This document discusses branch accounting and different systems for maintaining the accounts of dependent branches. It describes three main types of branches from an accounting perspective: dependent branches that do not keep full books, independent branches that do, and foreign branches. It then explains three systems for dependent branch accounting: the debtors system, final accounts system, and stock and debtors system. The debtors system is described in more detail, including how the branch account is prepared under the cost price and invoice price methods to determine branch profit or loss. Illustrative examples are provided.
This document discusses different types of business branches including home branches, foreign branches, and dependent vs independent branches. It provides details on home branches, which are those located in the same country as the head office, and can be dependent or independent. Dependent branches do not maintain full transaction records, while independent branches do. The document also covers important terms like inter-branch transactions, goods in transit, and cash in transit. Finally, it discusses three methods for keeping accounting records for dependent branches: the debtors system, final account system, and stock and debtors system.
Cost accounting vs financial accountingCOMMERCEIETS
Cost accounting records and analyzes costs to ascertain the cost of products/services, determine profitability, and control costs. It uses historical and predetermined costs and reports to management frequently. Financial accounting records all monetary transactions to determine the organization's financial position in financial statements. It uses historical costs and is mandatory, publishing annual statements externally. While cost accounting controls costs, financial accounting determines overall profit/loss.
Computerized banking system is a proven, secure, modular, on-line, real-time, flexible, scalable, multi-currency. It is user friendly, easy to manage, and easy to operate information system, based on fully integrated and co-operative components.
1. A liquidator is appointed to oversee the liquidation or winding up of a company. Their responsibilities include realizing company assets, collecting money from shareholders, and distributing funds according to legal order of preference.
2. Liquidation terminates a company's legal existence by disposing of assets and paying debts. Types of winding up include compulsory by court order, members' voluntary, creditors' voluntary, and voluntary under court supervision.
3. The liquidator prepares a final statement of accounts showing all asset realizations and payments to creditors and shareholders to fully settle the company's affairs.
Here are the journal entries to record the above transactions:
Dr. Capital Reduction Account 2,50,000
To Equity Share Capital Account 2,50,000
(Being reduction in share capital as sanctioned by the court)
Dr. Profit and Loss Account 1,05,000
To Capital Reduction Account 1,05,000
(Being writing off of debit balance of profit and loss account)
Dr. Plant and Machinery Account 45,000
Dr. Goodwill Account 20,000
To Capital Reduction Account 65,000
(Being reduction in value of plant and machinery and goodwill)
Dr. Investment Account 40,000
To
Ind AS 18 provides guidance on accounting for revenue. It aims to determine when to recognize revenue. Revenue is recognized when future economic benefits flow to the entity and can be reliably measured.
The standard addresses revenue recognition for sale of goods, rendering of services, and interest, royalties or dividends. For sale of goods, revenue is recognized when risks and rewards of ownership transfer. For services, revenue is recognized by reference to completion percentage. Interest is recognized using effective interest rate method, while royalties and dividends are recognized on an accrual basis.
The document also discusses concepts like deferred payment terms, non-cash transactions, and components of transactions. Disclosures required include revenue categories, accounting policies,
1) Branch accounting involves keeping separate accounts for each branch location of a company to provide transparency into each branch's transactions, cash flows, financial position, and performance.
2) There are two main types of branches - dependent branches, which have their accounts maintained by headquarters, and independent branches, which maintain their own separate double-entry bookkeeping systems.
3) Independent branches are treated as separate accounting units, recording their own transactions, preparing trial balances, and forwarding these to headquarters to incorporate into consolidated financial statements for the whole company.
This document discusses different types of business branches including home branches, foreign branches, and dependent vs independent branches. It provides details on home branches, which are those located in the same country as the head office, and can be dependent or independent. Dependent branches do not maintain full transaction records, while independent branches do. The document also covers important terms like inter-branch transactions, goods in transit, and cash in transit. Finally, it discusses three methods for keeping accounting records for dependent branches: the debtors system, final account system, and stock and debtors system.
Cost accounting vs financial accountingCOMMERCEIETS
Cost accounting records and analyzes costs to ascertain the cost of products/services, determine profitability, and control costs. It uses historical and predetermined costs and reports to management frequently. Financial accounting records all monetary transactions to determine the organization's financial position in financial statements. It uses historical costs and is mandatory, publishing annual statements externally. While cost accounting controls costs, financial accounting determines overall profit/loss.
Computerized banking system is a proven, secure, modular, on-line, real-time, flexible, scalable, multi-currency. It is user friendly, easy to manage, and easy to operate information system, based on fully integrated and co-operative components.
1. A liquidator is appointed to oversee the liquidation or winding up of a company. Their responsibilities include realizing company assets, collecting money from shareholders, and distributing funds according to legal order of preference.
2. Liquidation terminates a company's legal existence by disposing of assets and paying debts. Types of winding up include compulsory by court order, members' voluntary, creditors' voluntary, and voluntary under court supervision.
3. The liquidator prepares a final statement of accounts showing all asset realizations and payments to creditors and shareholders to fully settle the company's affairs.
Here are the journal entries to record the above transactions:
Dr. Capital Reduction Account 2,50,000
To Equity Share Capital Account 2,50,000
(Being reduction in share capital as sanctioned by the court)
Dr. Profit and Loss Account 1,05,000
To Capital Reduction Account 1,05,000
(Being writing off of debit balance of profit and loss account)
Dr. Plant and Machinery Account 45,000
Dr. Goodwill Account 20,000
To Capital Reduction Account 65,000
(Being reduction in value of plant and machinery and goodwill)
Dr. Investment Account 40,000
To
Ind AS 18 provides guidance on accounting for revenue. It aims to determine when to recognize revenue. Revenue is recognized when future economic benefits flow to the entity and can be reliably measured.
The standard addresses revenue recognition for sale of goods, rendering of services, and interest, royalties or dividends. For sale of goods, revenue is recognized when risks and rewards of ownership transfer. For services, revenue is recognized by reference to completion percentage. Interest is recognized using effective interest rate method, while royalties and dividends are recognized on an accrual basis.
The document also discusses concepts like deferred payment terms, non-cash transactions, and components of transactions. Disclosures required include revenue categories, accounting policies,
1) Branch accounting involves keeping separate accounts for each branch location of a company to provide transparency into each branch's transactions, cash flows, financial position, and performance.
2) There are two main types of branches - dependent branches, which have their accounts maintained by headquarters, and independent branches, which maintain their own separate double-entry bookkeeping systems.
3) Independent branches are treated as separate accounting units, recording their own transactions, preparing trial balances, and forwarding these to headquarters to incorporate into consolidated financial statements for the whole company.
Reserves are portions of shareholders' equity set aside for specific purposes. There are several types of reserves including capital reserves, revenue reserves, and statutory reserves. Capital reserves cannot be distributed as dividends while revenue reserves can be. Statutory reserves are required by law. Reserves are used to purchase assets, pay legal settlements, and other expenses. Buybacks allow companies to repurchase their own shares from investors using free reserves or fresh issue proceeds. Bonus shares distribute additional shares to shareholders without payment using a company's retained earnings. Stock-based compensation provides employees shares or options, while earnings per share measures profit allocated to each share.
The document discusses various aspects of dividends, including:
1) Types of dividends such as interim, final, special dividends.
2) Sources of dividends including current year's profits, previous years' undistributed profits, and capital profits.
3) Procedures for declaring dividends including recommendation by the board of directors, approval by shareholders, payment within 30 days of declaration.
The document discusses India's Minimum Alternate Tax (MAT), which requires companies to pay tax of at least 30% of their book profits if their total taxable income under normal tax provisions is less than 30% of book profits. Key points include that MAT aims to ensure companies pay some tax even with exemptions, MAT can be carried forward for tax credits for 5 years, and MAT rates have increased over time, most recently to 18.5% for companies and for Limited Liability Partnerships.
TAX ASSESSMENT OF ASSOCIATION OF PERSONSB(AOP)/BODY OF IDIVIDUALS (BOI)Mahi Muthananickal
(1) The document discusses the concepts of Association of Persons (AOP) and Body of Individuals (BOI) under the Indian Income Tax Act of 1961.
