What is a journal? Give a specimen of journal showing at least five entries.
Journal is derived from the French word Jour, means daily records. In this book, transactions are recorded in order of their occurrence, i.e., in chronological order from the source document. It is also termed as the book of original entry and each transaction is termed as journal entry.
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Date | Particulars | L.F. |
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Date− Date of transaction is recorded in the order of their occurrence.
Particulars− Details of business transactions like, name of the parties involved and the name of related accounts, are recorded.
L.F.− Page number of ledger account when entry is posted.
Debit Amount− Amount of debit account is written.
Credit Amount− Amount of credit account is written.
Recording of a Journal Entry
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Started business with cash Rs 1,00,000 |
April 01 |
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Open a bank account Rs 20,000 |
April 03 |
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Purchase goods for cash Rs 25,000 |
April 04 |
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Goods sold for cash Rs 30,000 |
April 05 |
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Goods sold to Mr. X Rs 2,000 |
April 06 |
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April1 |
Cash A/c |
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1,00,000 |
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To Capital A/c |
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1,00,000 |
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(Started business with cash) |
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April 3 |
Bank A/c |
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20,000 |
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To Cash A/c |
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20,000 |
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April 4 |
Purchase A/c |
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25,000 |
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To Cash |
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25,000 |
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April 5 |
Cash A/c |
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30,000 |
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To Sales A/c |
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30,000 |
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April 6 |
Mr. X's A/c |
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2,000 |
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To Sales |
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2,000 |
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177,000 |
177,000 |
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Differentiate between source documents and vouchers.
Voucher is prepared from:
(i) Documentary evidence
(ii) Journal entry
(iii) Ledger account
(iv) All of the above
The journal entry to record the sale of services on credit should include:
(a) Debit to debtors and credit to capital.
(b) Debit to cash and Credit to debtors.
(c) Debit to fees income and Credit to debtors.
(d) Debit to debtors and Credit to fees income.
A purchase of machine for cash should be debited to:
(i) Cash account
(ii) Machine account
(iii) Purchase account
(iv) None of these
Select Right Answer:
Voucher is prepared for:
(i) Cash received and paid
(ii) Cash/Credit sales
(iii) Cash/Credit purchase
(iv) All of the above
Should a transaction be first recorded in a journal or ledger? Why?
Cash withdrawn by the Proprietor should be credited to:
(i) Drawings account
(ii) Capital account
(iii) Profit and loss account
(iv) Cash account
Choose the Correct Answer :
The ledger folio column of journal is used to:
(a) Record the date on which amount posted to a ledger account.
(b) Record the number of ledger account to which information is posted.
(c) Record the number of amounts posted to the ledger account.
(d) Record the page number of the ledger account.
What entry (debit or credit) would you make to:
(a) increase revenue
(b) decrease in expense,
(c) record drawings
(d) record the fresh capital introduced by the owner.
Give a specimen of an account.
Name any two types of commonly used negotiable instruments.
Why is it necessary to record the adjusting entries in the preparation of final accounts?
State the meaning of incomplete records?
What is ‘Depreciation’?
Briefly state how the cash book is both journal and a ledger.
State the meaning of a trial balance?
State the four basic requirements of a database applications.
Define accounting.
State the different elements of a computer system.
Why is it necessary for accountants to assume that business entity will remain a going concern?
Explain the errors of commission and give two examples with measures to rectify them.
The primary qualities that make accounting information useful for decision-making are :
(a) Relevance and freedom from bias
(b) Reliability and comparability
(c) Comparability and consistency
(d) None of the above
The framework of storage and processing of data is called as ........
What are ‘provisions’? How are they created? Give accounting treatment in case of provision for doubtful Debts.
Describe the various types of accounting software along with their advantages and limitations.
Briefly explain the term ‘favourable balance as per cash book’.
Show the treatment of prepaid expenses depreciation, closing stock at the time of preparation of final accounts when:
(a) When given inside the trial balance?
(b) When given outside the trial balance?
What are the possible reasons for keeping incomplete records?
An appropriate accounting software for a small business organisation having only one user and single office location would be ........
Name the parties to a promissory note.
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