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Question
Explain the term deficit in Income and Expenditure Account.
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Solution
- 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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