Question No 2 Chapter No 12 – Unimax Class 11
An extract of the trial balance from the books of Tahiliani and sons enterprise on December 31, 2019, is given below:
Name of the account | Dr. Amount | Cr. Amount |
Sundry debtors | 50,000 | |
Bad debts | 6,000 | |
Provision for doubtful debts | 4,000 |
Addition information-
*Bad debts proved bad but not recorded amounted to ₹ 2,000.
*Provision is to be maintained at 8% of debtors.
Give necessary accounting entries for writing off the bad debts and crediting the provision for doubtful debts account. Also show the necessary accounts.
The solution of Question No 2 Chapter No 12 – Unimax Class 11
Journal | |||||
Date | Particulars | L.F. | Debit | Credit | |
2019 | |||||
Dec.31 | Bad debts A/c | Dr. | 2,000 | ||
To debtors A/c | 2,000 | ||||
(Being further bad debts written off) | |||||
Dec.31 | Provision for doubtful debts A/c | Dr. | 8,000 | ||
To Bad debts A/c | 8,000 | ||||
(Being total bad debts transferred to provision a/c) | |||||
Dec.31 | Profit & Loss A/c | Dr. | 7,840 | ||
To Provision for doubtful debts A/c | 7,840 | ||||
(Being net amount charged from P&L A/c) |
Dr | Bad debts A/c | Cr | |||||
Date | Particulars | J.F. | Amount | Date | Particulars | J.F. | Amount |
2019 | 2019 | ||||||
Dec.31 | To Balance b/d | 6,000 | Dec.31 | By provision for doubtful debts A/c | 8,000 | ||
Dec.31 | To Sundry Debtors A/c | 2,000 | |||||
8,000 | 8,000 | ||||||
Dr | Provision for doubtful debts A/c | Cr | |||||
Date | Particulars | J.F. | Amount | Date | Particulars | J.F. | Amount |
2019 | 2019 | ||||||
Dec.31 | To Bad debts A/c | 8,000 | Jan.1 | By Balance b/d | 4,000 | ||
Dec.31 | To Balance c/d | 3,840 | Dec.31 | By profit & loss A/c | 7,840 | ||
11,840 | 11,840 | ||||||
2020 | |||||||
Jan.1 | By Balance b/d | 3,840 |
Dr | Profit & Loss A/c |
Cr | |
Particulars | Amount | Particulars | Amount |
To Provision for doubtful debts A/c | 7,840 |
Working Note:
Net amount chargeable to P & L a/c | |
Bad debts | 6,000 |
Add: further bad debts | 2,000 |
8,000 | |
Add: New provision (8%on ₹ 48,000) | 3,840 |
11,840 | |
Less: old provision | 4,000 |
7,840 |
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Advanced Accountancy – Unimax Class 11 – 2021 – Solution.
Part-I
- Chapter No. 1 – Introduction of Accounting
- Chapter No. 2 – Theory Base of Accounting
- Chapter No. 3 – Vouchers and Transactions
- Chapter No. 4 – Journal
- Chapter No. 5 – Goods and Services Tax (GST): An Introduction
- Chapter No. 6 – Ledger
- Chapter No. 7 – Special Purpose Book – Cash Book
- Chapter No. 8 – Other Subsidiary Books
- Chapter No. 9 – Trial Balance
- Chapter No. 10 – Rectification of Errors
- Chapter No. 11 – Depreciation
- Chapter No. 12 – Provision and Reserves
- Chapter No. 13 – Bank Reconciliation Statement
- Chapter No. 14 – Bills of Exchange
Students may choose only one part from Part II and Part III
Part-II
- Chapter No. 15 – Financial Statements (Without Adjustments)
- Chapter No. 16 – Financial Statements (With Adjustments)
- Chapter No. 17 – Accounts from Incomplete Records – Single Entry System
Part-III
- Chapter No. 18 – Introduction to Computers and Accounting information System
- Chapter No. 19 – Computerised Accounting
- Chapter No. 20 – Accounting Software: Tally
- Chapter No. 21 – Data Base System
- Chapter No. 22 – Concept of Entity and Relationship
- Chapter No. 18 – Introduction to Computers and Accounting information System
- Chapter No. 19 – Computerised Accounting
- Chapter No. 20 – Accounting Software: Tally
- Chapter No. 21 – Data Base System
- Chapter No. 22 – Concept of Entity and Relationship
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