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Provisions and Reserves
In fact, provisions and reserves are such considerations
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Depreciation
Depreciation means a fall in the value of an asset because of usage or with efflux of time or due to
obsolescence or accident. Every fixed asset looses its value, once it is put to useIn this chapter I will discuss the following topics
11.01 Meaning of Depreciation
11.02 Characteristics of Depreciation
11.03 Depreciation and Other Related Concepts
11.04 Causes of Depreciation
11.05 Accounting Concept of Accounting
11.06 Objectives or Need for Providing Depreciation
11.07 Factors or Basis of Providing Depreciation
11.08 Methods of Recording Depreciation
11.09 Methods of Charging Depreciation
11.10 Change of Method of Depreciation [Accounting Standard-6 (Revised)]
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Capital and Revenue-Receipts and Payments
A proper distinction between expenditure and expense, income and receipt, capital, and revenue as regard to expenditure, payments, receipts, profits, and losses, is one of the basic principles of correct
accounting.In this chapter I will discuss the following topics
10.01 Meaning and Difference between Expenditure and Expense
10.02 Meaning and Difference between Income and Receipts
10.03 Meaning and Difference between Capital Expenditure and Revenue Expenditure
10.04 Meaning and Difference between Capital Receipt and Revenue Receipt
10.05 Meaning and Difference between Capital Profit (Capital Income) and Revenue Profit (Revenue Income)
10.06 Meaning and Difference between Capital Loss and Revenue Loss
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Rectification of Errors
In this chapter of rectification of error, I will discuss the different types of error and method of its rectification under the following heads.
9.01 Types of Errors
• Errors Disclosed by the Trial Balance
• Errors not Disclosed by the Trial Balance
• Locating Errors
9.02 Rectification of Errors
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Trial Balance
A Trial Balance is a statement of accounts which appears in the Ledger showing either the balances
or the total amounts of debit and credit items.In this I will discuss the following topics
8.01 Meaning of a Trial Balance
8.02 Objectives or Utility of a Trial Balance
8.03 Limitations of Trial Balance
8.04 Methods of Preparing a Trial Balance
8.05 Preparation of the Trial Balance from Ledger Account Balances
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Bank Reconciliation Statement (BRS)
A Bank Reconciliation Statement is prepared on a particular date to reconcile the bank balance in the Cash Book with the balance as per the Bank Pass Book (or Bank Statement) by showing reasons for differences between the two.
In this chapter I will discuss the following topics
7.01 Meaning of a Bank Reconciliation Statement
7.02 Need and Importance of a Bank Reconciliation Statement
7.03 Causes of Difference between Cash Book and Pass Book Balances
7.04 Methods of Preparing a Bank Reconciliation Statement
7.05 Preparation of a Bank Reconciliation Statement
7.06 Preparation of a Bank Reconciliation Statement given as an extract of the Cash Book as well as the Pass Book relating to the same month
7.07 Preparation of Bank Reconciliation Statement with Adjusted (corrected) Cash Book Balance
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Subsidiary Books
SUBSIDIARY BOOKS book contain Cash Book, Purchases Day Book, Sales Day Book, Purchases Returns Book, Sales Returns Book, Bills Receivable Book, Bills Payable Book and Journal Proper.
In this chapter I will discuss the following topics
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Journal and Ledger
In this chapter of Journal and Ledger I will discuss the following topics
5.01 Meaning of an Account
5.02 Meaning of Debit and Credit
5.03 Classification of Accounts
5.04 Significance of Debit and credit in Accounts
5.05 Journal
5.05.01 Steps and Rules of Journalising
5.05.02 Totaling and Carry Forward.
5.05.03 Simple and Compound Journal Entries
5.06 Opening Entry
5.07 Sub-division of Journal
5.08 Ledger
5.08.01 Meaning
5.08.02 Form of a Ledger
5.08.03 Mechanics of Posting
5.08.04 Balancing of Ledger Accounts
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Business Transactions – Voucher Preparation
Business Transactions are recorded in the books of accounts on the basis of an evidence such as bills of purchases, invoices for sales, debit and credit notes, etc. These evidences being the basis of recording entry, are
known as Source Documents.Rules of debit and credit are applied to each transaction and a voucher is prepared before recording in the books of original entry, i.e., Journal and special purpose books in a chronological order. The entries recorded in these books of accounts are transferred to the
specific Ledger accounts.In this Chapter, we shall discuss Source Documents and the preparation of a Voucher.
4.01 Source Documents 4.02 Meaning of a Voucher
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Accounting Terms
Accounting Terms are general English words that are frequently used in accounting and sometime differently understood in accounting.
Following Accounting Terms will be discussed in this chapter
3.01.01 Debtor
3.01.02 Creditor
3.01.03 Assets
3.01.04 Liabilities
3.01.05 Goods
3.01.06 Stock or Inventory
3.01.07 Profit
3.01.08 Loss
3.01.09 Expense
3.01.10 Expenditure
3.01.11 Revenues
3.01.12 Income
3.01.13 Transaction
3.01.14 Drawings
3.01.15 Capital
3.01.16 Cost
3.01.17 Gain
3.01.18 Freight
3.01.19 Purchases
3.01.20 Purchases Return
3.01.21 Import
3.01.22 Freight or Carriage Inwards
3.01.23 Sales
3.01.24 Sales Return
3.01.25 Export
3.01.26 Freight or Carriage Outwards
3.01.27 Voucher
3.01.28 Discount
3.01.29 Trade Discount
3.01.30 Cash Discount
3.01.31 Account
3.01.32 Books of Accounts
3.01.33 Entry
3.01.34 Debit
3.01.35 Credit
3.01.36 Proprietor
3.01.37 Receivables
3.01.38 Payables
3.01.39 Bills of Exchange
3.01.40 Bills Receivable
3.01.41 Bills Payable
3.01.42 Depreciation
3.01.43 Cost of Goods Sold
3.01.44 Bad Debts
3.01.45 Insolvent
3.01.46 Solvent
3.01.47 Book Value
3.01.48 Investments
3.01.49 Entity
3.01.50 Trial Balance
3.01.51 Trading Account
3.01.52 Profit and Loss Account
3.01.53 Balance Sheet
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