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प्रश्न
Discuss the need of preparing a balance sheet
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उत्तर
The needs to prepare a Balance Sheet are given below:
1. It helps in determining the nature and book value of various assets, such as fixed assets, investments, current assets, etc. at the end of an accounting period.
2. It helps in ascertaining the nature and amount of various liabilities like long-term liabilities, current liabilities, provisions, etc., which a business owes.
3. It discloses important information about capital invested in a business.
The additional capital invested during the accounting period, drawings of the owners and profit (or loss) added to (or deducted from) the capital of the business.
4. It helps in assessing the solvency of a business.
5. It discloses the true financial position of a business at a particular point of time.
6. It lays down the basis for maintaining new books for next accounting period.
संबंधित प्रश्न
Answer in One Sentence:
What is Depreciation?
Give a word, term, or phrase which can substitute the following statement:
The accounts prepared at the end of the accounting year to know the profit or loss and Financial position of business
Select the most appropriate alternatives given below and rewrite the sentence :
______________ is a statement which shows the financial position of business on a specific date.
Select the most appropriate alternatives given below and rewrite the sentence :
State True or False with reasons :
In every adjustment atleast there are three effects.
State True or False with reasons :
Every item of Trial Balance has only one effect.
State True or False with reasons :
Goodwill is not a fictitious asset
Do you agree or disagree with the following statement :
Balance Sheet is a statement as well as an account.
Do you agree or disagree with the following statement :
Bank Overdraft is treated as an Internal Liability
Do you agree or disagree with the following statement:
Capital is excess of Liabilities over Assets.
Bank overdraft should be shown ______.
What are wasting assets?
What are fixed assets?
Mention any two differences between trial balance and balance sheet.
“Balance sheet is not an account” – Explain.
What are the advantages of preparing a balance sheet?
Prepare trading and profit and loss account in the books of Ramasundari for the year ended 31st December, 2017 and balance sheet as on that date from the following information:
| Particulars | ₹ | Particulars | ₹ |
| Opening stock | 2,500 | Sales | 7,000 |
| Wages | 2,700 | Purchases | 3,300 |
| Closing Stock | 4,000 | Salary | 2,600 |
| Discount received | 2,500 | Capital | 52,000 |
| Machinery | 52,000 | Cash at Bank | 6,400 |
| Creditors | 8,000 |
Chennai tennis club had a Match fund showing a credit balance of ₹ 24,000 on 1st April, 2018. The receipt to the fund during the year was ₹ 26,000. Match expenses incurred during the year was ₹ 33,000. How these items will appear in the final accounts of the club for the year ended 31st March, 2019?
How will the following appear in the final accounts of Karaikudi sports club for the year ending 31st March, 2019?
| Particulars | ₹ |
| Tournament fund on 1st April 2018 | 90,000 |
| Tournament fund investment on 1st April 2018 | 90,000 |
| Interest received on tournament fund investment | 9,000 |
| Donation to tournament fund | 10,000 |
| Tournament expenses | 60,000 |
From the following Receipts and Payment account of Yercaud Youth Association, prepare Income and expenditure account for the year ended 31st March, 2019 and the balance sheet as on that date.
| Receipts | ₹ | Payments | ₹ |
| To Balance b/d | By Salary | 14,000 | |
| Cash in hand | 9,600 | By Office expenses | 7,200 |
| To Government grants for purchase of books | 10,000 | By Books purchased | 15,000 |
| To Subscription | 24,800 | By Stationery purchased | 1,800 |
| To Admission fees | 2,000 | By Newspaper purchased | 2,100 |
| To Prize fund receipts | 6,000 | By Prizes awarded | 5,000 |
| To Bank interest | 1,500 | By Balance c/d | |
| To Sale of newspapers | 1,100 | Cash in hand | 9,900 |
| 55,000 | 55,000 |
Additional information:
- Opening capital fund ₹ 20,000.
- Stock of books on 1.4.2018 ₹ 9,200.
- Subscription due but not received ₹ 1,700.
- Stock of stationery on 1.4.2018 ₹ 1,200 and stock of stationery on 31.3.2019, ₹ 2,000.
