Book Keeping is an art of recording the financial transactions
in a simple manner.
Accounting is the art of recording , classifying and summarizing in a significant manner and in terms of money , transactions and events which are , in part atleast , of financial character and interpreting the results thereof. THE ACCOUNTING PROCESS Identifying of Transactions Recording in Journals Classifying : Posting in Ledgers Summarizing : Preparing Final Accounts Interpretation & Analysis INPUTS Business Transactions (e.g. purchases sales, receipts and payments etc) External events (e.g. fire, changes in tax laws etc) PROCESSING Accounting Principles Accounting Standards Management Estimates Laws and Regulations (e.g. Companies Act and Income Tax Act) Transaction Processing Conventions Accounting Records OUTPUT Profit and Loss Account Balance Sheet Cash Flow Statement Explanatory Notes Management Commentary Special Reports and Analysis Tax Returns Regulatory Filings
USERS Shareholders Managers Suppliers Creditors Employees Government Regulators Investors Security Analysts Rating Agencies Academicians & Researchers CLASSIFICATION OF ACCOUNTING Accounting
Cost Accounting
Management Accounting
Financial Accounting Accounting Concepts These are the assumptions which are fundamental to the accounting practice and are based on logical considerations. Separate Entity Concept Money Measurement Concept Accounting Period Concept Going Concern Concept Cost Concept Conservatism or Prudence Concept Materiality or Relevance Concept Consistency Concept Matching Concept Accrual Basis of Accounting Double Entry Concept Timeliness Concept Revenue Recognition
Accounting Equation
According to the Double Entry Concept there should be a debit for every credit and a credit for every debit. Claims = Economic Resource Capital (+) Liabilities = Assets
Q1. Show the working of the double entry system in the form of accounting equation.
1 Rakesh starts business with cash Rs 5 lac ; furniture Rs 50,000 ; loan from friend Akash Rs 1,00,000 ; goods Rs 25,000 ; building Rs 5 lac 2 He purchases stock having value of Rs 50,000 at a trade discount of 10% from Jamnalal , half the amount was paid is cash immediately. 3 He sold goods worth Rs 30,000 at Rs 45,000 to Jaichand on cash basis. 4 Cleared off the dues to Jamnalal . 5 Sold a part of the old furniture valuing Rs 10,000 at Rs 8,000. 6 Paid electricity bill of Rs 2,000 7 Paid staff salary Rs 7,000 8 Opened a current account at PNB and deposited Rs 2,50,000 in that account. 9 Repays the loan taken from Akash through cheque. 10 Withdraws Rs 10,000 in cash and goods worth Rs 15,000 for personal use. 11 Took a loan of Rs 5 lac from SBI