(2) It provides definitions and differences between AOP and BOI, and describes how to compute tax liability when the shares of members are known (determinate) or unknown (indeterminate).
(3) The maximum marginal tax rate is also explained, which is the highest slab rate used to compute tax on the total income of an AOP or BOI when member shares are unknown.
Corporate tax is collected from companies incorporated in India and is levied on their global income if the company's control and management is in India. Corporate tax planning aims to minimize current and future tax liabilities through comparing opportunities to defer or reduce taxes, as corporate tax is a significant overhead cost. The minimum alternate tax of 18.5% of book profits is levied if it exceeds the tax payable under normal provisions. Calculation of book profits involves adding certain expenses back and deducting certain incomes for tax purposes.
Leverage refers to using debt, borrowed money, or derivative instruments to amplify gains and losses from investments or business operations. There are two types of leverage: operating leverage, which is the use of fixed operating costs, and financial leverage, which is the use of fixed financing costs. The document defines various leverage metrics such as degree of operating leverage (DOL), degree of financial leverage (DFL), and degree of combined leverage (DCL) which measure how changes in sales, operating income, and earnings per share are amplified through the use of leverage.
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Preference shares represent partial ownership in a company and carry preferential rights to dividends and assets. Preference shareholders receive dividends first before common shareholders and do not have voting rights. Preference shares can be redeemed either through company profits, issuing new shares, or a combination. When redeemed through profits, an equivalent amount must be transferred to a capital redemption reserve account.
This document defines and explains the concept of royalties. It notes that royalties are periodic payments made for the use of intellectual or physical property, such as copyrights, mining rights, or patents. Royalties are typically based on sales, output, or production and are paid by licensees or lessees to intellectual property owners or lessors. The document also discusses minimum rent/royalty provisions which guarantee lessors a minimum payment amount even if actual sales or production is lower. Finally, it provides examples of journal entries for accounting for royalty transactions.
Section 60 discusses clubbing of income when the ownership of an asset is not transferred but the income from the asset is transferred to another person. Section 61 discusses clubbing of income from revocable transfers of assets. Section 62 provides exceptions for transfers made via a trust or more than 6 years ago. Section 63 defines "transfer" and "revocable transfer". Sections 64(1) and 64(1A) discuss clubbing the income of a spouse, son's wife, or minor child in certain situations such as transfers of assets without adequate consideration.
IAS-1: Presentation of Financial StatementsAmit Sarkar
IAS 1 Presentation of Financial Statements sets out the overall requirements for financial statements, including how they should be structured, the minimum requirements for their content and overriding concepts such as going concern, the accrual basis of accounting and the current/non-current distinction. The standard requires a complete set of financial statements to comprise a statement of financial position, a statement of profit or loss and other comprehensive income, a statement of changes in equity and a statement of cash flows.
TDS, TCS, and advance payment of tax refer to India's tax collection methods where:
1) TDS requires deductors to withhold a percentage of certain payments like salaries and interest and deposit it with the government. It helps collect taxes in advance and expand the tax net.
2) TCS requires sellers to collect tax from buyers when receiving payment for specified goods.
3) Advance tax must be paid in installments by those with tax liability over Rs. 10,000, before the end of the fiscal year based on estimated income.
Marginal costing is an accounting technique that separates total costs into fixed and variable components. It only includes variable costs when determining the cost of producing an additional unit. This helps management compare costs between time periods and determine profitability. CVP (cost-volume-profit) analysis studies the relationships between selling price, costs, volume, and profits. It shows how costs and profits change with volume and can help with decision making, budgeting, and performance evaluation. While useful for short-term analysis, marginal costing has limitations such as difficulty separating fixed and variable costs.
The document discusses underwriting of shares and debentures, including what underwriting is, types of underwriting agreements, underwriting commission provisions, and journal entries related to underwriting. It provides learning objectives, definitions, examples, and explanations of various underwriting concepts such as conditional underwriting, firm underwriting, marked and unmarked applications, and how to determine underwriter liability. Worked examples are included to illustrate underwriting calculations.
Service tax is a tax levied on service providers in India at a rate of 10.3% which includes a 10% service tax amount and 3% education cess on the service tax amount. Businesses providing taxable services exceeding Rs. 7 lakhs annually must register within 30 days by submitting Form ST-1 along with required documents. Certain services such as those provided to the UN or in special economic zones are exempted from service tax. Service providers with aggregate taxable services not exceeding Rs. 8 lakhs annually are also fully exempted. Invoice/bills for taxable services must be issued within 14 days and contain specified details, and service tax must be paid through specified banks using challan GAR
The document discusses various types of income that are exempt from income tax under the Income Tax Act in India. It provides details on exemptions for agricultural income, HUF income, partner's share of profit, leave travel concession, pension, leave salary, voluntary retirement compensation, house rent allowance, special allowances like transport allowance, interest income from certain securities, income of employee welfare funds, income of the Employee State Insurance Fund, and a minor child's income. It also discusses tax exemptions that apply specifically for salaried employees, such as exemptions on pension income, leave encashment, gratuity payments, and certain allowances.
The document summarizes the Foreign Exchange Management Act of 1999 (FEMA) in India. It introduces FEMA as replacing the earlier Foreign Exchange Regulation Act of 1974, which had become incompatible with India's liberalization policies. FEMA aims to relax controls on foreign exchange and properly utilize the country's foreign exchange resources while regulating certain business activities of Indian and foreign companies in and outside India. It defines current and capital account transactions, residents and non-residents. The Reserve Bank of India has powers to implement FEMA through directions to authorized foreign exchange dealers and money changers.
This document discusses different types and features of branch accounting. It describes dependent branches, independent branches, and foreign branches. Dependent branches maintain minimal records and remit cash to the head office, while independent branches have full accounting functions. Foreign branches maintain accounts in the local currency. The document also discusses the stock and debtors method of branch accounting and describes wholesale branches that sell directly to consumers.
This document discusses different types and features of branch accounting. It describes dependent branches, independent branches, and foreign branches. Dependent branches maintain minimal records and remit cash to the head office, while independent branches have full accounting functions. Foreign branches maintain accounts in the local currency. The document also discusses the stock and debtors method of branch accounting and describes wholesale branches that sell directly to consumers.
Reserves are portions of shareholders' equity set aside for specific purposes. There are several types of reserves including capital reserves, revenue reserves, and statutory reserves. Capital reserves cannot be distributed as dividends while revenue reserves can be. Statutory reserves are required by law. Reserves are used to purchase assets, pay legal settlements, and other expenses. Buybacks allow companies to repurchase their own shares from investors using free reserves or fresh issue proceeds. Bonus shares distribute additional shares to shareholders without payment using a company's retained earnings. Stock-based compensation provides employees shares or options, while earnings per share measures profit allocated to each share.
The document discusses various aspects of dividends, including:
1) Types of dividends such as interim, final, special dividends.
2) Sources of dividends including current year's profits, previous years' undistributed profits, and capital profits.
3) Procedures for declaring dividends including recommendation by the board of directors, approval by shareholders, payment within 30 days of declaration.
The document discusses India's Minimum Alternate Tax (MAT), which requires companies to pay tax of at least 30% of their book profits if their total taxable income under normal tax provisions is less than 30% of book profits. Key points include that MAT aims to ensure companies pay some tax even with exemptions, MAT can be carried forward for tax credits for 5 years, and MAT rates have increased over time, most recently to 18.5% for companies and for Limited Liability Partnerships.
TAX ASSESSMENT OF ASSOCIATION OF PERSONSB(AOP)/BODY OF IDIVIDUALS (BOI)Mahi Muthananickal
(1) The document discusses the concepts of Association of Persons (AOP) and Body of Individuals (BOI) under the Indian Income Tax Act of 1961.
(2) It provides definitions and differences between AOP and BOI, and describes how to compute tax liability when the shares of members are known (determinate) or unknown (indeterminate).
(3) The maximum marginal tax rate is also explained, which is the highest slab rate used to compute tax on the total income of an AOP or BOI when member shares are unknown.
