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  2. Radhika
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    When a company earns profit, it distributes a proportion of its income to its shareholders, and such distribution is called the dividend. The dividend is allocated as a fixed amount per share and shareholders receive dividends proportional to their shareholdings. However, a company can only pay diviRead more

    When a company earns profit, it distributes a proportion of its income to its shareholders, and such distribution is called the dividend. The dividend is allocated as a fixed amount per share and shareholders receive dividends proportional to their shareholdings.

    However, a company can only pay dividends out of its current year profits or retained earnings (profits of the company that are not distributed as dividend and retained in the business is called retained earnings) of previous years but not out of capital.

    Dividends can be paid to shareholders in the form of

    • Cash
    • dividend re-investing plan of the company
    • future shares
    • share repurchase.

    For companies, payment of regular dividends boosts the morale of the shareholders, investors trust the companies more and it reflects positively on the share price of the company.

    For example, Nestle in India paid an interim dividend of 1100.00% to its shareholders in 2021.

    The journal entry for dividend paid is

    Particulars Debit Credit
    Retained Earnings A/c                                                          Dr. Amt  
    To Cash A/c   Amt

     

    According to the golden rules of accounting-

    • Retained earnings is a credit account by nature and since dividends are paid from retained earnings resulting in a deduction of the account, we debit
    • Cash is credited because the account is debit in nature and since dividends are paid in cash it’s credited to present the deduction in the account.

    According to modern rules of accounting-

    • Since cash is decreasing, we credit
    • Since retained earnings are decreasing and it is a part of capital it should be

    For example-

    A company paid a dividend of 25 crores to its shareholders in cash, the journal entry according to golden rules will be-

    Particulars Debit

    (in crores)

    		 Credit

    (in crores)
    Retained Earnings A/c  (Dr.) 25  
    To Cash A/c   25

     

     

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  2. GautamSaxena Curious .
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    Interest on capital Interest on capital is interest payable to the owner/partners for providing a firm with the required capital to commence the business. It's a fixed return that a business owner is eligible to receive. When the business firm faces a loss, the interest on capital will not be providRead more

    Interest on capital

    Interest on capital is interest payable to the owner/partners for providing a firm with the required capital to commence the business. It’s a fixed return that a business owner is eligible to receive.

    When the business firm faces a loss, the interest on capital will not be provided. It is permitted only when the business earns a profit. Such payment of interest is generally observed in partnership firms. It is provided before the division of profits among the partners in a partnership firm.

    If an owner or partner introduces additional capital to the business, it is also taken into account for providing interest on capital.

    Sample journal entry

    Interest on capital is an expense for business, thus, debited as per the golden rules of accounting, debit the increase in expense, and the owner/partner’s capital a/c is credited as per the rule, credit all incomes and gain.

    As per the modern rules of accounting, we debit the increase in expenditure and credit the increase in capital.

    As we know, as per the business entity concept, business and owner are two different entities and a business is a separate living entity. Therefore, the capital introduced by the owner/partners is the amount on which they’re eligible to receive a return.

    Example:

    Tom is the business owner of the firm XYZ Ltd. He has contributed ₹ 10,00,000 to the business with 10% interest provided to Tom at the end of the year.

    Solution:

    Here interest on capital will be calculated as,

    Interest on capital = Amount invested × Rate of interest × Number of Months/12

    = 10,00,000 × 10% × 12/12

    = ₹ 1,00,000

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  2. Simerpreet Helpful CMA Inter qualified
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    The journal entry for asset purchase is- Particulars Amount Amount Asset A/c                                                             Dr $$$      To  Bank A/c $$$ According to the Modern Approach for Assets Account: When there is an increase in the Asset, it is ‘Debited’. When there is a decreaseRead more

    The journal entry for asset purchase is-

    Particulars Amount Amount
    Asset A/c                                                             Dr $$$
         To  Bank A/c $$$

    According to the Modern Approach for Assets Account:

    • When there is an increase in the Asset, it is ‘Debited’.
    • When there is a decrease in the Asset, it is ‘Credited’.

     

    So the journal entry here is about the purchase of an asset and since there is an increase in Asset, the assets account will be debited as per the modern rule and due to the decrease of cash in the bank account, it will be credited.

    For Example, Richard purchased furniture worth Rs 6,000 for his business.

    I will try to explain it with the help of steps.

    Step 1: To identify the account heads.

    In this transaction, two accounts are involved, i.e. Furniture A/c and Bank A/c as Richard has acquired the furniture paying a certain amount.

    Step 2: To Classify the account heads.

    According to the modern approach: Furniture A/c is an Asset account and Bank A/c is also an Asset account.

    According to the traditional approach: Furniture A/c is a Real account and Bank A/c is also a Real account.

