Commerce (English Medium) कक्षा १२ - CBSE Important Questions for Accountancy

On July 01, 2022, Panther Ltd. issued 20,000, 9% Debentures of ₹ 100 each at 8% premium and redeemable at a premium of 15% in four equal instalments starting from the end of the third year. The balance in Securities Premium on the date of issue of debentures was ₹ 80,000. Interest on debentures was to be paid on March 31 every year.

Pass Journal entries for the financial year 2022-23.  Also prepare Loss on Issue of Debentures account.

List any four items that are shown under the sub-heading 'Cash and Cash Equivalents' as per Schedule III of the Companies Act, 2013.

What is meant by solvency of business?

What is meant by 'Activity Ratios'?

Under which major sub-headings the following items will be placed in the Balance Sheet of a company as per revised Schedule-VI, Part-I of the Companies Act, 1956:

1. Accrued Incomes
2. Loose Tools
3. Provision for employees benefits
4. Unpaid dividend
5. Short-term loans
6. Long-term loans.

List any four items other than 'stock-in-trade' that are presented under the sub-head 'inventories' as per schedule Ill of the Companies Act, 2013.

'Panipat Blankets Limited' are the manufacturers and exporters of blankets. The company decided to distribute 1,000 blankets free of cost to five villages of Kashmir which had been damaged by the floods. It also decided to employ 100 young persons from these villages in their newly established factory at Ludhiana in Punjab To meet the requirements of funds for its new factory, the company issued 1,00,000 equity shares of  Rs 10 each and 2,000, 9% debentures of Rs 100 each to the vendors of machinery purchased for Rs 12,00,000.

Pass necessary journal entries for the above transactions in the books of the company. Also, identify anyone value which the company wants to communicate to the society.

Compute Working Capital Turnover Ratio using the following information.

Calculate Debt-Equity Ratio

State any two limitations and any two objectives of  'Analysis of Financial Statement'. 

Financial statements are prepared following the consistent accounting concepts, principles, procedures and also the legal environment in which the business organisations operate. These statements are the source of information on the basis of which conclusions are drawn about the profitability and financial position of a company so that their users can easily understand and use them in their economic decisions.

From the above statement identify any two values that a company should observe while preparing its financial statements. Also, state under which major headings and sub-headings the following items will be presented in the Balance Sheet of a company as per Schedule III of the Companies Act, 2013:  

(i) Calls-in-arrears
(ii) Calls-in-advance
(iii) Gain on reissue of forfeited equity shares
(iv) Trade payables to be settled beyond 12 months from the date of Balance Sheet

Choose the appropriate alternative from the given options:
Which of the following is a limitation of financial analysis?

From the following Balance Sheet of Rohit Ltd., prepare a Common Size Balance Sheet:

Which of the following is a tool of Analysis of Financial Statements?

The 'Inventory Turnover Ratio' from the following information will be:

Chhavi and Neha were partners in firm sharing profits and losses equally. Chhavi withdrew a fixed amount at the beginning of each quarter. Interest on drawings is charged @ 6% p.a. At the end of the year, interest on Chhavi's drawings amounted to ₹ 900. Pass necessary journal entry for charging interest on drawings.

Sonu and Rajat started a partnership firm on April 1, 2017. They contributed ₹ 8,00,000 and ₹ 6,00,000 respectively as their capitals and decided to share profits and losses in the ratio of 3: 2.
The partnership deed provided that Sonu was to be paid a salary of ₹ 20,000 per month and Rajat a commission of 5% on turnover. It also provided that interest on capital be allowed at 8% p.a. Sonu withdrew ₹ 20,000 on 1^st December 2017 and Rajat withdrew ₹ 5,000 at the end of each month. Interest on drawings was charged at 6% p.a. The net profit as per Profit and Loss Account for the year ended 31^st March 2018 was ₹ 4,89,950. The turnover of the firm for the year ended 31^st March 2018 amounted to ₹ 20,00,000. Pass necessary journal entries for the above transactions in the books of Sonu and Rajat.

Vivek, Viney and Vijay were partners in a firm sharing profits in the ratio of 2:1:2. The firm closes its books on 31st March every year. On 31-12-2014 Viney died. On that date his capital account showed a debit balance of Rs 10,000 and Goodwill of the firm was valued at Rs 2, 40,000. There was a debit balance of Rs 7,000 in the profit and loss account. Viney's share of profit in the year of his death will be calculated on the basis of average profit of last 5 years which was Rs 90,000.

Pass necessary journal entries in the books of the firm on Viney's death.

On1.4.2014 the Balance Sheet of Anant, Sampat and Gunvant was as follows :

Gunvant died on 30.9.2014. Under the terms of Partnership Deed, the executors of the deceased partner were entitled to:

(a) The amount standing to the credit of partner's capital account.
(b) Interest on capital @12% per annum.
(c) A share of goodwill on the basis of twice the average of past three years profits.
(d) A share of profit from the closing of last financial year to the date of death on the basis of last year's profit.

The profits of the last three years were as follows:

The firm closes its books on 31st March every year. Partners share profits in the ratio of their capitals.
Prepare Gunvant's Capital Account to be presented to his executors

Joshi, Pandey and Agarwal were partners in a firm sharing profits in the ratio of 2:2:1. On 31.3.2014, their Balance Sheet was as follows:

On 31.12.2014, Agarwal died. The partnership deed provided for the following to the executors of the deceased partner:

(a) His share in the goodwill of the firm, calculated on the basis of three year's purchase of the average profits of the last four years. The profits of the last four years were Rs 2,70,000; Rs 3,00,000; Rs 5,40,000 and Rs 8,10,000 respectively.
(b) His share in the profits of the firm till the date of his death, calculated on the basis of the average profits of the last four years.
(c) Interest @12% per annum on the credit balance, if any, in his Capital account.
(d) Interest on his loan @12% per annum.

Prepare Agarwal's Capital Account to be presented to his executors.