Corporate tax is collected from companies incorporated in India and is levied on their global income if the company's control and management is in India. Corporate tax planning aims to minimize current and future tax liabilities through comparing opportunities to defer or reduce taxes, as corporate tax is a significant overhead cost. The minimum alternate tax of 18.5% of book profits is levied if it exceeds the tax payable under normal provisions. Calculation of book profits involves adding certain expenses back and deducting certain incomes for tax purposes.
Leverage refers to using debt, borrowed money, or derivative instruments to amplify gains and losses from investments or business operations. There are two types of leverage: operating leverage, which is the use of fixed operating costs, and financial leverage, which is the use of fixed financing costs. The document defines various leverage metrics such as degree of operating leverage (DOL), degree of financial leverage (DFL), and degree of combined leverage (DCL) which measure how changes in sales, operating income, and earnings per share are amplified through the use of leverage.
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Preference shares represent partial ownership in a company and carry preferential rights to dividends and assets. Preference shareholders receive dividends first before common shareholders and do not have voting rights. Preference shares can be redeemed either through company profits, issuing new shares, or a combination. When redeemed through profits, an equivalent amount must be transferred to a capital redemption reserve account.
This document defines and explains the concept of royalties. It notes that royalties are periodic payments made for the use of intellectual or physical property, such as copyrights, mining rights, or patents. Royalties are typically based on sales, output, or production and are paid by licensees or lessees to intellectual property owners or lessors. The document also discusses minimum rent/royalty provisions which guarantee lessors a minimum payment amount even if actual sales or production is lower. Finally, it provides examples of journal entries for accounting for royalty transactions.
Section 60 discusses clubbing of income when the ownership of an asset is not transferred but the income from the asset is transferred to another person. Section 61 discusses clubbing of income from revocable transfers of assets. Section 62 provides exceptions for transfers made via a trust or more than 6 years ago. Section 63 defines "transfer" and "revocable transfer". Sections 64(1) and 64(1A) discuss clubbing the income of a spouse, son's wife, or minor child in certain situations such as transfers of assets without adequate consideration.
IAS-1: Presentation of Financial StatementsAmit Sarkar
IAS 1 Presentation of Financial Statements sets out the overall requirements for financial statements, including how they should be structured, the minimum requirements for their content and overriding concepts such as going concern, the accrual basis of accounting and the current/non-current distinction. The standard requires a complete set of financial statements to comprise a statement of financial position, a statement of profit or loss and other comprehensive income, a statement of changes in equity and a statement of cash flows.
TDS, TCS, and advance payment of tax refer to India's tax collection methods where:
1) TDS requires deductors to withhold a percentage of certain payments like salaries and interest and deposit it with the government. It helps collect taxes in advance and expand the tax net.
2) TCS requires sellers to collect tax from buyers when receiving payment for specified goods.
3) Advance tax must be paid in installments by those with tax liability over Rs. 10,000, before the end of the fiscal year based on estimated income.
Marginal costing is an accounting technique that separates total costs into fixed and variable components. It only includes variable costs when determining the cost of producing an additional unit. This helps management compare costs between time periods and determine profitability. CVP (cost-volume-profit) analysis studies the relationships between selling price, costs, volume, and profits. It shows how costs and profits change with volume and can help with decision making, budgeting, and performance evaluation. While useful for short-term analysis, marginal costing has limitations such as difficulty separating fixed and variable costs.
The document discusses underwriting of shares and debentures, including what underwriting is, types of underwriting agreements, underwriting commission provisions, and journal entries related to underwriting. It provides learning objectives, definitions, examples, and explanations of various underwriting concepts such as conditional underwriting, firm underwriting, marked and unmarked applications, and how to determine underwriter liability. Worked examples are included to illustrate underwriting calculations.
Service tax is a tax levied on service providers in India at a rate of 10.3% which includes a 10% service tax amount and 3% education cess on the service tax amount. Businesses providing taxable services exceeding Rs. 7 lakhs annually must register within 30 days by submitting Form ST-1 along with required documents. Certain services such as those provided to the UN or in special economic zones are exempted from service tax. Service providers with aggregate taxable services not exceeding Rs. 8 lakhs annually are also fully exempted. Invoice/bills for taxable services must be issued within 14 days and contain specified details, and service tax must be paid through specified banks using challan GAR
The document discusses various types of income that are exempt from income tax under the Income Tax Act in India. It provides details on exemptions for agricultural income, HUF income, partner's share of profit, leave travel concession, pension, leave salary, voluntary retirement compensation, house rent allowance, special allowances like transport allowance, interest income from certain securities, income of employee welfare funds, income of the Employee State Insurance Fund, and a minor child's income. It also discusses tax exemptions that apply specifically for salaried employees, such as exemptions on pension income, leave encashment, gratuity payments, and certain allowances.
The document summarizes the Foreign Exchange Management Act of 1999 (FEMA) in India. It introduces FEMA as replacing the earlier Foreign Exchange Regulation Act of 1974, which had become incompatible with India's liberalization policies. FEMA aims to relax controls on foreign exchange and properly utilize the country's foreign exchange resources while regulating certain business activities of Indian and foreign companies in and outside India. It defines current and capital account transactions, residents and non-residents. The Reserve Bank of India has powers to implement FEMA through directions to authorized foreign exchange dealers and money changers.
This document discusses different types and features of branch accounting. It describes dependent branches, independent branches, and foreign branches. Dependent branches maintain minimal records and remit cash to the head office, while independent branches have full accounting functions. Foreign branches maintain accounts in the local currency. The document also discusses the stock and debtors method of branch accounting and describes wholesale branches that sell directly to consumers.
This document discusses different types and features of branch accounting. It describes dependent branches, independent branches, and foreign branches. Dependent branches maintain minimal records and remit cash to the head office, while independent branches have full accounting functions. Foreign branches maintain accounts in the local currency. The document also discusses the stock and debtors method of branch accounting and describes wholesale branches that sell directly to consumers.
This document discusses different types of branch accounting systems used by head offices to record branch transactions and calculate branch profits. It describes dependent and independent branches and their accounting records. The key branch accounting systems covered are:
1) Debtor system (synthetic method) where the head office opens an account for each branch to record transactions and calculate profit/loss.
2) Final account system where the head office prepares a branch trading and profit/loss account at cost price to determine branch profit/loss.
3) Stock and debtors system (analytical method) where the head office maintains detailed branch accounts including stock, debtors, and expenses to facilitate detailed analysis of branch operations.
This document discusses different methods for accounting for branch operations in the books of the head office, including the debtor system, final account system, and stock and debtors system. The debtor system records branch transactions through a branch account in the head office books. The final account system determines branch profit/loss through a branch trading and profit/loss account. The stock and debtors system provides more detailed information on branch assets, liabilities, debtors, and inventory movements.
In order to increase the sales, business houses are required to market their products over a larger territory and may generally split their business into certain divisions or parts, if the various certain divisions or parts, if the various parts or divisions are located in different parts of the same city as Chandni chowk, Karol bagh, Connaught place, Nehru place (in delhi) or in different cities of the same country as Calcutta, Chennai, Mumbai, Kanpur and Delhi (in india) or in different countries (in the world) as Canada, USA, England, Japan, U.S.S.R and Germany, these are known as branches, head office contracts the activities of various branches
ACCOUNTING FOR BUSINESS.II BRANCH ACCOUNTS NOTESKumarJayaraman3
This document discusses different types of branch accounting. It defines branch accounting as maintaining separate accounts for each operating location or branch of a business to optimize transparency, cash flow, and analyze each branch's performance. There are four main types of branches discussed: dependent branches which don't maintain their own books and are managed by the head office; independent branches which maintain their own books; foreign branches which maintain books in local currency that get converted to head office currency; and home branches which have full control over their own books. The document outlines advantages like understanding each branch's profits/losses and cash position, and disadvantages like extra costs and potential delays.
Branch accounts
A branch is an extension or sub-division of a large business.
Divisions or sections, opened in various parts of a country or the world
with a view to extend business activities or to capture new market is
known as Branches. A branch is a section of an enterprise, geographically
separated from the rest of the business, controlled by a head office.
