Question
Distinguish between Capital Receipts and Revenue Receipts.

Answer

Diffrence between Capital Receipt and Revenue Receipt:
 
Capital Receipt
Revenue Receipt
1.
it is the amount realised by sale of fixed assets or recipt as capital or loans taken.
It is yhe amount realised by sale of goods and/or rendering of services.
2.
it is shown in balance sheet.
it is shown in trading account or profit and loss account.
3.
Capital Recipts are normally of non-recurring nature.
Revenue Receipts are normally of recurring nature.
4.
Capita Reciepts are the receipts which are not received in course of normal business activities.
Revenue Receipts are received in the course of normal trading operations.
5.
Capital Receipts are normally not available for payment as profit to the owner of the business.
Revenue Receipts, i.e, net of revenue expenses and expired portion of Capital Expenditure Revenue Exependiture are available to the owner of the business.

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