    Step 3: Application of Rules for Debit and Credit:

    According to the modern approach: As asset increases because Furniture has been bought, ‘Furniture A/c’ will be debited. (Rule – increase in Asset is debited).

    Bank account is also an Asset account. As the asset is in the form of cash decreases because the amount has been paid by cash or cheque, Bank account will be credited. (Rule – decrease in Asset is credited).

    According to the traditional approach: Furniture A/c is a Real account and Bank is also a Real account, for which the rule to be applied is ‘Debit what comes in and Credit what goes out’. Furniture being asset comes in the business, so Furniture A/c will be debited and as cash goes out Bank A/c will be credited.

    So from the above explanation, the Journal Entry will be-

    Particulars Amount Amount
    Furniture A/c                                                      Dr 6,000
         To  Bank A/c 6,000

     

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  2. Manvi Pursuing ACCA
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    An asset is an item of property owned by a company/business. It may be for a longer or shorter period of time. Assets are classified into two broad heads: Non-Current Assets Current Assets   The asset may be sold for several reasons such as: An asset is fully depreciated. It should be sold becaRead more

    An asset is an item of property owned by a company/business. It may be for a longer or shorter period of time. Assets are classified into two broad heads:

    1. Non-Current Assets
    2. Current Assets

     

    The asset may be sold for several reasons such as:

    1. An asset is fully depreciated.
    2. It should be sold because it is no longer needed.
    3. It is removed from the books due to unforeseen circumstances.

     

    The journal entry for profit on the sale of assets will be:

    Cash / Bank A/c Debit
             To Asset A/c Credit
             To Profit on Sale of Asset A/c Credit
    (Being sale of an asset made with a gain)

    According to the golden rules of accounting, in the above entry “Cash/Bank A/c” it is a Real Account and the rule says “Debit what comes in” and so is debited.

    “Asset A/c” is a real account and the rule says “Credit what goes out” and so is credited. Any Gain on sale of an asset goes to the Nominal account and according to the rule “Credit, all incomes and gains” and so is credited.

     

    The journal entry for loss on sale of the asset will be:

    Cash / Bank A/c Debit
    Loss on Sale of Asset A/c Debit
             To Asset A/c Credit
    (Being sale of an asset made and loss incurred)

    In the above entry, “Loss on Sale of Asset” is debited because according to Nominal account rules “Debit all losses and expenses” and so is debited.

    According to modern rules of accounting, “Debit entry” increases assets and expenses, and decreases liability and revenue, a “Credit entry” increases liability and revenue, and decreases assets and expenses.

    Cash / Bank A/c Debit Increases Asset
    Loss on Sale of Asset A/c Debit Increases Expenses
             To Asset A/c Credit Decreases Asset
             To Profit on Sale of Asset A/c Credit Increases Expenses

     

    For example, Mr. A sold furniture for $2,500 and incurred a loss on the sale which amounted to $2,500.

    According to modern rules, the journal entry will be:

    Particulars Amt Amt  
    Cash / Bank A/c 2,500 Increase in asset
    Loss on Sale of Asset A/c 2,500 Increase in expenses
             To Asset A/c 5,000 Decrease in asset
    (Being sale of an asset made and loss incurred)
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  2. Naina@123 (B.COM and CMA-Final)
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    Let me explain to you in short what is unrecorded assets in the partnership. Basically, these are the assets that are not recorded in the books of accounts but are still present in the business in physical form. These assets are directly credited to the realization account at the time of dissolutionRead more

    Let me explain to you in short what is unrecorded assets in the partnership. Basically, these are the assets that are not recorded in the books of accounts but are still present in the business in physical form. These assets are directly credited to the realization account at the time of dissolution of the partnership firm

    Unrecorded assets are treated in two ways:

    1. Either they can be sold for cash.
    2. Taken over by any of the partners.

    The journal entry for the unrecorded assets sold in cash is as follows:

    Bank A/c                                                                           ……..Dr xxx
                To Realization A/c xxx
    (Being unrecorded assets sold for cash)

    To make the entries more simple for you let me give you a small example

    A partnership firm has decided to dissolve its business. The firm had old furniture which was completely written off. They decide to sell the furniture for Rs 3,000. Here we can see that the firm has decided to realize its furniture by selling them in cash. Therefore the journal entry would be

    Bank A/c                                                                    ……..Dr 3,000
                To Realisation A/c 3,000
    (Being old furniture sold for cash)

    And the journal entry for unrecorded assets taken over by the partner is as follows:

    Partner’s capital A/c                                                      ……..Dr xxx
                To Realization A/c xxx
    (Being unrecorded taken over by the partner)

    For example:

    A partnership firm has decided to dissolve its business. The firm had old furniture which was completely written off. One of the pieces of furniture was taken over by one of the partners for Rs 3,000. Here we can see that the firm has decided to realize its furniture by taking over the partner. Therefore the journal entry would be

    Bank A/c                                                                    ……..Dr 3,000
                To Partnership A/c 3,000
    (Being old furniture taken by partner)

    As realization is a nominal account it debits all expenses and losses while credit all incomes and gains. Therefore when a business treats unrecorded assets either by selling them or is taken over by the partner’s, it brings a certain amount of cash into the business hence Bank A/c and Partner’s capital account is debited in the journal entry and appear on the credit side of the realization account.

