Accounting For Incomplete Records
Accounting For Incomplete Records
1. INTRODUCTION
Very often the small sole proprietorship and partnership business do not maintain books of
accounts on double entry systems. The small business concerns, according to their convenience
maintain record only of cash transactions and credit transactions. They do not maintain record
of many transactions. Such incomplete accounting records create special problems while
ascertaining business results and financial position at the end of the year. The term ‘single
entry system’ is popularly used to describe the finalisation of accounts from
incomplete records. In fact there’s no such system as single entry system.
It is a mixture of
3. ASCERTAINMENT OF PROFIT
Ascertainment of Profit
❖ The opening and closing capital is ascertained by preparing the statement of affairs
at the opening and closing accounting period
Following two statements are prepared
5. CONVERSION METHOD
Considering the system followed by proprietor on the basis of available data - Single entry
transaction will be converted into double entry
Following A/c’s have to be prepared
Optional Compulsory
Debtors A/c
Dr. Cr.
Particulars Rs. Particulars Rs.
To Balance b/d xxx By Sales Returns A/c xxx
To Bills Receivable A/c (B/R Dishonoured ) xxx By Cash A/c (cash received) xxx
To Bank a/c (Discounted B/R Dishonoured ) xxx By Bank A/c (cheques received) xxx
To Bank A/c (Cheque Dishonoured ) xxx By bills Receivable A/c (B/R drawn) xxx
To Creditors A/c (Endorsed B/R Dishonoured) xxx By Discount Allowed A/c xxx
To Credit sales xxx By Bad Debts A/c xxx
By Balance c/d xxx
Find out the credit sales by preparing the Sundry Debtors A/c from the following
information;
Particulars Rs Particulars Rs
Sundry Debtors as at 1.1.2008 40,000 Cash received from Debtors 70,000
Sundry Debtors as at 31.12.2008 50,000 Cheque received from Debtors 80,000
Discount Allowed 5,000 B/R Dishonoured 9,000
Bad debts 7,000 B/R drawn 30,000
Bad debts recovered 4,000 Cheque dishonoured 11,000
Particulars Rs Particulars Rs
Opening cash in hand 30,000 Cash purchases 16,000
Opening cash at bank 22,000 Miscellaneous expenses paid 2,000
Cash sales 20,000 Cash collection from debtors 25,000
Collection from debtors cheque 15,000 Cheque issued to creditors 18,000
Fixed asset purchased, paid by cash 4,000 Cash deposited in bank 30,000
Withdraw from bank 16,000 Closing cash in hand 19,000
5. ICAI Illustration No 8
Mr. Anup runs a wholesale business where in all purchases and sales are made on credit. He
furnishes the following closing balances:
Particular 31-12-2013 31-12-2014
Sundry debtors 70,000 92,000
Bills receivable 15,000 6,000
Bills payable 12,000 14,000
Sundry creditors 40,000 56,000
Inventory 1,10,000 1,90,000
Bank 90,000 87,000
Cash 5,200 5,300
Summary of cash transactions during the year 2014:
(i) Deposited to bank after payment of shop expenses @ 600 p.m., salary @ 9,200 p.m.
and personal expenses @ 1,400 p.m. 7,62,750.
(ii) Cash Withdrawn from bank 1,21,000.
(iii) Cash payment to suppliers 77,200 for supplies and 25,000 for furniture.
(iv) Cheques collected from customers but dishonoured 5,700.
(v) Bills accepted by customers 40,000.
(vi) Bills endorsed 10,000.
(vii) Bills discounted 20,000, discount 750.0
(viii) Bills matured and duly collected 16,000.
(ix) Bills accepted 24,000.
(x) Paid suppliers by cheque 3,20,000.
(xi) Received 20,000 on maturity of one LIC policy of the proprietor by cheque.
(xii) Rent received 14,000 by cheque for the premises owned by proprietor.
(xiii) A building was purchased on 30-11-2014 for opening a branch for 3,50,000 and some
expenses were incurred on this building, details of which are not maintained.
