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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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State any objective of Financial Statement Analysis’.
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Financial statements are prepared following the consistent accounting concepts, principles, procedures and also the legal environment in which the business organisations operate. These statements are the source 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.
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:
(i) Calls-in-arrears
(ii) Calls-in-advance
(iii) Gain on reissue of forfeited equity shares
(iv) Trade payables to be settled beyond 12 months from the date of Balance Sheet
State the interest of tax authorities in the analysis of financial statements.
Name any two financial statements prepared by a not-for-profit organisation.
Long Answer Question
Prepare the format of balance sheet and explain the various elements of balance sheet.
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, from the following information:
| Rs. | |
| General Reserve | 3,000 |
| 10% Debentures | 3,000 |
| Balance in 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 |
Under which major head will the following be shown:
(i) Share Capital; and (ii) Money Received Against Share Warrants?
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 on the Assets part of the Balance Sheet of a company will be shown:
- Sundry Debtors
- Patents and Trademarks
- Shares in Quoted Companies
- Advances recoverable in cash
- Prepaid Insurance and
- Work-in-Progress?
Prepare Balance Sheet of VT Ltd. as at 31st March 2026, from the following information as per Schedule III, Part I of the Companies Act, 2013:
| ₹ | ₹ | |||
| General Reserve | 3,000 | Property, Plant and Equipment (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 | 700 | Other Current Assets | 6,400 |
From the following information, prepare Note to Accounts on Finance Costs: Interest paid to Bank ₹ 75,000; Interest on Debentures ₹ 58,000; Loss on issue of Debentures written off ₹ 27,500; and Commitment Charges ₹ 15,000.
Which of the following statement is not true?
The Goodwill is not a ________.
___________ is conducted by bankers and government.
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.
What are the objectives of financial statements? They provides ______.
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 - "Facts and figures presented in financial statements are based on personal judgements"
Statement 2 - "Facts and figures presented in financial statements are not at all based on personal judgements"
Consider the following statements.
Statement 1 - "Recorded facts are based on replacement cost"
Statement 2 - "Recorded facts are not based on replacement cost"
What are the items shown under the heading 'Miscellaneous expenditure?'
What are the limitations of financial statements?
Name the expenses that are incurred in connection with the formation of a company?
What are the items shown under the heading of "Investments" in the balance sheet?
What are the items shown under the heading of "Current assets" in the balance sheet?
Which of the following is not a part of Finance Cost (in Statement of Profit and Loss)?
______ are especially interested in the average payment period, since it provides them with a sense of the bill-paying patterns of the firm.
Securities Premium is shown under which head in the Balance Sheet ?
| 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 average number of months for which interest on drawings will be calculated will be:
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:
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 (2) will be:
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:
