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Specific donations received will appear on ____________.

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  1. Debit side of Receipt & Payment A/c

  2. Asset side of the Balance Sheet

  3. Debit side of Income & Expenditure A/c

  4. Liabilities side of the Balance Sheet

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Specific donations are the amount received by organisaton as funding. The amount is not received for any work and hence has to be considered as a liability and to be recorded under liabilities head in the balance sheet.

Rs. 1,00,000 received as the annual membership subscription. Out of this Rs. 20,000 is pertaining to the previous accounting period, whereas Rs. 10,000 is receivable at the end of the current accounting period. Calculate the amount of subscription that will be shown in the income and expenditure account for this accounting year.

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  1. 80,000

  2. 90,000

  3. 1,20,000

  4. 1.00,000

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Subscription amount to be shown in income and expenditure account can be calculated using the formula given below:

 $Subscription\quad amount=\quad Subscription\quad received\ \quad \quad Add:\quad Subscription\quad received\quad at\quad end\quad of\quad year\ \quad Less:\quad Outstanding\quad subscription\quad for\quad previous\quad year$
Substitute values in the above equation
$Subscription\quad amount=\quad Rs1,00,000\ \quad \quad Add:\quad Rs10,000\ \quad Less:\quad Rs20,000\quad =Rs90,000$.

Given : Stock of stationery on Jan. 1, 2015 Rs 200; payments for stationery during 2015 Rs 1,000; and stock of stationery on Dec. 31, 2015 Rs 50.
What will be the amount posted to Income and Expenditure A/c for the year ending Dec. 31, 2015?

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  1. Rs 750

  2. Rs 850

  3. Rs 1,150

  4. Rs 1,250

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Stationery amount to be shown in income & expenditure account can be calculated using the formula given below:

$Stationery\quad amount=\quad Opening\quad stock-Closing\quad stock+Payments\quad made$
Substitute values in the above equation
$Stationery\quad amount=\quad Rs200-Rs50+Rs1000\quad =Rs1,150$.

Income and Expenditure Account records income and expenditure item of ____________________.

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  1. Booth capital and revenue nature.

  2. Only capital nature.

  3. Only revenue nature.

  4. Only revenue nature related to a particular accounting period.

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Income and Expenditure Account is prepared on an accrual basis. All incomes and expenses relating to the accounting year, whether they are actually received and paid or not, are taken into consideration. Expenditure is recorded on the debit side and income is recorded on the credit side. A distinction is made between capital and revenue items and only revenue items are included in this account.

The income and expenditure account is prepared on the basis of __________ system of accounting.

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  1. Basic

  2. Main

  3. Cash

  4. Mercantile

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Financial Accounting is based on dual system of accounting.Income & expenditure account is also based on this basic system of accounting.

Subscription is paid___________.

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  1. on weekly basis

  2. on daily basis

  3. on monthly basis

  4. on annual basis

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Subscription is a payment made to receive or be given access to certain services or information for a specific period of time. It is usually paid on annual basis. 

Any donation received for a specific purpose is a ___________.

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  1. Liability

  2. Assets

  3. Revenue Receipts

  4. Capital Receipts

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

If donation is received without a specific purpose, it is a revenue receipt. But if donation is received for a specific purpose, this is considered as capital receipts and all expenses incurred towards the specific purpose should be set off from this receipt.

In case a sports fund is kept, expenses on account of sports events should be ____________.

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  1. charged to sports fund

  2. charged to the income and expenditure account

  3. taken to the balance sheet on the asset side

  4. taken to the balance sheet on the liability side

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Specific funds are utilized for the specific activities only. If any sports events is organized, all expenses pertains to such event should be debited to sports fund account.

What is Subscription?

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  1. Life time fees

  2. Membership fee

  3. Cash

  4. Expence

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Subscription is an agreement to receive something for providing access to something. Membership fees is a subscription as a person pays money to become a member of an organisation and is usually paid annually. 

According to sub-section 2 of Section 182 of the Companies Act 2013, which of the following is regarded as contribution for political purpose?

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  1. Subscription given

  2. Donation given

  3. Expenditure incurred on advertiement

  4. All of the above

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

As per section 182(2) of the companies act 2013 subscription, donation given and expenditure incurred on advertisement are all regarded as contribution for political purposes.