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  2. Simerpreet Helpful CMA Inter qualified
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    Journal Entry for Interest on Drawings is- Particulars Amount Amount Drawings A/c                                                      Dr $$$      To Interest on Drawings A/c $$$ So as per the modern approach: From the point of view of business, Interest on Drawings is an Income. When there is an inRead more

    Journal Entry for Interest on Drawings is-

    Particulars Amount Amount
    Drawings A/c                                                      Dr $$$
         To Interest on Drawings A/c $$$

    So as per the modern approach: From the point of view of business, Interest on Drawings is an Income.

    • When there is an increase in the Income, it is credited.
    • When there is a decrease in the Income, it is debited.

     

    From the point of view of the proprietor, Interest on Drawings is a Liability.

    So as per the modern approach:

    • When there is an increase in the Liability, it is credited.
    • When there is a decrease in the Liability, it is debited.

     

    So as per the modern approach,  Interest on Drawings is credited because with Interest the income increases for the business. Whereas,  the amount of such interest is a loss from the point of view of the owner/ Proprietor, as such the amount of drawings is increased by the amount of interest and hence the Drawings account is debited.

    For Example, Harry charged interest on drawings on Rs 10,000 @ 12% for one year.

    Explanation:

    Step 1: To identify the account heads.

    In this transaction, two accounts are involved, i.e. Drawings A/c and Interest on Drawings A/c.

    Step 2: To Classify the account heads.

    According to the modern approach: From the point of view of business,  Interest on Drawings is a Revenue A/c and Drawings A/c is an Expense A/c.

    Step 3: Application of Rules for Debit and Credit:

    According to the modern approach: As Revenue increases because of interest on drawings received by the business, Interest on Drawings A/c will be Credited. (Rule – increase in Revenue is credited).

    Drawings A/c is an expense account for the business and as expense increases, Drawings A/c will be debited. (Rule – increase in the expenses is debited).

    So from the above explanation, the Journal Entry will be-

    Particulars Amount Amount
    Drawings A/c                                                      Dr 1,200
         To Interest on Drawings A/c 1,200

     

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  2. Ishika Pandey Curious ca aspirant
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    Definition Posting refers to moving the transaction entries from the journal to the ledger books of the company. It is an important part of the accounting cycle. Posting helps us to classify transactions in a better manner. A journal is used to record transactions in chronological order while ledgerRead more

    Definition

    Posting refers to moving the transaction entries from the journal to the ledger books of the company. It is an important part of the accounting cycle.

    Posting helps us to classify transactions in a better manner.

    A journal is used to record transactions in chronological order while ledger books are used to classify transactions into assets, liabilities, expenses, and incomes.

    Steps of Posting

    • Create and name ledger accounts for different items of trial balance

    • Identify those entries in the journal that relate to the relevant ledger book under consideration.

    • Post the entry on the debit or credit side of the ledger account.

    • For example, when salaries are paid a salary account is debited and a bank account is credited. When posting this transaction in the bank account we will debit the bank account and write “To salaries” under the head “particular”. This will indicate that salaries were paid from a bank account causing a reduction in the bank balance.

    • After all the journal entries relevant to a particular ledger account have been posted in it, we will tally the total of the debit and the credit side of the ledger account to ascertain any balance left.

    • Usually, asset accounts have the debit side exceeding the credit side. That is to say, they have a debit balance. Liability accounts usually have a credit balance.

    • It is not necessary that every ledger account may have a balance left at the end. The total of the amounts on the debit side may be equal to the total of the amounts on the credit side in some ledger accounts.

    • The last step is to recheck the ledger account to identify and correct any mistakes that may have occurred during the posting process.

    Importance of Posting

    • Posting helps us to classify transactions in a better and more efficient manner.

    • Posting makes the books of accounts more readable.

    • An accountant may choose to engage in posting once every month or even once every day as per the requirements of the business and the financial reporting norms.

    • Posting is necessary for the creation of financial statements. A trial balance cannot be drafted without determining the balance of each ledger account.

    • Posting helps us to know the balance of each account This helps to run the business smoothly by tracking balances timely and making up for any likely deficiency in advance.

    • Analysis of how balances of various ledger accounts have changed over time helps us to draw valuable conclusions for the business.

