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    What is Departmental Accounting? Give an example

    Neha

    • Oct 1st, 2017

    Departmental accounts is maintain by different department of an organization. For known about there profitability, growth, degree of risk, etc.

    A business is generally split up into a number of departments when it sells different types of goods and services under a same roof.

    Aaron peter chilot

    • Jun 13th, 2017

    Department account: It is an organisation that may be operative into separate department. Therefore the trading result of each department must be ascertained.

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    Depreciation

    Why depreciation is not charged on land?

    nabasmita bordoloi

    • Feb 28th, 2014

    Depreciation refers decrease the value of tangible fixed assets due to wear and tears, technology obsolesces , passes of time etc. but land is a tangible asset which value never decreases. land value is always appreciated.

    Dasrath

    • Aug 11th, 2013

    Depreciation in known as gradual decline in the usable value of the asset due to various factors i.e technological changes etc.

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    Purchase of Vehicle on EMI

    Suppose I purchased a bike, I paid down payment of Rs 25000/- and the balance in EMI of Rs 2200/- per month. Pass the necessary Journal entry.

    Sk Jafirul Islam

    • Mar 31st, 2021

    1)Vehicle A/c Dr. 25000
    To ABC Ltd. 25000
    2) ABC Ltd. Ac Dr. 25000
    To Vehicle Loan
    3) Vehicle Loan Ac Dr.
    To Bank

    DEEPAK

    • Jan 25th, 2020

    1) Down payment entry Vendor A/ Dr 25,000 To Bank A/c 25,000 2)Due entry(Invoice Posting) Bike A/c Dr 50,000 To Vendor A/c 50,000 3)Vendor Payment Vendor A/c Dr 25,000 To ...

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    How to make a VAT entry in books including setoff?

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    mcgozon  

    • Member Since Mar-2009 | Mar 26th, 2009


    1.  Purchases
            Accounts Payable                  xxx
            VAT Input                              xxx
                Cash in Bank                               xxx
                    Purchases recorded for the month.

    2.  Sales
             Accounts Receivable              xxx
                 Sales                                             xxx
                 VAT Output                                    xxx
                     Sales recorded for the month.

    3.  Set Off
             VAT Output                            xxx
                 VAT Input                                        xxx
                 VAT Debit & Credit Account             xxx
                    Transfer of Surplus to VAT Debit & Credit Account.

    4.  Payment
              VAT Debit & Credit Account     xxx
                 Cash in Bank                                  xxx
                      Payment of VAT reported for the month of ______.
                 

    Jaleel

    • Oct 25th, 2017

    When set off
    Vat output a/c Dr
    Input vat a/c Cr
    Vat payable. Cr
    When payment made
    Vat payable a/c Dr
    Bank/Cash. Cr

    durgesh

    • Aug 22nd, 2016

    I need more help about VAT adjustment and entry whole year, How to adjust carry forward entry and and what should I do when there is a mis-match?

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    What is bank reconcillation statement ?

    favas pakkada

    • Jul 8th, 2017

    A bank reconciliation statement is a summary of banking and business activity that reconciles an entitys bank account with its financial records. The statement outlines the deposits, withdrawals, and other activity impacting a bank account for a specific period

    rajesh

    • Jun 28th, 2017

    It is a statement which shows difference between passbook and cashbook

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    What is the Fictitious assets?

    Kashmira

    • Nov 7th, 2017

    Why are Fictitious assets written on liabilities side?

    Tilak Sapkota

    • Mar 3rd, 2016

    It is an imaginary assets i.e.,it can neither be seen nor we can touch. Lets take an example-a company after its incorporation may make an huge expenditure for an advertisement. If the company debited...

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    What is Contingent Liabilities?

    VINOD KUMAR

    • Jul 9th, 2012

    Contingent liabilities are subjected to occurrence or not of a future event. Means a liability may be arise in future or not , it all depends on a future event. So these are not actual liabilities and shown as a foot note after balance sheet .

    mahesh,dilip

    • Jun 22nd, 2012

    Contingent liability refers to liabilities which may or may not occur in the future. eg:court case

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    What Account is Salary outstanding

    What Account is Salary outstanding? Is it real, personnel or nominal account?

    Khushi

    • Dec 11th, 2018

    How to calculate outstanding salary when it is for only 1 month

    naman bagga

    • Dec 7th, 2017

    O/s expense is an expense which is still to be paid like unpaid rent, unpaid salary and many more. It is a type of liability actually. It is a expense in which we have used the service or taken the service but the amount is not paid or given.

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    What is the Provision? What is the Entry for Provision?

    SALIMALI

    • Apr 12th, 2018

    When Create Provision

    Expenses A/C Dr
    To Provision for Expenses Cr

    When We book the Invoice for the Expenses
    Provision for Expenses A/c Dr
    To Accounts Payable A/C Cr
    When we make the payment
    Accounts Payable A/c Dr
    To Cash/Bank/PDC Payables

    Ceaser

    • Feb 25th, 2018

    Provision is a liability account and not an expense account

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    Difference between Accounts and Finance

    Awesh Darekhan

    • Sep 13th, 2017

    Accounts is the process of recording business transaction (journal,ledger,trail balance,trading a/c,P/L A/C)

    Finance is an art and science of managing money

    Akshay Raut

    • Dec 18th, 2016

    Accounting: Is the art of writing the day to?day transaction in books of accounts.

    Finance: How to raise money & funds for company

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    What is the difference between personal account real account and nominal account ?

    Aman pal (Amit bhagel S.P)

    • Sep 15th, 2016

    PERSONAL A/C
    -DR.is the receiver
    -CR. is the giver.

    NOMINAL A/C:
    -All expense & losses are DR.
    -All income, profit & gain are CR.

    REAL A/C:
    -DR. whats come in.
    -CR. whats goes out .

    manish kumar

    • Apr 28th, 2016

    Personal A/C - debit the receiver
    Credit the giver
    Real A/C - debit whats comes in
    Credit whats goes out
    Nominal A/C - debit all expenses &losses
    Credit all income & gains

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