M/s. VB wires were unable to agree the Trial Balance as on 31st March, 2024 and have raised a suspense account for the difference. Next year the…
CA Foundation · Accounting · MTP · June 2024
M/s. VB wires were unable to agree the Trial Balance as on 31st March, 2024 and have raised a suspense account for the difference. Next year the following errors were discovered: (i) Repairs made during the year were wrongly debited to the building A/c -37,500. (ii) The addition of the 'Freight' column in the purchase journal was short by - 4,500. (iii) Goods to the value of 3,150 returned by a customer, Seven & Co., had been posted to the debit of Seven & Co. and also to sales returns. (iv) Sundry items of furniture sold for 90,000 had been entered in the sales book, the total of which had been posted to sales account. (v) A bill of exchange (received from Comfort & Co.) for 60,000 had been returned by the bank as. dishonoured and had been credited to the bank and debited to bills receivable account. You are required to pass journal entries to rectify the above mistakes.
Suggested Answer and Working Notes:
Interest accrued on investment Face value of investment on 01-04-202387,500 Interest @ 10% ₹ 8,750 Less: Interest received during the year (7, 000) Interest accrued during the year 1,750 Note: It is assumed that the sale of investment has taken place at the end of the year.
Topics: Rectification of Errors
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