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State any objective of Financial Statement Analysis’.
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An important objective of Financial Statement Analysis is that it helps to conduct meaningful comparisons of financial data. It also provides better and easy understanding of the changes in the financial data over a period of time.
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What is meant by 'Financial Statements' of a company?
Complete the following journal entries left blank in the books of VK Ltd.:
| VK Ltd. Journal |
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| Date | Particulars | L.F. |
Dr. Rs |
Cr. Rs |
| 2018 Feb 1 |
___________________ Dr. ___________________ (Purchased own 500, 9% debentures of Rs 100 each at Rs 97 each for immediate cancellation) |
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| Feb 1 |
___________________ Dr. ___________________ ___________________ (Cancelled own debentures) |
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___________________ Dr. ___________________ (______________________) |
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'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.
State any one limitation of Financial Statement Analysis’
Financial statements are prepared following the consistent accounting concepts, principles, procedures and also the legal environment in which the business organizations operate. These statements are the sources 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 in a meaningful way.
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.
General Reserves, short term loans and advances, Capital work in progress and desgin.
State the interest of tax authorities in the analysis of financial statements.
Long Answer Question
Prepare the format of balance sheet and explain the various elements of balance sheet.
Show the following items in the balance sheet as per the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 in Schedule III:
| Particulars | Rs. | Particulars | Rs. |
| Preliminary Expenses | 2,40,000 | Good will | 30,000 |
| Discount on issue of shares | 20,000 | Loose tools | 12,000 |
| 10% Debentures | 2,00,000 | Motor Vehicles | 4,75,000 |
| Stock in Trade | 1,40,000 | Provision for tax | 16,000 |
| Cash at bank | 1,35,000 | ||
| Bills receivable | 1,20,000 |
From the following information prepare the balance sheet of Gitanjali Ltd., as per the (Revised) Schedule VI:
Inventories Rs. 14,00,000; Equity Share Capital Rs. 20,00,000; Plant and Machinery Rs. 10,00,000; Preference Share Capital Rs. 12,00,000; Debenture Redemption Reserve Rs. 6,00,000; Outstanding Expenses Rs. 3,00,000; Proposed Dividend Rs. 5,00,000; Land and Building Rs. 20,00,000; Current Investments Rs. 8,00,000; Cash Equivalent Rs. 10,00,000; Short term loan from Zaveri Ltd. (A Subsidiary Company of Twilight Ltd.) Rs. 4,00,000; Public Deposits Rs. 12,00,000.
From the following information prepare the balance sheet of Jam Ltd. as per the (revised) Schedule VI:
Inventories Rs. 7,00,000; Equity Share Capital Rs. 16,00,000; Plant and Machinery Rs. 8,00,000; Preference Share Capital Rs. 6,00,000; General Reserves Rs. 6,00,000; Bills payable Rs. 1,50,000; Provision for taxation Rs. 2,50,000; Land and Building Rs. 16,00,000; Noncurrent Investments Rs. 10,00,000; Cash at Bank Rs. 5,00,000;Creditors Rs. 2,00,000; 12% Debentures Rs. 12,00,000.
Brinda Ltd. has furnished the following information:
(a) 25,000, 10% debentures of Rs. 100 each;
(b) Bank Loan of Rs. 10,00,000 repayable after 5 years;
(c) Interest on debentures is yet to be paid.
Show the above items in the balance sheet of the company as at March 31, 2017.
Prepare a balance sheet of Black Swan Ltd., as at March 31, 2017 form the following information:
| General Reserve | : | 3,000 |
| 10% Debentures | : | 3,000 |
| Statement of Profit & Loss | : | 1,200 |
| Depreciation on fixed assets | : | 700 |
| Gross Block | : | 9,000 |
| Current Liabilities | : | 2,500 |
| Preliminary Expenses | : | 300 |
| 6% Preference Share Capital | : | 5,000 |
| Cash & Cash Equivalents | : | 6,100 |
Name the itmes that are shown under Long-term Borrowings.
State giving reason whether Trade Receivables are classified as Current Assets or Non-current Assets in the Balance Sheet of a Company as per Schedule III of the Companies Act, 2013 in the following cases.
| Case | Operating cycle Period (months) | Expected realization period (months) |
| 1 | 10 | 11 |
| 2 | 10 | 12 |
| 3 | 10 | 13 |
| 4 | 14 | 13 |
| 5 | 15 | 16 |
Under which major head and sub-head of the Assets part of the Balance Sheet will the following be shown:
(i) Intangible Assets; (ii) Intangible Assets under Development; (iii) Investments (more than 12 months); (iv) Deferred Tax Assets (Net); (v) Stores and Spares; and (vi) Loose Tools?
