Harry draws a bill on Sejal for 60,000 on 01.01.2023 for 3 months. Sejal accepts the bill and sends it back to Harry to get it discounted for…
CA Foundation · Accounting · PYQS · September 2024
Harry draws a bill on Sejal for 60,000 on 01.01.2023 for 3 months. Sejal accepts the bill and sends it back to Harry to get it discounted for 56,000. Harry remits - 1/4 th amount to Sejal. On the due date, Harry was unable to remit his share to Sejal, rather accepts a bill of 80,000 for a period of 3 months. This bill was discounted by Sejal for 74,600. Sejal after making the payment of first bill sent - 3/4 th of the amount remaining to Harry. On maturity of the bill, Harry became bankrupt and his estate paying40paise in the rupee. Give journal entries in the books of Sejal. Also prepare ledger account of Harry. All workings should form part of the answer.
Suggested Answer and Working Notes:
In the books of Sejal Journal Entries Date Particulars DR. (in ₹) CR. (in ₹) 1/1/2023 Harry A/c 60,000 To Bills payable A/c 60,000 (Being bill of exchange accepted and sent to Mr. Harry) 1/1/2023 Bank A/c 14,000 Discount charges A/c 1,000 To Harry A/c 15,000 (Being the amount received from Harry on account of the bills receivable) 4/4/2023 Bills receivable A/c 80,000 To Harry A/c 80,000 (Being the bills accepted by Harry) 4/4/2023 Bank A/c 74,600 Discount charges A/c 5,400 To Bills receivable A/c 80,000 (Being Harry acceptance discounted with bank) 4/4/2023 Bills payable A/c 60,000 To Bank A/c 60,000 (Being the amount met on the due date) 4/4/2023 Harry A/c 15,000 To Bank A/c 10,950 To Discount A/c {(₹ 5,400/80,000) x 60,000} 4,050 (Being the amount paid and the discount debited to Harry) 7/7/2023 Harry A/c 80,000 To Bank A/c 80,000 (Being Harry’s acceptance discounted with bank dishonoured due to Harry’s bankruptcy) 7/7/2023 Bank A/c 24,000 Bad debts A/c 36,000 To Harry A/c 60,000 (The amount received from Harry and the balance being written off as debt) Harry ‘s A/c Particulars ₹ Particulars ₹ To Bills Payable A/c 60,000 By Bank A/c 14,000 To Bank A/c 10,950 By Discount A/c 1,000 To Discount A/c 4,050 By Bills Receivable 80,000 To Bank A/c 80,000 By Bank A/c 24,000 By Bad Debts 36,000 1,55,000 1,55,000
Topics: Bills of Exchange and Promissory Notes
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