Departmental accounts are accounts relating to the different
departments or division of a business and are prepared to ascertain
the trading results of each department separately. In short, the
accounts which are prepared to know the profitability of each
department separately are called departmental accounts.
Here are the steps to solve this problem:
1. Prepare a Trading and Profit and Loss Account for 2019 showing the net trading profit.
2. Calculate depreciation on machinery and fixtures & fittings based on given rates.
3. Deduct drawings and add interest on capital to calculate net profit for distribution.
4. Distribute net profit between partners based on their profit sharing ratio.
5. Prepare Balance Sheet as on 31st Dec 2019 showing assets, liabilities and capital of partners.
6. Calculate capital of each partner by adding/deducting their share of profit/loss, interest and drawings.
Let me know if you need help with the actual calculations. Solving partnership problems involves
UNIT - II: ACCOUNTING PROCESS: Over view - Classification of Accounts - Double Entry
System - Books of Original Record - Journal and Subsidiary books – Ledger - Trial Balance-
Capital and Revenue Expenditure and Receipts - Final Accounts with adjustments.
ACCOUNTING FOR BUSINESS.II DEPARTMENTAL ACCOUNTS.KumarJayaraman3
Departmental accounting involves keeping separate bookkeeping records for each division or department within a company. This allows managers to evaluate the costs, revenues, and profitability of individual departments. Departmental accounting provides several key benefits, including facilitating interdepartmental comparisons, evaluating the success or failure of departments, assisting with expansion and downsizing decisions, and encouraging competitive spirit among employees. There are two main methods for departmental accounting - separate departmental accounting books or using columnar books with separate columns for each department.
A ledger is a book containing accounts that records all business transactions. It allows the transfer of transactions from journals into separate accounts. The document discusses key aspects of ledgers including components like date, amount, particulars; examples of common ledger accounts; the T-format used; and the process of posting journal entries to ledger accounts. It also covers the meaning of debit and credit balances, preparation of trial balances to check the accuracy of accounts, and common types of accounting errors.
Government Chapter 2 (1)Government Chapter 2 (1)Government Chapter 2 (1).pptdesktopmars
The chapter describes the purpose and structure of ledgers, including the general ledger and subsidiary ledgers. The general ledger contains ledger cards for each account code and records all transaction amounts from the registers. Subsidiary ledgers provide more detailed records for accounts in the general ledger that require it, such as receivables and payables. Transactions are recorded from the registers to both the general ledger and any applicable subsidiary ledgers to ensure balances are equal. The ledgers are organized by account codes and type of budget or expenditure.
1) The document discusses the various books used in accounting such as books of original entry like purchases journal, sales journal, cash book, and general journal. It also discusses books of final entry like the ledger.
2) It explains key accounting concepts like capital and revenue expenditures, adjustments, trial balance, and control accounts.
3) Partnership accounting is covered including the key accounts prepared like trading account, profit and loss account, current accounts and capital accounts.
This document provides an overview of accounting principles for a group assignment. It discusses the basic concepts of accounting including the accounting equation, types of accounts, the accounting cycle, and users of accounting information. It also briefly describes common types of business entities in Malaysia including sole proprietorships, partnerships, and limited companies. The group members for the assignment are listed.
This document provides information about accounting for incomplete records under the single entry system. It defines single entry as an incomplete form of recording transactions that does not record both aspects of transactions. It notes that small businesses often use single entry. The document discusses the key features of single entry, including that it maintains cash books and personal accounts but not nominal accounts. It also provides examples of financial statements, such as the statement of profit and loss and statement of affairs, that can be prepared under the single entry system.
accounting for branches and Combined FS(2)_(0).pptxJaafar47
This document discusses accounting for branches and divisions of a business entity. It defines branches and divisions as separate economic units from the home office, but not separate legal entities. Branches carry out sales and collections at a distance from the home office. Divisions have more autonomy than branches. The document outlines different accounting systems and ledger accounts used by branches and the home office to record transactions between them. It provides an example to illustrate the journal entries and combined financial statements for a home office and its branch.
Accounting for Branches and Combined Financial Statements.pptLayTekchhay2
This document discusses accounting for branches and divisions of a business entity. It defines branches and divisions as separate economic units from the home office but not separate legal entities. Branches carry out sales and collections while divisions have more autonomy. Startup costs for new branches are expensed. Branches can maintain their own accounting records or use the home office as an accounting center. Home offices allocate expenses to branches and may charge interest on capital invested. Combined financial statements are prepared to view the entity as a whole by eliminating reciprocal accounts and intracompany profits/losses.
The document discusses financial accounting concepts like trading accounts, profit and loss accounts, and using accounting information systems. It defines trading accounts and explains their purpose is to calculate gross profit or loss. It also defines profit and loss accounts and how they are used to determine net profit. The document recommends using accounting information systems to automate financial statements for increased accuracy and efficiency over manual methods. It describes the components, benefits, and common types of accounting information systems.
Accounting involves two complementary activities: bookkeeping, which records financial transactions in detail, and accounting, which prepares periodic summaries of the bookkeeping records to measure a business's financial performance. This document discusses the basic principles of accounting, including defining accounting and outlining its objectives to provide financial information to internal and external users. It also describes the branches of accounting as financial accounting, cost and management accounting, and auditing.
The document discusses various accounting concepts like journal, ledger, trial balance and subsidiary books. It provides definitions and explanations of these concepts along with examples. The key points are:
1. A journal records transactions with debit and credit entries. The ledger organizes journal entries into individual accounts to track balances.
2. A trial balance lists account balances to check the equality of total debits and credits, assisting with error detection and financial statement preparation.
3. Subsidiary books record specific transaction types like purchases, sales, returns to track details, while the journal and ledger summarize activity.
This document discusses tariffs, quotas, and exchange controls. It provides information on the advantages and disadvantages of quotas, noting they can protect infant industries but lead to higher prices when used by multiple countries. Exchange controls are then defined as government restrictions on foreign currency transactions used to manage a country's currency and balance of payments. Various exchange control methods like blocked accounts and multiple exchange rates are outlined. The document also discusses factors that can cause imbalance in a country's balance of payments and measures to correct such imbalances, including exchange rate systems.
The document discusses the terms of trade, which measures the relative prices of a country's exports compared to its imports. It can be calculated by dividing an export price index by an import price index. Changes in the terms of trade impact a country's gains from trade, balance of payments, and living standards. The document notes that Australia has seen substantial improvement in its terms of trade over the past 10-12 years due to the mining boom and rising Australian dollar, though the terms of trade are now starting to decline as the boom ends. It also discusses how the exchange rate influences the terms of trade.
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1. UNIT 1 BRANCH ACCOUNTS -I
Stmcture
1.0 Objectives
1.1 Introduction
1.2 Need for Branch Accounting
1.3 Types of Branches
1.4 Accounting for Dependent Branches
1.5 Debtors System
1.5.1 Cost Price Method
1.5.2 Invoice Price Method
1.6 Final Accounts System
1.7 Stock and Debtors System
1.8 Let Us Sum Up
1.9 Key Words
1.10 Answers to Check Your Progress
1.11 Terminal Questions/Exercises
1.0 OBJECTIVES
After studying this unit you should be able to:
o describe the need for branch accounting
s explain the different types of branches from accounting point of view
@ describe three systems of maintaining branch accounts for a dependent branch
o prepare branch account under the debtors system both at cost price and at invoice
price
s prepare branch account under the final accounts system
o prepare the necessary accounfs under the stock and debtors system.
1.1 INTRODUCTION
A business may be split up into a number of divisions. The divisions are known as
departments if located under the same roof and branches if located at different places
of the same town, country or world. For example, Cottage Emporium has various
divisions like garments, furniture, gift items, jewellery, etc. They are locatcd in thc
same building and so are called departments. Snowhite has its showrooms in
Connaught Place, Nehru Place, Karol Bagh, South Extension and Kemlanagar.
These are all branches of Snowhitc. Similarly, Bata has its branches all over thc
country and Leventies all over the world. Each branch is treated as a separate profit
centre and hence the profit or loss is to be worked out separately f ~ r
each branch,
Moreover, the firm has to keep strict control over various activities of cach branch
and ensure its smooth functioning. The accountants, therefore, have developed some
specialised accounting methods for the recording of transactions at branch level and
for incorporating the net effect of all branch transactions in a firm's books, I
N
' (?
