Accounting Basics

Lease Accounting – CMA Inter Financial Accounting Question 1. Write short note:Operating Lease and Finance Lease (Dec 2017, 4 marks)Answer:Operating Lease and Finance LeaseA lease is an agreement whereby the lessor conveys to the lessee in return for a payment or sones of payments the right to use an asset for an agreed period of […]

Partnership Accounting – CMA Inter Financial Accounting Question 1.Write short note:Guaranteed Partnership. (June 2013, 5 marks)Answer:In a partnership, there may be special agreement by virtue of which partner may get the guarantee of earning a minimum amount of profit. The guarantee may be given by one partner in particular or by the firm. It is […]

Preparation of Financial Statements of Not-for-Profit Organisations Question 1.Write short note on the following:Features of Income and Expenditure Account (June 2019, 5 marks)Answer:Features of Income and Expenditure Account: It follows Nominal Account. All expenses of revenue nature for the particular period are debited to this Account on accrual basis. Similarly, all revenue incomes related to […]

Preparation of Financial Statements of Commercial Organisations   Question 1.Write short note on the following:Provision for Discount on Debtors (June 2019, 5 marks)Answer:Provision for Discount on Debtors:We know that cash discount is allowed by the suppliers to customers for prompt settlement of cash. Naturally a provision is created for this purpose. Thus, the provision which […]

Bills of Exchange CMA Inter Financial Accounting  Question 1.Write short flotes on the following:(a) Accommodation Bill (June 2016, 5 marks)(c) Rebate on Bills Discounted (June 2016, 5 marks)Answer:(a) Accommodation Bill: An Accommodation Bill is a bill of exchange signed by-a party as drawer, drawee, endorser to accommodate another party whose credit is not strong enough […]

Cash book Questions & Answers 1. What is a Cash Book? Answer:A Cash Book is a financial journal that records all cash receipts and payments, including bank transactions. It serves as both a journal and a ledger for cash transactions. 2. How many types of cash books are there? Answer:There are three types of cash […]

Depreciation – CA Foundation Accounts  Question 1.Meaning of depreciation.Answer:Meaning of depreciation:An expenditure which results into enduring benefit (long-term benefit) are treated as capital expenditure/fixed assets. Fixed assets are those assets which are held for use in the business and not for sale or consumption in the course of production. Fixed assets which have a limited […]

Accounting Policies – CA Foundation Accounts Question 1.What do you mean by Accounting policies? What are the basis of their selection? What are the different areas in which different accounting policies are possible?Answer:Meaning of Accounting Policy:→ The accounting policies refers to the specific accounting principles and the methods of applying those principles → Adopted by […]

Contingent Assets and Contingent Liabilities – CA Foundation Accounts Question 1.Contingent liability.Answer:Contingent liability:(a) A contingent liability is a possible obligation that arises from past events and the existence of which will be confirmed only by the occurrence or non-occurrence of one or more uncertain future events not wholly within the control of the enterprise. Possible […]

Capital and Revenue Expenditure – CA Foundation Accounts Question 1.Capital ExpenditureAnswer:Capital Expenditure: Any amount spent by actual payment or for which a liability is incurred is known as an expenditure. Capital Expenditure is that expenditure which results in the acquisition of an asset (tangible or intangible) which can be later sold and converted into cash […]