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Provision for Discount on Creditors

Provision for Discount on Creditors :

Similar to cash discount allowed to debtors, the firm may have a chance to receive the cash discount from the creditors for prompt payment. Provision for discount on Creditors is calculated at a certain percentage on Sundry Creditors.

Example: The Trial balance for the year ended 31st March, 2004 shows Sundry Creditors Rs.50,000.

Adjustment:

Create a provision for discount on creditors @ 2%.

Adjusting Entry

Date  Particulars  L.F Debit Rs. Credit Rs.
2004
31-Mar Provision for discount on creditors A/c                                                                            Dr 1,000
                        To Profit and Loss A/c 1,000
(2% Provision for discount on creditors)

 

Provision for discount on creditors will be shown

i) on the credit side of Profit and Loss account and

ii) on the liabilities side of the Balance sheet by way of deduction from Sundry creditors.

Profit and Loss Account for
the year ended 31st March, 2004
Dr.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Cr.

Date Particulars Rs. Particulars Rs.
2004 By Provision for discount on Creditors 1,000
31-Mar

 

Balance Sheet as on 31st March, 2004

Date Particulars Rs. Rs. Particulars Rs. Rs.
2004
31-Mar Sundry creditors 50,000
Less: Provision for discount on creditors 1,000
49,000

 

Chart showing the treatment of adjustments in
the preparation of Final Accounts

No.. Type of Adjustment Adjustment Entry How dealt with in 4
Trading or Profit and Loss
Account
Balance
Sheet
1. Closing stock Closing Stock A/c                                    Dr

To Trading A/c

Credit side of the Trading A/c Asset side.
2. Outstanding Expenses: (Wages, Rent, Salaries etc.) Respective Expenses A/c Dr To Respective outstanding expenses A/c

Example:

i If the outstanding is an item chargeable to Trading A/c, add the outstanding expenses with relevant expenses in the debit side of the Trading A/c.

ii. If it is          an item chargeable to

Profit and Loss A/c, add the outstanding expenses to the relevant expenses in the debit side of the Profit and Loss A/c.

Liabilities side.
Wages A/c

To Wages outstanding A/c

Salaries A/c                             Dr

To Salaries outstanding A/c

3. Prepaid Expenses: (Insurance Premium) Respective prepaid

Expenses A/c                          Dr

To Respective

Expenses A/c

Example:
Prepaid Insurance

Premium A/c                       Dr

To Insurance

Premium A/c

Debit side of Trading & Profit and Loss A/c by way of deduction from respective expenses A/c. Assets side.
4 Accrued Income (Commission) Accrued Income A/c           Dr

To Respective Income A/c Example:

Credit side of Profit and Loss A/c by way of addition to respective Income A/c. Assets side.
Accrued Commission A/c To Commission A/c
5 Income received in advance (Rent) Respective Income A/c       Dr

To Respective Income

received in advance A/c Example:

Credit side of Profit and Loss A/c by way of deduction from the respective income A/c. Liabilities side.
Rent received A/c                 Dr

To Rent received in

advance A/c

6. Interest on Capital Interest on Capital A/c        Dr

To Capital A/c

Debit side of Profit and Loss A/c Liabilities side by way of addition to the Capital
7. Interest on Drawings Capital A/c                                                 Dr

To Interest on

drawings A/c

Credit side of the Profit and Loss A/c Liabilities side by way of addition to the drawings which are ultimately deducted from the Capital.
8. Interest on Loan (Interest on Bank Loan) Interest A/c                                                 Dr

To Interest Outstanding A/c Example:

Debit side of Profit and Loss A/c by way of addition to the appropriate interest A/c Liabilities side by way of addition to the particular loan A/c
Interest on Bank Loan A/c

To Interest Outstanding A/c

9. Interest on Investments Accrued Interest

on investments A/c                           Dr

To Interest received A/c

Credit side of Profit and Loss A/c by way of addition to the appropriate interest A/c. Assets side by way of addition to the particular investment A/c
10. Depreciation on Fixed Asset Depreciation A/c                                   Dr

To Fixed Asset A/c

Example:

Depreciation A/c                                   Dr

To Machinery A/c

Debit side of Profit and Loss A/c. Assets side by way of deduc­tion from the concerned as-set account.
11. Bad debts Bad debts A/c                                            Dr