7
* From accounting point of view, the branches are divided into three categories :
I (i)dependent branches. (ii) independent branches, and (iii) foreign branches#In this
q
$2 unit you will learn how the accounts of dependent bradches are maintained and how
their profit or loss is worked out.
1.2 NEED FOR BRANCH ACCOUNTING
As stated earlier. each branch is treated as a separate profit ccntrc. Hence it should
record various transactions in such a manner that its profit or,loss can be worked
out and incorporated in the firm's overall results at the end of the accounting year.
Moreover, the branches conduct all activities under the direction and control of the
head office which may need a variety of information from time to time about the
functioning of each branch. This becomes possible only ifathebranches keep proper ,
2. . -
and hpnrtmental Accaunt* books of account. Thus, the main reasons of keeping branch accounts can Q
e
summariscd as follows:
i) to find out the profit or loss of each branch for the accounting period:
ii) to ascertain the financial position of each branch at the end of the acc,ounting
year; I .
iii) to incorporate the net effect of branch transactions and their assets and
liabilities in a firm's final accounts;
iv) to estimate requirements of cash and stock for each branch;
v) to evaluate the progress and performance o
f each branch;
vi) to calculate the commission for payment to the managers, if based on profit of
branch;
vii) to assess the prospects for expansion of business in each branch; and
viii) to meet audit requirements.
Id3 TYPES OF BRANCHES
n
From adcounting point of view the branches can be divided into the following
categories:
1) .Branches not keeping full system of accounting;
2) Branches keeping full system of accounting;
3) Foreign branches,
Let us have.an idea about their main characteristics. 1 11,
.
Branches not Keeping Full System of Accounting: The branches not keeping full
system of accounting are also called dependent branches. The main features of such
branches are:
i) They sell only those goods which are received from the head office and are not
usually allowed to make purchasesin the.open market except with the permission
of the head office.
ii) Goods are supplied by the head office to such branches either at cost price or at
invoice price. I
iii) All major expenses of the branch are paid by the head office. The branch
manager is allowed to incur only petty expenses like cartage, postage, etc. out
of the petty cash provided to. him for which he is required to maintain a simple
petty cash book.
iv) The amount received from cash sales and debtors is either remitted to the head
office daily 'or.deposited in the-account of head office in some local bank,
v) The branch manager ii normallyexpected tosell the goods for cash, but he may
be authorised to sell goods on credit in certain cases.
vi) Such branches do not keepcomplete account books. They simply maintain rewrd
of sales and prepare debtors accounts, if necessary. They are also required to
maintain a stock register and furnish weekly or monthly statements giving
complete information about stock position and movement of goods to the head
office. This enables the head office to keep proper control over stock at branches.
Branches Keeping Full System of Accounting: Branches keeping full system of I
accounting are called independent branches. 7hey are allowed to purchtisk pods
from the market and also supply to the head office, if necessary. They can inhlr
expenses from the cash realised and operate the bank account in their own names.
Thus, they operate as independent units for all practical Their only link
with the head office is that they are owried by the head office ahd whatever profit ,
they earn or loss they incur ultimately belongs to the head office. !
Such branches keepa complete set pf books on the double entry system and prepare
their own Trial Balance, Trading and Profit & Loss Account and Balance Sheet. Such";
branches open Head Office Account in their books and record all transactions j'i'
I . between the branch and the head office in this account: !
PorelgnBranches: When a branch is located in a foreign country, it is called.tiforeign. I
6 branch. Such branches .yill keep their .booksof account in foreign curr*cy. The
.
I i
3. distinctive feature of foreign branches is that financinl infornli~tionrcccivcd from
them will be in foreign cuhency which has to be converted into the currency of the
country of the head office before it can be incorporated in the head office books. For
example, if an Indian company has a branch in Nairohi, the branch Trial Balance will
be in Kenyan shillings. The Trial Balance must be converted into rupees before it
can be incorporated in head office books. For all practical purposes,however.foreign
branches are treated as independent branches.
Look at Figure 1.t for complete classification of branches.
Clussification of Bri~nches
Inland Branches Forcign Br:~nchcs
ranchesnot keeping , Br~inches
keeping
full systemof Accou~ltitig full system of Accounting
(Dependent Branches) (Independent Branches)
1.4 ACCOUNTING FOR DEPENDENT BRANCHES
You know that the dependent branches do not keep a complete set of books. Most
1 of .their trsnsactions are recorded at the head office level. The accounting system
1 adopted by head office for a branch depends up on the size of a branch and the degree
i of control to be exercised by the head office. The followingare the vi~rious
methods
I by whic'h the head office usually keeps branch accounts in its books:
1 i) Debtors System: This system is adopted generally for those branches which are
fairly small in size. Under this system, the head office simply opens a Branch
1 Accountfor each branch in which it records all transactions relatingto the branch.
I
I The Branch Account is prepared in such a manner that it also helpsin ascertaining
1 . the branch profit or loss.
' ii) Final ~ccounti
System: Under this system, the head office preparcs u Trading and
i 'Profit and Loss Account 'in order to find out profit or loss of each branch and a
Branch Account to find out the amount due to, or due from, that branch, In this
case, the Branch.Account simply acts as a personal account.
iii) Stock m
u
r
d kbtorsSystem: Under thissystem, the head officedoes not open any
'Branch Account. For each branch, it prepares a Branch Stock Account, a Branch'
Expenses Account, a Branch Adjustment Account and Goods sent to Branch
Account in order to find out the profit or loss of each branch. .
As stated earlier, under debtors system, the head office simply opens a Branch
Account for each branch in which it records all transactions relating to the branch.
The Branch Account also helps in ascertaining the profit or loss of the branch.
Goodsmay be invoiced to a branch at cost or at sellingprice (alsocalled invoice price).
Accordingly, there are two methods of preparing the Branch Account: (0Cost Price
Method, and (ii) Invoice Price Method. Let us nowstudy the preparation of Branch
Acoount under both of thew methods.
1.5.1 Cast Price Method
When g&ds are invoicedat cost, the followingjournalentries are passed in the books
of the head office to record various transactions relating to the branch.
1) For goade eeot to brsaeh
Branch Alc Dr. ,
To Goods Sent to Branch Alc
(Being goods sent to branch) . .
. .
Rnnch Awnlc -I
I
4. Bl.rnch nnd Departnlental Accounts 2) For return of ~ O O ~ S
to heed 0Ifice
GoodsSent to Branch A/c
To Branch Alc
(Being goods returned by the branch)
3) For amount sent to branch for expenses
Branch N c Dr.
To Bank Alc
(Being cheque sent to branch for expenses)
4) For amount received from branch
Bank N
c Dr.
To Branch N c
(Being cash or cheqt~e
received fro111hranch)
5) For closing goodssent to branch account
GoodsSent to Branch Alc Dr.
To Purchasesmrading Alc
(Being balance transferred to Trading Account)
6) For closing balances of assets at the hranch
Brunch AssetsA/c Dr.
(Individually)
TO Branch N c
(Being closing balances of assets brought into account)
7) For closing balances of llabilltlesat the branch
Branch Alc
To Branch Liabilities A/c
(Individually)
(Being closing balances of liabilities
brought into account)
Dr.
8) For transferring proflt or I- to the General Profit and Lc#Pa Account
i) Hfprofit
Branch N c Dr.
To General Profit and Loss A/c
(Being branch profit transferred to
General P & L Nc)
ii) If laos
I
General Profitand Loss Alc
To Branch A/c
(Being branch loss transferred to
General P & L A/c)
Dr.
The closing balances of branch assets and liabilities ace shown in the Balance Sheet
of the headoffice.At the beginningof the next year, the entire numbers6 and 7 are
reversed so as to show opening balances in the Branch Account,
'
The Branch Account will appear as given in Figure 1,2.
Dt.
To Opying Balnnces
Stock
Debton .
