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प्रश्न
Explain the term deficit in Income and Expenditure Account.
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उत्तर
- Deficit in the context of an Income and Expenditure Account refers to the excess of expenditure over income within a specific accounting period.
- When a non-trading organization incurs more expenses than it earns in revenue during a given period, the result is a deficit.
- The deficit is deducted from the organization's capital fund to indicate poor financial performance throughout the period.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Justify either for or against by giving a reason for the following statement. ‘Income and Expenditure account shows the opening and closing balances of cash in hand and cash at bank.’
______ depicts the capital fund of the organization.
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______ account is prepared to ascertain surplus or deficit at the end of an accounting year.
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It serves as the basis for preparing the Balance Sheet of a non-trading organisation.
It contains only revenue items.
All donations received by non-trading concerns are entered in the liabilities side of the balance sheet. Justify either for or against.
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