To Sundry debtors A/c

Debit side of Profit and Loss A/c Assets side by way of deduc­tion from Sundry debtors
12. Provision for Bad and doubtful debts. Profit and Loss A/c                                           Dr

To Provision for Bad and doubtful debts A/c

i If the provision for bad and doubtful debts is given outside the Trial balance, then it is shown on the debit side of Profit and Loss account.

ii. If provision for bad and doubtful debts is given in the Trial Balance (Old) and also in the adjustment (New):

Add new provision for bad and doubtful debts with bad debts written off.

a) If the old provision for bad and doubtful debts is less than the above total, then the difference will be shown on the debit side of the Profit and Loss account.

b) If the old provision for bad and doubtful debts is more than the above total, then the difference
should be shown on the credit side of the Profit and Loss account.

Assets side by way of deduc­ting New Provi­sion alone from Sundry debtors
13 Provision for Discount on Debtors Profit and Loss A/c                                              Dr

To Provision for discount on debtors A/c

Debit side of Profit and Loss A/c

(Amount of provision for discount

is ascertained on good debtors)

Assets side by

way of deduction from Sundry debtors

(after deduction

of bad debts and new

provision for

bad and doubtful debts)

14. Provision for Discount

on Creditors

Provision for Discount

on Creditors A/c Dr

To Profit and Loss A/c

Credit side of Profit and Loss A/c Liabilities side

by way of deduction

from

Sundry Creditors.

Format :

Trading and Profit and Loss Account of
Thiru………… for the year ending 31st March,………………

Dr.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Cr.

Particulars

Rs.

Rs.

Particulars

Rs.

Rs.

To Opening stock  xxx By Sales

xxx

To Purchases  xxx Less: Sales returns  xxx
Less: Purchases returns  xxx  xxx
 xxx By Closing Stock  xxx
To Wages  xxx
Add: Outstanding wages  xxx  xxx
To Factory rent  xxx
Less: Prepaid Factory rent  xxx  xxx
To Gross Profit c/d (Transferred to Profit & Loss A/c)   xxx
To Salaries  xxx  xxxx By Gross Profit b/d  xxxx
 xxx
Add: Outstanding Salaries  xxx          xxx (Transferred from Trading A/c)
Insurance premium   xxx By Commission received xxx
Less: Prepaid Insurance Premium   xxx Add: Commission accrued but not yet received  xxx
  xxx xxx
To Interest on Capital    xxx

 xxx

 

xxx

To Interest on loan    xxx By Rent received
Add: Interest on loan outstanding   xxx Less: Rent received in  advance
 xxx  xxx
By Interest on drawings  xxx
To Depreciation on: xxx By Discount received xxx
Fixed Assets,  Buildings, Machinery,  Furniture etc. By New provision for discount on creditors  (given in adjustment) xxx
To Bad Debts xxx Less: Old provision xxx
Add: New Bad Debts (given in adjustment) xxx xxx
xxx
Add: New Provision for bad & doubtful debts
(given in adjustment)
xxx
 xxx
Less: Old Provision  xxx
xxx
To Discount allowed xxx
To New Provision for discount on debtors
(given in adjustment)
 xxx
Less: Old Provision xxx
xxx
To Net profit
(Transferred to Capital A/c)
 xxx
xxx     xxx

 

Balance Sheet of Thiru………………….. as on 31st March,…………

Liabilities

 Rs.

 Rs.

 Assets

 Rs.

 Rs.

Capital xxx Cash in Hand xxx
Add: Net Profit xxx  Cash at Bank  xxx
(or) Sundry debtors xxx
Less: Net Loss Less: Bad debts written off xxx
xxx  xxx
Less: Drawings                                       xxx Less: Proision for Bad & doubtful debts xxx
Interest on drawings                          xxx xxx Less: Provision for discount on debtors xxx
Less: Income tax xxx xxx
xxx
Sundry Creditors  xxx Land and Buildings xxx
Less: Provision for Discount on Creditors  xxx  Less: Depreciation  xxx
xxx xxx
Loan xxx Plant & Machinery xxx
Add: Interest on loan outstanding  xxx Less: Depreciation xxx
xxx xxx
Outstanding Expenses xxx Furniture  xxx
Incomes received in advance xxx Less: Depreciation xxx
xxx
Goodwill xxx
Less: Written off  xxx
xxx
Closing stock xxx
Prepaid expenses xxx
 ______ Accrued Commission xxx
xxxx     xxxx

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