    Conclusion

    We can conclude by saying that the process of posting refers to transferring the entries from the journal to the ledger accounts.

    Posting is an essential step of the accounting cycle and without it, financial statements cannot be prepared. Any error while posting is bound to adversely affect the creation of the financial statements.

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  2. Karan B.com and Pursuing ACCA
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    Bad Debt is the amount that is irrecoverable from the debtors. It is the portion of the receivables. It includes two accounts “Bad Debts A/c” and “Debtors A/c or Accounts Receivable A/c”. The amount cannot be recovered by the debtor for reasons like the debtor is no longer in the position to pay offRead more

    Bad Debt is the amount that is irrecoverable from the debtors. It is the portion of the receivables. It includes two accounts “Bad Debts A/c” and “Debtors A/c or Accounts Receivable A/c”.

    The amount cannot be recovered by the debtor for reasons like the debtor is no longer in the position to pay off the debt or has become insolvent.

    There are two methods to write off bad debts:

    1. Direct Method
    2. Allowance for Doubtful Debts

     

    1. Direct Method: In this method, the amount of bad debts is directly deducted from the total receivables and the second effect is transferred to the debit side of Profit and Loss A/c as an expense.

    The journal entry for bad debts as per modern rules of accounting is as follows:

    Bad Debts A/c Debit Increase in expenses
          To Accounts Receivable A/c Credit Decrease in assets
    (Being bad debts written off )

     

    Journal entry for transferring bad debts to profit and loss account:

    Profit and Loss A/c Debit
          To Bad Debts A/c Credit
    (Being bad debts transferred to profit and loss a/c )

     

    For example, A Ltd had a total receivable of Rs.2,50,000 and bad debts for the period amounted to Rs.10,000.

    Here, the journal entries will be:

    Bad Debts A/c Debit 10,000
          To Accounts Receivable A/c Credit 10,000
    (Being bad debts written off )

     

    Profit and Loss A/c Debit 10,000
          To Bad Debts A/c Credit 10,000
    (Being bad debts transferred to profit and loss a/c )

     

     2. Allowance for Doubtful Debts:  In this method allowance is the estimation of the debts which is doubtful to be paid. The company creates a reserve for such debts which are uncollectible.

    Firstly, the company will create a reserve which will be based on the accounts receivable. The journal entry will be:

    Bad Debts A/c Debit
          To Allowance for Doubtful Debts A/c Credit
    (Being allowance for doubtful debts created)

     

    When a specific receivable is uncollectible it will be charged as an expense, and Allowance for Doubtful Debts will be “Debited” and Accounts Receivable will be “Credited”.

    Allowance for Doubtful Debts A/c Debit
                  To Accounts Receivable A/c Credit
    (Being bad debts written off)

    For example, Mr.B sold goods worth Rs.15,000 to Mr.D. He creates an allowance of Rs.15,000 in case Mr.D fails to pay the amount. At the end of the period, Mr.D defaults and does not pay the debt.

    In this case, Mr.B will first record the journal entry for allowance and then will write off Mr.D’s account.

    Bad Debts A/c 15,000
          To Allowance for Doubtful Debts A/c 15,000
    (Being allowance of Rs.10,000 created for doubtful debts)

     

    Allowance for Doubtful Debts A/c 15,000
                  To Mr.D’s A/c 15,000
    (Being Mr.D’s account written off)
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  2. prashant06 B.com, CMA pursuing
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    First, let us understand the meaning of a provision of depreciation. It is nothing but the total collection of all the depreciation over the years. This account is not like a normal account but a contra asset account. It is also called accumulated depreciation. Annual depreciation charged is an expeRead more

    First, let us understand the meaning of a provision of depreciation. It is nothing but the total collection of all the depreciation over the years. This account is not like a normal account but a contra asset account. It is also called accumulated depreciation.

    Annual depreciation charged is an expense for the business and hence has a debit balance. Whereas provision for depreciation as a contra asset account has a credit balance.

    The journal entry for provision for depreciation is

    Depreciation A/c                                                      ……….Dr XXX
               To Provision for depreciation XXX

    Explaining the credit nature of this account. As we know that the depreciation is an expense for the business hence as per modern rules “Debit all the expenses and losses and credit all incomes and gains” therefore it is debited whereas the provision of depreciation is contra account it has a credit balance as it reduces the value of assets. So according to modern rule, we know a decrease in assets has a credit balance, hence shown in a negative balance on the balance sheet under long-term assets.

    With the preparation of this account, we do not credit depreciation in the asset account but transfer every year to the accumulated depreciation account, and when assets are disposed of or sold we credit the ‘total’ of the provision on depreciation to the credit of the asset account just to calculate the actual profit or loss on a sale of the asset.

     

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