ | Credit Amount ₹ |
| (a) | Salaries A/c Dr. | 5,000 | ||
| To Employee | 5,000 | |||
| (Salary paid ₹ 5,000 were wrongly debited to Employee's personal Account, now rectified) | ||||
| (b) | Rent A/c Dr. | 4,000 | ||
| To Land Lord A/c | 4,000 | |||
| (Rent paid ₹ 4,000 was posted to Landlord's Account, now rectified) | ||||
| (c) | Drawings A/c Dr. | 1,000 | ||
| To Sundry Expenses A/c | 1,000 | |||
| (Goods drawn by proprietor were wrongly debited to Sundry Expenses Account, now rectified) | ||||
| (d) | Kapur Dr. | 2,000 | ||
| To Kohli | 2,000 | |||
| (Cash received from Kohli was posted to Kapur's Account, now rectified) | ||||
| (e) | Babu Dr. | 1,500 | ||
| To Sabu | 1,500 | |||
| (Cash paid to Babu was posted wrongly to Sabu's Account, now rectified) | ||||
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