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What is Meant by 'Financial Statements' of a Company?

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What is meant by 'Financial Statements' of a company?

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Financial statements are the statements that reflect the performance and position of an organisation in financial terms to users of accounting information.

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(1) Capital Reserve
(2) Calls-in-Advance
(3) Loose Tools
(4) Bank overdraft


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State the interest of tax authorities in the analysis of financial statements.


State the significance of analysis of financial statements to ‘Top Management’.


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Inventories Rs. 7,00,000; Equity Share Capital Rs. 16,00,000; Plant and Machinery Rs. 8,00,000; 8% 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.


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Under which major head will the following be shown:

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Under which sub-head will the following be classified or shown: 
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State giving reason whether Trade Payables are classified as Current Liabilities or Non-current Liabilities in the Calance Sheet of a Company as per Schedule III of the Companies Act, 2013 in the following cases:

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10

11

2

10

12

3 10 13
4 14 13
5

15

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Under which head and how are the following items shown in the Balance Sheet of a company under Schedule III:

(i) Calls-in-Arrears;  (ii)  Share Application Money Pending Allotment; (iii) Unpaid Dividend; and (iv) Dividend not paid on Cumulative Preference Shares?


Under which heads the following items are classified or shown on the Assets part of the Balance Sheet of a copany: (i) Loose Tools; (ii) Bills Receivable; (iii) Sundry Debtors: and (iv) Advances Recoverable in Cash?


Under which heads the following items on the Assets part of the Balance Sheet of a company will be presented?

(i) Sundry Debtors

(ii) Patents and Trademarks

(iii) Shares in Quoted Companies

(iv) Advances recoverable in cash

(v) Prepaid Insurance and

(vi) Worl-in-Progress (Machinery)?


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General Reserve 3,000   Fixed Assets: Tangible Assets (Cost) 9,000
8% Debentures 3,000   Other Current Liabilities 2,500
Surplus, i.e., Balance in Statement of Profit and Loss (Credit) 1,200   Share Capital 5,000
Depreciation of Fixed Assets 700   Other Current Assets 6,400

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(i) Salaries;

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(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.


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(i) Capital Reserve;
(ii) Calls-in-Advance;
(iii) Loose Tools; and
(iv) Bank overdraft.


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Which Indian Companies Act is in force these days?


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In the context of the above two statements, which of the following is correct?


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Statement 2 - "Facts and figures presented in financial statements are not at all based on personal judgements"


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Statement 2 - "Going Concern concept assumes that the enterprise continues for a shorter period of time."


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(iv) Sundry Creditors (d) Sales - Cost of good sold
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  1. Interest on capital @9% p.a.
  2. Interest on partner's drawings @12% p.a.
  3. Salary to Rudra ₹ 30,000 per month and to Dev ₹ 40,000 per quarter.
  4. Interest on Shiv's loan @9% p.a.

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.

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  1. Interest on capital @9% p.a.
  2. Interest on partner's drawings @12% p.a.
  3. Salary to Rudra ₹ 30,000 per month and to Dev ₹ 40,000 per quarter.
  4. Interest on Shiv's loan @9% p.a.

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.

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The amount to be reflected in blank (1) will be:


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  1. Interest on capital @ 9% p.a.
  2. Interest on partner's drawings @ 12% p.a.
  3. Salary to Rudra ₹ 30,000 per month and to Dev ₹ 40,000 per quarter.
  4. Interest on Shiv's loan @ 9% p.a.

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.

How much amount of net profit will be transferred to Profit and Loss Appropriation A/c?


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