PettyCash
Furniture
Prepaidexpenes
By OprnlngBalsncca
Credit00
Outstandingexpenxs
By Bank
CashSales
CollectionsfromDebtors
(for remittances)
5. To Goodssent to
Branch A/c '
By GoodsSent to Branch A/c
To Bank A/c (for expenses (goods returned by the branch
or any payment made
by the H.O. on behalf
of the Branch)
By ClcgineBplPnces
To C
l
o
s
i
n
g tlPlnnccs
Outstandingexpenses
Crediton
To Profit
(transferred to General
Profit & LossAlc)
(transferred to General
Profit & LassAk)
Look at illustrations 1 and 2 and study how Branch Account is prepared with the help ,
of the given information.
Illustration 1
From the following particulars relating to Delhi Branch for the year ending December
31, 1988 prepare Branch Account in the books of head office.
Stock at Branchon
1-1-1988
Debtorsat Branch
on 1-1-1988
Petty Cash at Branch
on 1-1-1988
Goods sent to Branch
Cash sales
Received from Debtors
Credit Sales
Rs.
15.OiM Cheques sent to
Branch for
30,000 Salaries 9,000
300 Rent and 1.So0
Taxes
2.52.000 Petty Cash -
1.10
60,000 Goods returned
by the bronch
2,10,000 Stock at Branch
on 31-12-1288
2.28.000 Petty cash at Brunch
on 31-12-1988
~ e b i o r u
at Bronch
on 31-12-1988
Rs.
3
Solution
Herd Omce YAyr
hlhl Branch Accorht
Dr.
,, -
Rs.
P,fO,~Kw,
2
,
m
25,Oo
48,000
To Balance bid
BranchStock
Branch Debtors
Branch Petty Cash
To Goods sent to
Branch A/c
To Bank A/c
Salaries 9.000
Rent &Taxes 1.500
Petty Cash 1.100
-
To Profit (transferred to
General P & L Nc)
Rs.
15,000
30,000
3 0
2.52.000
By Cash:
Cash Sales hO,IMH)
Received from
Pebtors 2 , 1 0 , 0
By Goods sent to
Branch Alc
By Balance dd
Branch Stock
Branch Debton
11,600
36,5bO
3,45,200
Branch Petty Cash
1
200
3,45,200
6. Bnnnch nt~d
Departmental Accounts Illustration 2
Sankat Mochan Ltd., Varanasi, opened a branch at Madras on January 1,1988. The
following particulars are available in respect of the branch for the year 1988.
Rs. Rs.
Goods sent to branch 75,000 Cash remittance to branch
towards Petty Cash 6
,
m
Cash sales at branch 50,000 pettyc
a
s
hat branch
on 31-12-1988 500
Credit sales at branch M),000 Debtors at branch 5
on31-12-1988
Salaries of branch staff Stock at branch
paid by head office 15,000 01131-12-1988 27,W
Officcexpenses of branch paid
by head office 12,000
Prepare Branch Account to show the profitiloss from the branch for the year 1988.
Solution
b
Dr.
Books of Sankat Mochan Ltd.
Madras Branch ~ccounl
Cr.
-
Brurtcll Alc
To Bxnk A/c Received f om
Officcexpcnscs m
)
T
o Bi~n
k Alu Branch Debtors
(for pctty cxpcn~cs)
T
o Profit (transkrrcd to
Gcncri~l
P K: L AIL.)
Note: Thc amount of cash received from debtors is not given. It has been found by
preparing thc Mcrnorandum Branch Debtors Account as follows:
Dr.
Memorandum Branch Debtors Accounl
Cr.
I I Rs.
By Cesh Ruccivcd
(hnlancinpfigure)
By H;ilancc c/d
-
~ome'~eculiar
1terns
Petty cash expenses: No entry is made in respect s
f petty cash expenses incurred by
the hrnnch out i ~ f
its pettyci~sh.
As per practice. the Branch Account is debited with
thc opcning I~i~larlcc
of pctty cash and the amount of petty cash sent by headoffice,
and it is crcditcd with the closing balance of petty cash, Thisamounts to a net debit
to Branch Account which isequal to theamount of petty expensesincurred by branch.
For cxi~mplc.
tllc apcning billanceof petty cash with a branch was Rs. 200, the cash
scnt hy hcid officcfor pctty expenses was Rs. 300, and the petty expenses incurred
by hranch wcrc Rs.40().When we debit the Branch Account with Rs. 200(opening:
petty citsfi bul;ncc)and Rs.30()(amount sent by head office) and credit it with
Rs. Io(t (closing petty cash balance). the Branch Account stands debited by a net.
amount of Rs.-3 (Rs. 2(W) + Rs. 300 - Rs. 1 0 ) which is equal to the amount of
10 petty cash cxpttnses (Rs.400) incurred by the branch.
7. Credit des, sales return, bad debts, discount allowed todebtors, etc. : All these items
relate to branch debtors and will not be shown in the Branch Account. The reasoning
is similar to that of petty cash expenses. When the Branch Account is debited with
the opening bzlance of branch debtors and credited with cash received from debtors
and the closing balance o
f branch debtors, the amount of credit sales etc.
automatically stand accounted for.
Shortage or surplus of stock: It is possible that, at the time ofchecking the stock of
a branch, certain aniotnnt of shortage or surplus is detected. These are not to be
shown in the Branch Account because the closing stock crcdited to the Branch
Account is the actual amount of stock and thus the shortage or surplus is
automatically covered.
Depreciation of f i x 4 assets: This is also not shown in the Branch Account because,
as per practice, the closi~rgbalance of the fixed asset after deducting the amount of
depreciation is shown on the credit side of the Branch Account.
Thus you should note that while preparing the Branch Account for dependent
branches, the following items will be ignored:
1) Petty Cash Expenses
2) Credit Sales
3) Sales Returns
4) Bad Debts
5) Discount Allowed to Debtors .
-
6) Shortage or Surplus of Stock
7) Depreciation -
Look at Illustratiori 3 and see how Branch Acco~intis prepared without specifically
showing the above items, if given.
Illustration 3
Pratap Tractors Ltd., Allahabad,'has a branch at Hissar. From ihe following
particulars relating to the branch for the year eridingDecember 31, 1988, prepare the
Branch Account in the head office books :
Branch Debtors
on I-I-1988
Petty Cash
on 1-1-1988
Furniture
on 1-1-1988
Prepaid Insurance
on 1-1-1988
SalariesOutstanding
on I-1-1988
Goodssent to Branch
Cash Sales
Crcdit Sales
Rs.
Discount Allowed
1O.(H)O to Debtors '
Cash sent to Branch
J.oMl Rent
Salaries
5(H) Pctty.Gash
Insurance
2,000 (up to 31-3-lL)80)
Goods Rcturncd by
150 Brunch
Goods Rerurncd by
,rn, Del'tors
'XO,,XH, Stock at Branch
oil 31-12-19XX
1.30.(X)O
Petty Expcnvcs pilid
J().(nH) hy Rri~nch
Rs.
1 0 0
Cash receivedfrom Dehtors 35.000
Cash paid by Dehtors
(direct to head office) 7.0HXI
Provide depreciation on furniture @ 10% p.a.
Solution
Hlssar Branch Account
-
To Balance hid
Branch Stock
Branch Dehtors
Branch Petty Cash
Rs.
1,IX),O(K)
Rs.
IO.OfJ0
4.0MX)
500
By Balance bld
Branch Outstanding
Salaries
8. I Urnncb iutd qepartrnentnl Accounts
Ilranoh Furn~turc
Hricnchprepaid insurance
To Good+sent t(1
Brunch
Lchs: Return from
Brunch -
To Bank
lnsurancc
To Profit (transfcrrcd to
Gcncrrl P iYr L Alc)
Notes: 1) Cash received from debtors include Rs. 2,000 which the debtors directly
paid to the head office.
2) Branch petty cash balance at the end is not given. It is ascertained as
follows :
Petty C'i~sh
at thu bcginning
Add itmount sent hy heild officc
Less pcttycash cxpcnscs
3) Furniture at the end has been shown after deducting Rs. 200 for
dcprcciation.
4) I'repi~id insuri~nceon31-12-1988 is one-iourth of Rs. 6 0 .
