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What is another name for a real account in accounting? is it a permanent or a temporary account? Also, what is another name for a nominal account? is it a permanent or a temporary account ?

Answer

There are broadly  2 Type of accounts


1. Personnel Accounts


2. Impersonnel Accounts.


 


Personnel Accounts is an account maintained to record transactions with persons. Based on the classification of the persons personnel account can be of


1. Natural Personnel Account (Mr. Ram, Mr. Robert, Mr.Rahim)


2. Artificial Person (all entities like companies, banks, municipal corporations, all statutory or non statutory bodies)


3. Representative Person: Representing group transactions for group of persons like Salary Payable Account. Taxes payable account.


 


Where as Impersonnel Account shall be of Two types.


A. Real Account      B.Nominal Account.


Real Accounts are accounts to record transactions relating to Assets. Like Cash, Plant & Machinery etc., These type of accounts are permanent accounts.


Nominal Accounts are the accounts used to record the transactions relating to Income and Expenses. Like Salary, Power, Sales etc., At the end of the year all the nominal accounts are closed by transferring to Profit and loss account or Income and Expenditure account. The net differnce shall be carried forwarded to Balance Sheet.

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Subject: Accounts Payable

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What is the meaning of TDS? How it is charged?

Answer

TDS Meaning :


TDS means TAX DEDUCTABULE AT SOURCE. It is charged on Base Amount. 


TDS is tax charged by the customer who gets the services from Vendor or supplier. Here Customer is responsible to charge it and pay to the government.


Different types of TDS : 


1) TDS on salary has to be deducted on salary paid to employee by employer if it crosses the tax limit. And pay to the government on or before due date.


2) In case of TDS on contractors or profession or others, there is slab that min tax, surcharge,  education cess plus higher education cess, it is different and finance minister may change or keep same or remove in every year budget. Secondly you can deduct the TDS on bill amount while paying or if advance is paid.

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Subject: Accounts Payable

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What is the Debit Balance recovery? How we can recover if we wont have any future transactions from supplier?

Answer

The Debit balance recovery is usually made by raising a credit memo for the regular vendors. However if there are no future transactions from the supplier, we ask the vendor to send the check / make an EFT for the amount due from him.

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Subject: Accounts Payable

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What items would you verify when processing an expense report /invoice for payment?

Answer

Employee Travel and Expense Report (ETER ) / Direct Pay / Unencumbered Goods and Services


- The ETER is examined for compliance with Travel policy by the accounting clerk prior to submission to Accounts payable


- Accounts Payable enters ETER Information into Banner as a Direct pay, generates a Banner invoice number, and records invoice information


- Reimbursement checks for ETERs will be processed within five business days after a completed and correct ETER is received by Accounts payable and scheduled for payment in the payment cycle following.


- ETERs should be submitted within  60 calendar days of incurring the expenses. TEARs submitted for expenses older than two months will not be processed nor reimbursed.

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Subject: Accounts Payable

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A sum is being lent at 20 % per annum compound interest.what is the ratio of increase in amount of 4th year to 5th year?

A) 4:5 B) 5:4
C) 5:6 D) can't be determined
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 5:6

Explanation:

 

P1+r1004P1+r1005=11+r100 =100100+r=100120=56 

 

                

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Rs 1000 is being  charged at 50% per annum. what is the interest for 3rd year at compound interest?

A) 1122 B) 1025
C) 1125 D) 625
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 1125

Explanation:

Total amount for two years =  1000×1.52=2250

 Now , interest for third year = 2250×50×1100=1125

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A watch which gains uniformly is 2 minutes low at noon on monday and is 4 min.48 sec fast at 2 p.m on the following monday. when was it correct ?

A) 2 p.m on Tuesday B) 2 p.m on Wednesday
C) 3 p.m on Thursday D) 1 p.m on Friday
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 2 p.m on Wednesday

Explanation:

Time from 12 p.m on monday to 2 p.m on the following monday = 7 days 2 hours = 170 hours

 

Therefore, The watch gains 2+445 min. or  34/5 min. in 170 hrs.

 

Now, 34/5 min. are gained in 170 hrs.

 

Therefore, 2 min are gained in 170×534×2 hrs = 50 hrs

 

Therefore, Watch is correct 2 days 2 hrs. after 12 p.m on monday i.e it will be correct at  2 p.m on wednesday.

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Filed Under: Clocks

Q:

The angle between the minute hand and the hour hand of a clock when the time is 8:30  

A) 80 Degrees B) 75 Degrees
C) 60 Degrees D) 105 Degrees
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 75 Degrees

Explanation:

Angle traced by hour hand in 17/2 hrs = 36012×172o = 255 

 

Angle traced by min hand in 30 min = 36060×30o = 180 

 

Therefore,  Required angle = (255 - 180) = 75o

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Filed Under: Clocks