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Question
What are accrued incomes?
Solution
Accrued income is an income or portion of income which has been earned during the current accounting year but not received till the end of that accounting year.
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Pass adjusting entries for the following:
- The closing stock was valued at ₹ 5,000
- Outstanding salaries ₹ 150
- Insurance prepaid ₹ 450
- ₹ 20,000 was received in advance for commission.
- Accrued interest on investments is ₹ 1,000.
On preparing the final accounts of Suresh, the bad debt account has a balance of ₹ 800 and the sundry debtor account has a balance of ₹ 16,000 of which ₹ 1,200 is to be written off as further bad debts. Pass adjusting entry for bad debts. And also show how it would appear in the profit and loss account and balance sheet.
The trial balance on March 31, 2016, shows the following:
Sundry debtors ₹ 30,000; Bad debts ₹ 1,200
It is found that 3% of sundry debtors is doubtful of recovery and is to be provided for. Pass journal entry for the amount of provision and also show how it would appear in the profit and loss account and balance sheet.
The trial balance of a trader on 31st December 2016 shows debtors as ₹ 50,000.
Adjustments:
- Write off ₹ 1,000 as bad debts
- Provide 5% for doubtful debts
- Provide 2% for discount on debtors
Show how these items will appear in the profit and loss A/c and balance sheet of the trader.
Prepare profit and loss account of Manoj for the year ending on 31st March 2016
| Particulars | ₹ | Particulars | ₹ |
| Gross profit | 25,000 | Travelling expenses | 500 |
| Salaries | 5,600 | Stationery | 75 |
| Insurance | 200 | Rent | 650 |
| Discount allowed | 400 | Interest on loan | 225 |
| Discount received | 300 | Repairs | 125 |
| Commission received | 100 | Office expenses | 55 |
| Advertisement | 450 | General expenses | 875 |
| Printing charges | 375 | Postage | 175 |
Adjustments:
(a) Salary outstanding ₹ 400
(b) Rent paid in advance ₹ 50
(c) Commission receivable ₹ 100
The following trial balance was extracted from the books of Arun Traders as of 31st March 2018.
| Particulars | Debit | Credit |
| Buildings | 17,500 | |
| Plant and machinery | 12,000 | |
| Cash purchases | 30,000 | |
| Credit purchases | 8,500 | |
| Sales | 63,250 | |
| Bills receivable | 6,750 | |
| Coal and water | 1,625 | |
| Office expenses | 5,250 | |
| Rent received | 1,750 | |
| Carriage outwards | 2,875 | |
| Repairs and maintenance | 500 | |
| Wages | 9,250 | |
| Debtors and creditors | 9,000 | 8,500 |
| Cash | 2,000 | |
| Capital | 44,750 | |
| Opening stock | 13,000 | |
| 1,18,250 | 1,18,250 |
Prepare trading and profit and loss account for the year ending 31st March, 2018 and balance sheet as on that date after considering the following:
- Depreciate Plant and machinery @ 20%
- Wages outstanding amounts to ₹ 750.
- Half of the repairs and maintenance paid is for the next year.
- Closing stock was valued at ₹ 15,000.
Prepare trading and profit and loss account and balance sheet from the following trial balance of Madan as of 31st March 2018.
| Debit balance | ₹ | Credit balance | ₹ |
| Sundry debtors | 61,000 | Capital | 70,000 |
| Plant and machinery | 80,000 | Purchases return | 2,000 |
| Bank charges | 4,200 | Sales | 2,55,000 |
| Wages | 7,000 | Bank overdraft | 77,000 |
| Sales return | 5,000 | ||
| Purchases | 1,52,000 | ||
| Opening stock | 30,000 | ||
| Drawings | 22,000 | ||
| Establishment expenses | 20,000 | ||
| Bad debts | 800 | ||
| Business premises | 22,000 | ||
| 4,04,000 | 4,04,000 |
Adjustments:
- The closing stock was ₹ 80,000
- Provide depreciation on plant and machinery @ 20%
- Write off ₹ 800 as further bad debts
- Provide the doubtful debts @ 5% on sundry debtors.
