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What do you mean by Accounting Concepts?

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Accounting Concepts Accounting Concepts are the basic assumptions or fundamental propositions within which accounting operates. They are generally accepted accounting rules based on which transactions are recorded and financial statements are prepared. It is important to follow the accounting concepts because it enables the users of financial statements to understand them better and in the same manner.

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Following transactions took place in M/s Goodluck Computers. Prepare the Accounting Vouchers
2019
Particular
Jan-1 Bought Computer Mouse (4 Nos.) vide Cash Memo No. 338* 6,000
Jan-8 Wages paid for the month of December, 2018 10,000
Jan-12 Purchased two Desktop Computers from M/s Computech for cash vide Cash Memo No. 170 32,500
Jan-25 Paid cash to Hari & Sons vide receipt No. 102 for repairs 1,000
Jan-28 Paid postage 200
Jan-30 Cash withdrawn from bank 10,000
Transactions marked with * are subject to levy of CGST and SGST @ 6% each.
What is meant by the cash basis of accounting? Why is the cash basis of accounting not popular as a system of accounting?
“The role of accounting has changed over the period of time". Explain.
Explain the meaning of the following term:
Capital.
Journalise the following:
  1. Purchased goods for ₹ 25,000 for Cash and paid ₹ 200 for carriage on these goods.
  2. Purchased goods for ₹ 40,000 on Credit from Sudhir and paid ₹ 500 for carriage on these goods.
  3. Purchased machinery for ₹ 20,000 and spent ₹ 500 on its carriage and ₹ 300 on its installation.
  4. Purchased goods from Anil for ₹ 15,000.
  5. Sold $\frac{1}{3}\text{rd}$ of the above goods at a profit of 20% on cost.
  6. Goods costing ₹ 12,000 sold to Mr. X, issued invoice at 25% above cost less 10% trade discount.
  7. Provide 20% depreciation on furniture costing ₹ 10,000.
  8. Gave as charity−Cash ₹ 500 and Goods ₹ 2,000.
Mukesh found that the Trial Balance did not agree. He found the following errors:
  1. In the Sales Book for the month of January, total of Page No. 3 was carried forward to Page No. 4 as ₹ 1,000 instead of ₹ 1,200 and total of Page No. 7 was carried forward to Page No. 8 as ₹ 5,600 instead of ₹ 5,000.
  2. Goods returned to Anshuka ₹ 10,000 were recorded in the Sales Book.
  3. Bill Receivable for ₹ 800 from Riya was dishonoured and posted to the debit of Allowances Account.
Bobby opened a consulting firm and completed these transactions during November, 2017:
  1. Invested ₹ 4,00,000 cash and office equipment with ₹ 1,50,000 in a business called Bobbie Consulting.
  2. Purchased land and a small office building. The land was worth ₹ 1,50,000 and the building worth ₹ 3,50,000. The purchase price was price was paid with ₹ 2,00,000 cash and a long term note payable for ₹ 3,00,000.
  3. Purchased office supplies on credit for ₹ 12,000.
  4. Bobbie transferred title of motor car to the business. The motor car was worth ₹ 90,000.
  5. Purchased for ₹ 30,000 additional office equipment on credit.
  6. Paid ₹ 75,00 salary to the office manager.
  7. Provided services to a client and collected ₹ 30,000
  8. Paid ₹ 4,000 for the month’s utilities.
  9. Paid supplier created in transaction c.
  10. Purchase new office equipment by paying ₹ 93,000 cash and trading in old equipment with a recorded cost of ₹ 7,000.
  11. Completed services of a client for ₹ 26,000. This amount is to be paid within 30 days.
  12. Received ₹ 19,000 payment from the client created in transaction k.
  13. Bobby withdrew ₹ 20,000 from the business.
Analyse the above stated transactions and open the following T-accounts: Cash, client, office supplies, motor car, building, land, long term payables, capital, withdrawals, salary, expense and utilities expense.
Record the following transaction in the Purchases Book of Modern Furniture House, New Delhi assuming CGST @ 6% and SGST @ 6% and post it into Ledger:
2017
 
Nov. 3
Purchased goods from Sachdeva Furniture Store, New Delhi :
50 Chairs @ ₹ 2,000 each
5 Tables @ ₹ 10,000 each
Nov. 10
Purchased furniture from Mahadeva & Co., Jaipur (Rajasthan) valued ₹ 2,00,000, less $12\frac{1}{2}\%$ Trade Discount
Nov. 18
Purchased furniture from Fashion Furniture House, Chandigarh of the list price of ₹ 2,50,000, less 15%
Nov. 20
Purchased from India Furniture House, New Delhi:
100 Chairs @ ₹ 1,800 each
Nov. 25
Purchased from Mohan Lal & Sons furniture of the value of ₹ 20,000 for cash
Pass Journal Entries for the following transactions:
2017
 
Jan. 6
Sold goods to Muskan of the list price of ₹ 2,00,000 at trade discount of 20%.
Jan. 8
Muskan returned goods of the list price of ₹ 5,000.
Jan. 15
Received from Muskan the full payment under a cash discount of 4%.
What is a Ledger?