(xiv) Electricity and telephone bills paid by cash 18,700, due 2,200.
Other transactions:
(i) Claim against the firm for damage 1,55,000 is under legal dispute. Legal expenses 17,000.
(3) Goods were sold for cash and credit both. Credit customers pay be cheques only.
(4) Depreciation on furniture is to be charged 10% p.a.
(5) Mr. A sent to the bank the collection of the month at the last date of the each month after
paying salary of ` 2,000 to the clerk, office expenses ` 1,200 and personal expenses ` 500.
Analysis of bank pass book for the year ending 31st March 2012 disclosed the following:
Particulars `
Payment to creditors 3,00,000
Payment of rent up to 31st March, 2012 16,000
Cash deposited into the bank during the year 80,000
The following are the balances on 31st March, 2012:
Particulars `
Stock 1,60,000
Debtors 1,20,000
Creditors for goods 1,46,000
On the evening of 31st March 2012, the cashier absconded with the available cash in the cash
book.
You are required to prepare Trading and Profit and Loss A/c for the year ended 31 st March, 2012
and Balance Sheet as on that date. All the workings should form part of the answer.
8. ICAI – Illustration 1
Raju does not maintain proper records of his business. However, he provides the following
information: `
Opening capital 10,000
Closing capital 12,500
Drawings during the year 3,000
Capital added during the year 3,750
You are required to calculate the profit or loss for the year.
9. ICAI – Illustration 2
Rakesh started his business on 1st of April 2021. He invested a capital of Rs 1,00,000. On 31st March
2022, he has the following information available as per the Single-entry system
maintained by him. `
Cash balance (counted) 3,200
Inventory (physically verified) 34,800
Receivable from Ajay against credit sales 31,000
Machine 85,000
Payable to Vinod towards credit purchase 12,000
Loan taken from Bank 10,000
Drawings made during the year 24,000
You are required to calculate the profit or loss earned by Rakesh for the year ended 31st March
2022.
2. From the following information obtained from Mr. X a trader who does not keep accounts,
prepare a Trading and Profit and Loss Account for the year ended 31 st March, 2011 and the
Balance Sheet as on that date.
a. Withdrawals from Pass Book :
Particulars Rs.
Rent, Rates, Taxes and Insurance 12,000
Furniture (Purchased on 1st April, 2010) 2,000
Advertisement Expenses 2,000
Postage and Telephone 1,000
Drawings 10,000
Paid for Purchases 50,000
Salaries 8,000
Wages 8,000
b. Balance at Bank on 31.3.2011 was Rs. 3,000.
c. Stock on 1.4.2010 was Rs. 24,000 and stock on 31.3.2011 was Rs. 4,000 less than that of
opening stock. Out of stock on 1.4.2010 spoiled stocks were sold for Rs. 2,000 which were
not deposited into Bank Account.
d. Payments for Purchases include Rs. 4,000 for last year’s purchase. Current year’s list of
unpaid invoices not ticked off in purchase register amounts to Rs. 5,000. Purchase amount
of Rs. 1,000 of previous year still remains unpaid.
e. Collections for sale were Rs. 1,00,000 which includes Rs. 12,000 in respect of previous year’s
sale. Balance of un-ticked bills of last year’s sale still due Rs. 8,000 on 31.3.2011. Un-ticked
bills of the current year totalled upto Rs. 20,000.
f. Salaries Rs. 500 and wages Rs. 500 were outstanding on 31.3.2011.
g. Furniture on 1.4.2010 amounts to Rs. 6,000 and machinery on the same date amounts to
Rs. 50,000.
h. Prepaid insurance amounted to Rs. 400 on 31.3.2011.
i. Depreciation shall be provided at 10% on Furniture and at 25% on Machinery.
He maintains purchases and sales register and items are ticked off on collection or payment.
All collections are deposited and payments are all by cheque. Rs. 1,000 petty expenses were
paid out of his drawings. All purchases and sales were on credit basis.