Identify which of the following items will be shown in the Note to Accounts on Other Expenses?
(i) Salaries;
(ii) Postage Expenses;
(iii) Telephone and Internet Expenses;
(iv) Rent for warehouse;
(v) Carriage Inwards;
(vi) Depreciation on computers;
(vii) Computer Software amortised;
(viii) Computer Hiring Charges;
(ix) Audit fee;
(x) Bonus.
The financial statements do not exhibit
‘Financial statements are prepared based on past data’. Explain how this is a limitation.
The Goodwill is not a ________.
Bank overdraft is shown in the balance sheet under the ______.
A company prepares its Balance Sheet as per the format in ______.
Assertion (A): The focus of calculation of working capital revolves around managing the operating cycle of the business.
Reason (R): It is because the concept of operating cycle is required to ascertain the liquidity of assets and urgency of payments to liabilities.
In the context of the above two statements, which of the following is correct?
Which of the following statements are false?
- When all the comparative figures in a balance sheet are stated as percentage of the total, it is termed as horizontal analysis.
- When financial statements of several years are analysed, it is termed as vertical analysis.
- Vertical Analysis is also termed as time series analysis.
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What are the objectives of financial statements? They provides ______.
Financial statements includes which types of statements are required for external reporting and also for internal needs of the management?
Consider the following statements.
Statement 1 - "Financial statements are the end products of accounting process"
Statement 2 - "Financial statements are not the end products of accounting process"
Consider the following statements.
Statement 1 - "Going Concern concept assumes that the enterprise continues for a long period of time."
Statement 2 - "Going Concern concept assumes that the enterprise continues for a shorter period of time."
What are the items shown under the heading 'Miscellaneous expenditure?'
Match the following:
| (i) | Gross profit | (a) | The explanatory notes to financial statements |
| (ii) | Operating profit | (b) | Amounts receivable by the company |
| (iii) | Sundry Debtors | (c) | Amounts payable by the company |
| (iv) | Sundry Creditors | (d) | Sales - Cost of good sold |
| (v) | Schedules | (e) | Gross profit - Operating expenses |
| (vi) | Net profit | (f) | Operating profit - interest and tax |
What are the uses and importance of financial statements?
Find out Cost of goods sold Opening stock = 1002, Purchases = 50,000, Wages = 5000, Manufacturing expenses = 20,000.
Which of the following is not a part of Finance Cost (in Statement of Profit and Loss)?
Carriage Inwards is shown in the Statement of Profit and Loss under ______.
______ are especially interested in the average payment period, since it provides them with a sense of the bill-paying patterns of the firm.
| Nitya, Shreya and Ishita are partners in a firm. They share profits in the ratio of 5 : 3 : 2. Their fixed capitals are ₹ 1,80,000; ₹ 1,60,000 and ₹ 2,00,000 respectively. For the year ending 31st March, 2022, Nitya withdrew ₹ 7,500 at the end of every quarter. |
The partnership deed provided that interest on capital will be allowed @10% p.a. The amount of interest on Ishita's capital will be:
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Rudra, Dev and Shiv were partners in a firm sharing profits in the ratio of 5 : 3 : 2. Their fixed capitals were ₹ 6,00,000, ₹ 4,00,000 and ₹ 2,00,000 respectively. Besides his capital Shiv had given a loan of ₹ 75,000 to the firm. Their partnership deed provided for the following:
During the year Rudra withdrew ₹ 50,000 at the end of each quarter; Dev withdrew ₹ 50,000 in the beginning of each half year and Shiv withdrew ₹ 70,000 at the end of each half year. The profit of the firm for the year ended 31-3-2022 before allowing interest on Shiv's loan was ₹ 7,06,750. |
What will the amount of interest on drawings of the partners?
Richa and Anmol are partners sharing profits in the ratio of 3 : 2 with capitals of ₹ 2,50,000 and ₹ 1,50,000 respectively. Interest on capital is agreed @6% p.a. Anmol is to be allowed an annual salary of ₹ 12,500. During the year ended 31st March 2023, the profits of the year prior to calculation of interest on capital but after charging Anmol’s salary amounted to ₹ 62,000. A provision of 5% of this profit is to be made in respect of manager’s commission.
Following is their Profit & Loss Appropriation Account:
| Particulars | (₹) | Particulars | (₹) |
| To Interest on Capital | By Profit & loss account (After manager’s commission) | __(2)__ | |
| Richa | ______ | ||
| Anmol | ______ | ||
| To Anmol’s Salary a/c | 12,500 | ||
| To Profit transferred to: Richa’s Capital A/C (1) | __(1)__ | ||
| Anmol’s Capital A/c | ______ | ||
| ______ | ______ |
The amount to be reflected in blank (1) will be:
