What type of account is a Capital Account and why?
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Capital account is a pesonal account. Because capital account is related to owner personal capital and thats why this is treated in the liabities side of balance sheet.
A debit note is prepared by the purchaser when goods are returned by him. It is called a debit note because the party's account is debited with the amount written in it.
Nominal (Revenue or Expense) Accounts: Accounts which relate to expenses, losses, gains, revenue, etc., are termed as Nominal Accounts. These are Salary Account, Purchases Account, Interest Paid Account, Sales Account and Commission Received Account. The net result of all the Nominal Accounts is profit or loss which is transferred to the Capital Account.
A wholesaler sold 55 items to a retailer at a price of ₹ 200 each, less 20% Trade Discount. The retailer subsequently returned 12 of these items. As a result of this, the retailer should be sent a credit note for how much amount?
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The wholesaler should send a credit note for ₹ 1,920 to the retailer, being the amount of 12 items @ ₹ 200 after allowing 20% Trade Discount.