Following is the Receipts and Payments account of Neyveli Science Club for the year ended 31st December, 2018.
| Dr. | Receipts and Payments Account for the year ended 31st December, 2018 | Cr. | ||
| Receipts | ₹ | Payments | ₹ | ₹ |
| To Balance b/d | By Balance b/d | |||
| Cash in hand | 2,400 | Bank overdraft | 1,000 | |
| To Subscription | 8,700 | By Postage expenses | 200 | |
| To Life membership fees | 5,000 | By Science equipments purchased | 10,000 | |
| To Exhibition fund receipts | 7,000 | By Laboratory expenses | 2,400 | |
| To Sale of science equipments (Book value ₹ 5,000) | 6,000 | By Secretary’s honorarium | 5,000 | |
| To Miscellaneous income | 500 | By Audit fees | 3,600 | |
| By General charges | 1,800 | |||
| By Exhibition expenses | 5,000 | |||
| By Balance c/d | ||||
| Cash in hand | 200 | |||
| Cash at bank | 400 | 600 | ||
| 29,600 | 29,600 | |||
Additional information:
- Opening capital fund ₹ 6,400
- Subscription includes ₹ 600 for the year 2019
- Science equipment as on 1.1.2018 ₹ 5,000
- Surplus on account of exhibition should be kept in reserve for new auditorium.
Prepare income and expenditure account for the year ended 31st December, 2018 and the balance sheet as on that date.
Following is the Receipts and payments account of Virudhunagar Volleyball Association for the year ended 31st December, 2018.
| Dr. | Receipts and Payments Account for the year ended 31st December, 2018 | Cr. | |||
| Receipts | ₹ | ₹ | Payments | ₹ | ₹ |
| To balance b/d | By Match expenses | 25,000 | |||
| Cash in hand | 5,000 | By Upkeep of pavilion | 17,000 | ||
| To Subscription | By Secretary’s honorarium | 18,000 | |||
| 2017 | 10,000 | By Bats and balls purchased | 22,000 | ||
| 2018 | 55,000 | By Grass seeds | 2,000 | ||
| 2019 | 5,000 | 70,000 | By Fixed deposit | 58,000 | |
| To Donations | 40,000 | By Sundry expenses | 3,000 | ||
| To Match fund receipts | 30,000 | By Balance c/d | |||
| To Interest on fixed deposit | 8,000 | Cash in hand | 7,000 | ||
| To Miscellaneous receipts | 5,000 | Cash at bank | 6,000 | 13,000 | |
| 1,58,000 | 1,58,000 | ||||
Additional information:
- On 1.1.2018, the association owned investments ₹ 10,000, premises and grounds ₹ 40,000, stock of bats and balls ₹ 5,000.
- Subscription ₹ 5,000 related to 2017 is still due.
- Subscription due for the year 2018, ₹ 6,000.
Prepare income and expenditure account for the year ended 31st December, 2018 and the balance sheet as on that date.
What is a balance sheet?
Calculate the Capital.
| Assets | (₹) | Liabilities | (₹) |
|
Building |
20,000 |
Bills Payable | 18,000 |
| Furniture | 15,000 | Creditors | 20,700 |
| Debtors | 30,000 | Outstanding Wages | 1,250 |
| Investments | 10,000 | ||
| Cash at Bank | 5,000 | ||
| Plant & Machinery | 20,000 |
Mr. Pramod borrowed a Loan from the State Bank of India ₹ 3,50,000 on 1st Oct. 2018 at the rate of interest of 12% p.a. Calculate the Interest on a bank loan for the year 2018-19, assuming that the financial year-end on 31st March every year.
Annual Insurance Premium ₹ 8,000 is paid on 1st Dec 2018. Calculate the amount of Insurance Premium for the accounting year ending on 31st March 2019.
Calculate the Gross Profit/Gross Loss
Purchases A/c ₹ 15,500, Sales A/c ₹ 30,000, Carriage Inward ₹ 1,200, Opening Stock ₹ 5,000, Purchases Returns ₹ 500, Closing Stock ₹ 18,000
Calculate the amount of gross profit and operating profit on the basis of the following balances extracted from the books of M/s Rajiv & Sons for the year ended March 31, 2017.
| ₹ | |
| Opening stock | 50,000 |
| Net sales | 11,00,000 |
| Net purchases | 6,00,000 |
| Direct expenses | 60,0000 |
| Administration expenses | 45,000 |
| Selling and distribution expenses | 65,000 |
| Loss due to fire | 20,000 |
| Closing stock | 70,000 |
Calculate the amount of gross profit and operating profit on the basis of the following balances extracted from the books of M/s Rajiv & Sons for the year ended March 31, 2017.
| ₹ | |
| Opening stock | 50,000 |
| Net sales | 11,00,000 |
| Net purchases | 6,00,000 |
| Direct expenses | 45,000 |
| Administration expenses | 45,000 |
| Selling and distribution expenses | 65,000 |
| Loss due to fire | 20,000 |
| Closing stock | 70,000 |
What does a balance sheet reveal about a business?
Which section does NOT appear on a balance sheet?
Why must a balance sheet always tally?
How are adjustments like outstanding expenses or prepaid expenses reflected in the balance sheet?
If cash at bank increases, which side of the balance sheet changes?
Which adjustment will affect both the Trading/Profit & Loss account and Balance Sheet?