5) The closing balance of branch debtors is not given. It has been worked.
out by prcplring that Memorandum Branch Dcbtors Account as follows:
Memorandum Rranch Uehtors Account
1.5.2 Invoice Price Method
As in the casc of consignment (you have studied about it in the eiective course
ECO-02). thc goods mily be invoiced to branches at a price higher than the cost
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(tcrmctl :I%-invoiccpricr). This is donc primarily to have in effective control over
stock with branchcs and ktcp the margin of profit seciet from the branch manager.
In such a situi~tion,
ell cntries relating to goods are made in the Branch Account at
invoice pricc :~nd
ncccssary adjustments for loadjng (difference between I.P. and
C.P.) art: rccordcd at thc cnd by passing the following additional journal entries:
To I311lnncc
h/d
T
o Si~lcs
(Credit)
1) For adjustment of loading in opening stock at branch
Stock keserve A/c Dr.
I2 . , To Branch Alc
Ks.
4,OM)
JO.(WW)
--
44.000
By Cash Rcccived from
Dchtors
By SulcsReturns
By Discount Allowcd
By Bull~ncc
cld
(balancingfigure)
Rs.
3
7
.
m
2.000
100
4.900
4,om
9. +
2) For adjustment of loading in goods sent to branch less returns
Branch NC Dr.
To Goods Sent to Branch N c
3) For adjustment of loading in closing stock at branch
Branch A/c Dr.
To Stock Reserve A/c
Look at Illustration 4 and see how Branch Account is prepared when goods are
invoiced at a price higher than cost.
The Mukund GasCo., Varanasi have a sales branch at Ghaziabad and invoiced goods
to the branch at cost price plus 33'13 per cent. It is arranged that all cash received by
the branch is to be paid daily to the Head Office Account with the Banaras State
Bank Ltd. and the necessary advice sent to the Head Office. From the following
particulars,prepare Branch Account and Goodssent to Branch Account in the Head
Officeledger showing the actual profit or loss of the branch for the year ending -
December 31, 1988.
Rs. Rs.
Stock on 1-1-1988 Rent, Rates nnd Taxcs 3.2(W)
(at invoice price) 12'000 Salaries and Wages 4.H(W)
GoodsSent to Branch
(at invoice price)
Debtorson 1-1-1988
, ,
Cash Sent to Head Office
Sales
Debtors on 31-12-1988 I .(m
96,000
Goods Returned to
Head Office
77.100 (at invoice pricc)
77,000 Shortage of stock
(at invoice price)
, Solution
Ghazinbed Branch Account
T o Balancc bld
Branch Stock
Brunch Debtors
To Goods sent to
Branch Alc
-..
To Bank
Rent. Rates &
Taxes 3.200
Salaries &
Wages 4.80()
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To Srock'Reservc Alc
(loading in cl. stock)
I Rs.
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To Profit(transferred
to Gcncral P 8: L ,A/c)
Rs.
By Goods sent to
Branch A/c
(loading in goods
sent less returns)
121(HH)
1.50()
96,0()0
By Bali~nce
e/d
I)r;~ncli
Stock
Branch Debtors
Dy Cash Reccivcd
Dy Goods Returned by
Branch A/c
Dy Stock Rcscrve AIL!
(loading in op,stock)
Goods Sent to Dranch Account
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Notes: 1) 'The branch stdck at the end has not been given. It can bc worked out by
preparing Memorandum Branch Stock Account as follows.
3) Loading is $5% of invoice pricr .Q
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To Ghaziabad Branch A/c
To Ghaziabad Branch A/c
(loading on Rs. XO.(X)o)
To Trading Alc
(trander)
Branch Accounts -I
R h .
96.0MH~
A
9h.OMJ
Rs.
16.MX)
20.(X)O
M).(KK)
06.(111
By Ghaziabad Branch A/c
10. Drnnch mid Deportmenid Accounts Memorandum Branch Stock Account
To Balance hld 16.000
T
o Goods rcccivcd from 77,oOU
To Gcir~ds
rcturncd By Shortage of Stock
by Customers
By Balance cld 14.800
It should be noted that all figuresin Memorandum Branch Stock Account have been
reeortfed at the invoice price.
Check Your Progress A
1) What do you mean by dependent branch?
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2) Fill in the blanks:
i) The branchexpenses paid by the head office are ...................
to the Branch
Account.
...................
ii) The balance in Goodssent to Branch Account is transferred to
Account.
iii) If the cost price is Rs. 100 and the invoice price is cost plus 20% on invoice 1
...................
price, the invoice price is Rs. f
iv) Loading is the ....................between cost price and invoice price. 1
Y) If opening or-closing stock is not given, the same call be worked out by 1
preparing ....................Account at ....................price. I
3) List the itemswhich are nbt to beshown in Branch Account prepared under the
Debtors System.
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1.6 FINAL ACCOUNTS SYSTEM
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The profit or loss of a dependent branch can also be worked out by preparirrg a
Memorandum Branch Trading and Profit & LossAccount. This account isprepared
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on the basis of cost o
f goods sent to the branch (not the invoice price). Apart from I
the Branch Trading and Profit & Loss Account, the Head Office also maintains the
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Branch Account. But, under this system, the Branch Account is in the nature of a
personal account which shows only the mutual transactions between the head office
and the branch, The balance of Branch Account, therefore, represents the net assets
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of the branch. i
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Look at Illustration 5 and study how profit or loss is ascertained and how Branch
Account is maintained under the final accounts system. I1
Illustration 5 I
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A-one Ltd., Bhopal has a branch at Madras to which the goods are sent at cost plus
25%. The Madras branch keepsits ownSalesLedgerand remits allcash receivedto
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the head office every day. All expensesare paid by the head office. ?he transactions I
for Madras Branch during the year ending December 31, 1988 were as follows: I
Rs. k. 1
1
Stock (1-1-1988) 11,000 Return Inwards ,500 j
14 Debtors (1-1-1988) 100 Chequessent to Branch
11. Petty Cash
Cash Salcs
Rs.
I(,(, ' Rent
Wages
2.6s0 Salary and othcr expunsss
Rs.
Credit Sales 23,950 Stock (31-12-1YHH) 13.IU)O
Goods sent to Branch z()s(MK) Debtors (31-I2.19XH) 3.IUX)
Collectionon Ledger Alc zI-(WX) Putty Cush (31-12-I9M)
Goods returqed to H.O. 300 (including miscellaneous inconie .
Rs. 25 not remitted.)
Bad Debts 300 125 "
Allowancesto Customers 2.50
Prepare the Memorandum Branch Trading and Profit & Loss Account ilnd Madras
Branch Account for the year ending December 31, 1988.
Solution
Memorandum Branch Trading nnd &oflt & Account for thc year cndlng 31-12-1988
Dr.
To OpcningStock
(I 1,m-2,20())
To Goods sent to Branch
(20,000-4.W)
To Wages
To Gross Profit cld
To Bad Debts
To Allowances
To Rent
To Salaries and other
expenses
To Profit transferred to General
Profit & Loss A/c
Rs.
By Solcs
Cash 2,650
Credit 23.950
2b.slX)
Lcss Kcturns 500
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By Goods sent to 1-1.0.
( 3 ~ )
- rd))
By Closing Stock
(13.rxn)-2.6cn,)
By Gross Profit bld
By Misc. Income
Cr.
Rs.
26,l(W)
240
IO.J(XI
--
36,740
11,740
25
11,765
1 Msdras Branch Account
( To Balancebld I I By Bank N c . I
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Stock
Debtors
Petty Cash
To Goodssent to
Branch Alc
To Bank Alc
Rent
Wages
Salaries and othcr expenses
To Profitas per Branch Trading
a n d P & L N c
Rs.
Cash Received from '
Debtors
Cash Salcs
By Goods sent to Branch
(returns to H.O.)
Dy Balance dd
Stock
Debtors
Petty Cash
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Rs.
