
Question No 09 Chapter No 14
Sinking fund for Repayment of Loan
9. On 1srt April 2015 a company abstained a loan of Rs 60,000 from a finance company, which was repayable after three years. A sinking fund was created for the repayment of the loan and every year the amount provided was invested in an investment earning 5% p.a. Sinking Fund table shows that Re. 0.317200 invested each year at 5% will amount to Re. 1 after three years at compound interest. The investment was sold for Rs 39,000 at the and of third year and loan being repaid.
Given necessary accounts in the books of the company
| Dr. | Sinking Fund Account | Cr. | |||||
| Dat | Particulars |
J. F. | Amount | Date | Particulars |
J.F. | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31/03/15 | By Profit/Loss A/c | 19,032 | |||||
| 31/03/15 | By Balance C/d | 19,032 | |||||
| 19,032 | 19,032 | ||||||
| 01/04/15 | By Balance b/d | 19,032 | |||||
| 31/03/16 | By Interest A/c (19,032 x 5%) | 952 | |||||
| 31/03/16 | By Profit/Loss A/c | 19,032 | |||||
| 31/03/16 | By Balance C/d | 39,016 | |||||
| 39,016 | 39,016 | ||||||
| 31/03/16 | To Sinking Fund Investment A/c (Loss on Sale) | 16 | 01/04/16 | By Balance b/d | 39,016 | ||
| 31/03/17 | By Interest A/c (39,016 x 5%) | 1,951 | |||||
| 31/03/17 | By General Reserve | 59,983 | 31/03/17 | By Profit/Loss A/c | 19,032 | ||
| 59,999 | 59,999 | ||||||
| Dr. | Sinking Fund Investment Account | Cr. | |||||
| Dat | Particulars |
J.F. | Amount | Date | Particulars |
J.F. | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31/03/15 | To Bank A/c | 19,032 | |||||
| 31/03/16 | By Balance c/d | 19,032 | |||||
| 19,032 | 19,032 | ||||||
| 01/04/16 | To Balance b/d | 19,032 | |||||
| 31/03/17 | To Bank A/c | 19,032 | |||||
| 31/03/17 | By Balance c/d | 39,016 | |||||
| 39,016 | 39,016 | ||||||
| 31/03/17 | To Bad debts A/c | 39,016 | 31/03/18 | By Bank A/c | 39,000 | ||
| 31/03/18 | By Sinking fund A/c | 16 | |||||
| 39,016 | 39,016 | ||||||
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