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A Company Has an Opening Credit Balance in Surplus, I.E., Balance in Statement of Profit and Loss of ₹ 1,00,000.

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A company has an opening credit balance in Surplus, i.e., Balance in Statement of Profit and Loss of ₹ 1,00,000. During the year, it earned a profit of ₹ 75,000. It decided to transfer ₹ 15,000 to Debentures Redemption Reserve (DRR) and also proposed to pay dividend of ₹ 25,000.
How will be the appropriations shown in the financial statements? 

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Extract of Balance Sheet
as at …..

Particulars

Note No.

Amount

(Rs)

I. Equity and Liabilities

 

 

1. Shareholders’ Funds

 

 

a. Share Capital

 

 

b. Reserves and Surplus

1

1,50,000

   2. Share Application Money  Pending Allotment

 

 

   3. Non-Current Liabilities

 

 

   4. Current Liabilities

 

 

   a. Short-term Provisions

4

25,000

Total

 

 

NOTES TO ACCOUNTS                                                                      

Note No.

Particulars

Amount

(Rs)

1

Reserves and Surplus 

 

 

(a) Surplus, i.e. Balance in Statement of Profit and Loss

1,00,000

 

 

 

 

1,35,000 

 

Add: Profit for the year

75,000

 

Less: Appropriations

 

Transfer to Debenture Redemption Reserve

(15,000)

 

Proposed Dividend

(25,000)

 

(b) Debenture Redemption Reserve

 

 

Transferred from Surplus i.e. Balance in Statement of Profit and Loss

15,000

 

Total (a + b) [to be Shown in Balance Sheet against Reserves and Surplus]

1,50,000

4

Short-term Provisions

 

 

Proposed Dividend 

25,000

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