12. 1p~h
and Dtpsrhrental Accounta
I 1.7 STOCK AND DEBTORS SYSTEM
Under Stock and Debtors System, the head office does not open a Branch Account
in its books. It maintains a few control accounts for recording the various branch
transactions. These accounts usually are : (i) Branch Stock Account, (ii) Branch
Debtors Account, (iii) Branch Expenses Account, (iv) Briych Cash Account,
(v) Goods sent to Branch Account, and (vi) Branch Fixed Assets Account. At the
end of the accounting year, it prepares the Branch Adjustment Account and the
Branch Profit & toss Account. This system is used only when goods are invoiced at
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selling price which the branch is not allowed to vary.
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Let us now stu'dythe working of each account opened by the head office when such
a system is followed.
, Branch Stock Account: This is the most important account which helps the head office
in controlling the branch stock. It shows'all branch transactions relating to goods.
The goods sent to branchesand the sales returns are shown on its debit side, and the
sales (both cash and credit) and the goods returned to head office cn the credit side.
All theseitems are recordedat the invoice price. Hence,if the figureof any of these
items is given at cost,'thesame should be converted into invoice price before
recording it in the Branch Stock Account. The balance of this account would show
tlie unsold goods (stock) lying with the branch. If it is found that the actual stock
with the branch is less than the balanceshown by the Branch Stock Account, it means
that there is a 'shortage' in the stock with the branch. Similarly, if the actual stock
with the branch is more than the balance shown by the Branch Stock Account, it
would reflect 'surplus'. Both situations warrant investigation. But, sb far as their -
recording goes, the shortage will be shown on the credit side of the Branch Stock
Account and if there is surplus, the same will be recorded_ohits debit side. Then,
the balance of the BranchStock Accountwill be the exact amount of actual stock with
the branch. In other words, while preparing theBranchStock Account, you will show
t h e actual stock with branch as the balance in this account, and then if the totals of
both sides do not tally, you will show the differenceasshortageor surplus as the case
may be.
Branch Debtors Account: This account shows all transactions telating to branch
debt~rs.
The creditsales areshown on its debit side,and cash received from debtors,
sales returns, bad debts, discount allowed,etc. on the credit side. The balance o
f this
account represents the closing debtors of the branch.
Dranch Expenses Account: This account shows all expenses incurred by the branch.
In addition, the itemslike bad debts, discount allowed,depreciation on branch fixed
assets, etc. are alsodebited to thisaccount. Thisaccount isclosed by transfer to the
Branch Adjustment Account.
Branch Cash Accou~t:This account shows all cash transactioss of the branch where
the branch is not required to remit all collection of cash immediately to the head
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office but use it for branch expenses and remitqhe balance to the head oftice from
time to time. This account helps the head office to keep control over branch cash.
Normally, the dependent branch is not allowed the freedom to retain cash collections.
Hence, this account need not be maintained.
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. Branch Fixed Assets Account: The head office maintainsseparate account for each
type of branch asset such as furniture, equipment, building, etc. These accounts are
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prepared in the usual manner. The depreciation on branch fixed assets is, however,
debited to Branch Expenses Account and credited to the respective account.
Goods Sent to Branch Account: This account is prepared in the same mannpr as in
case of branches to which the goods aresent at the invoiceprice (Sub-section1.5.2).
Branch Adjustment Account: This accouqt is like a Trading Account of the branch.
It is prepared to ascertain the gross profit or gross loss made at the branch by
recording the loading (difference between invoice price and cost price) on variaus
items. The loading on branch closing stock and shortage is shown on its debit side
while-the loading on branch opening stock, goods sent to branch (less returns) and
surpluson thecredit side. The halanceof this account reflectsthegross profit or gross
16 ' . loss which is transferred to Brnnch Profit & Loss Account.
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13. Braneb Profit 8r LmsAccounf:This account is prepared to ascertain the net profit or
net loss made at the branch. As stated ~arlier,
the gross profit or gross loss
ascertained by the Branch Adjustment Account is transferred to this account. It is
debited with branch expenses as per the Branch Expenses Account and the loss on
account ofshortage being the cost of such shortage. In case the Branch Stock Account
revealssome surplus, the amount equal to the cost of such surplus will be shown on
the credit side of the Branch Profit & LOSS
A2count. The balance of the Branch Profit
'
& Loss Account represents the net profit or net loss made at the branch which is
transferred to the General Profit & Loss Account.
The following journal entries are passed in the head office books for opening the,
above accounts relating to the various branch transactions:
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) When goods are sent to the branch (at invoice price)
Branch Stock AJc Dr.
% Goods Sent to Branch Afc
2) When g d s are returned by the branch to the H.O. (at invaicc price)
Goods Sent to Branch A/c Dr.
To Branch Stock A/c
3) When sales are made by the branslr
i) For Cash Sales
Cash Alc Dr.
To Branch Stock Alc
ii) For Credit Sales
Branch Debtors A/c I%.
To Branch Stock Alc
4) When ash is received from debtors
Cash Afc
To Branch Debtors Alc
5) For sales returns
Branch Stock AJc
To Branch Debtors Alc
6) For discoplnt allowed, bad debts, etc.
Branch Expenses A/c
To Branch Debtors Alc
7)'For shortage of stock
Branch Adjustment A/c
(with amount of loading)
Dr.
Dr.
Dr.
Branch P & L Afc 1Dr.
(with cost of shortage)
To Branch Stock A/c
For surplus at branch, the reverse entry will be passed.
8) For Branch expenses paid in Cash
Branch Expenses Afc
To Cash Afc
Dr.
9) For closing branch expenses account
Branch P & L A/c Dr.
To Branch Expenses A/c
10) For adjustment of loading on the opening stock
Stock Reserve A/c Dr.
To Branch Adjustment A/c
11) For aqustment sf loading on the closing stack
Branch Adjustment Alc Dr.
To Stock Reserve Afc ,
12) Far adjustment d loading OQ net goods sent to branch
GoodsSent to Branch Alc Dr.
To Branch Adjustment Alc
13) For transfer of gross profit
Branch Adjustment N c Dr. ,
T o Branch P & L N c
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llnd Departmental Accounts 14) For transfer of net profit to General Profit & Loss Aecomt
Branch Adjustment Alc Dr.
To General P & L Alc
The entry will be reversed if there is net loss.
15) For closing the Goods Sent to Branch Account .
GoodsSent to Branch A/c Dr.
To Trading Alc
Look at Illustration 6 and see how the accounts for various branch transactions are
prepared under Stock and Debtors System.
Indiana Traders, Jaipur opened a btanch at Jodhpur on 1-7-1987. The goods were
sent by the head office to the branch invoiced at selling price of the branch which
was 125% of the cost price of the head office.
The following are the particulars relating to the transactions of Jodhpur Branch :
Rs. Rs.
Goods scnt to brunch
(at cost to head office)
Sales- Cash
Sates-'Crc~1it
Cash collcctcd from dchtors
Discount 111lowed
Spclilcd cloth in balcswritten
off at invoice price.
Cash sent to branch for:
Wages 3.000
Freight 11,000
Other expenses including
godown rent 6,m
.
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Ascertain the profit or loss fortheJodhpur Branch for the year ended June 30,1988
by preparing accounts under the Stock and Debt Jrs System.
Solution I
Branch Stock Acca~nt
Stock on June 30,1988 55.500
500 (at invoice price)
Dr.
To Goods Sent to Branch Afc
To Branch Debtors Alc
--(sales returns being
balancing figure)
Rs.
3.50 ,
O
M
5,000
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3,ss.m
By Cash Afc
(cash sales)
By Branch Debtors N c
(credit sales)
By Branch Adjustment A/c
(spoilage-loading)
By Branch P & L Alc
(spoilage-~ost)
By Balance c/d
C
r
.
Rs.
1.24,OIX)
1,75,000
1W
m
55,sm
3,55,000
Note: Total of the credit side of Branch Stock AIC
exceeds the debit side by Rs. 5,000.
It is assumed to.be on acc~unt
of returns by customers.
To Branch Adjustment Alc
(loading)
To Trading Alc
Goods Sent to Branch Account
Bnoch Debtors ACcouot
Rs.
3,50,m
3,50,000
Rs.
70,000
2,80,000
3,50.000
By BranchStockAlc
R.5.
1.56,000
ByCashAIc
To Branch Stock A/c
Rs.
1,75,ODO