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Unit 2: Recording of Transactions

Notes
Example: (Preparation of Trial Balance)
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Mr. Akshey Kumar furnishes the following balances as on 31 March, 2008. You have to prepare
a Trial Balance with the following information:

Particulars Particulars
Interest on Capital 24,000 Salaries 1,28,000
Creditors 6,00,000 Capital 8,00,000
Discount Received 23,000 Drawings 2,46,000
Loan 1,74,000 Machinery 3,00,000
Purchase Returns 40,000 Bills Payable 20,000
Sales Return 6,000 Furniture 6,00,000
Advertisement 1,63,000 Debtors 5,00,000
Commission Received 20,000 Bank Loan 2,00,000
Rent 10,000 Patents 60,000
Purchases 19,00,000
Sales 32,60,000
Opening Stock 12,00,000
Solution:

Trial Balance
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(as on 31 March, 2008)
Dr. Cr.
Particulars ( ) ( )
Interest on Capital 24,000 –
Creditors – 6,00,000
Discount Received – 23,000
Loan – 1,74,000
Purchase Returns – 40,000
Sale Returns 6,000 –
Advertisement 1,63,000 –
Commission Received – 20,000
Rent 10,000 –
Purchases 19,00,000 –
Sales – 32,60,000
Opening Stock 12,00,000 –
Salaries 1,28,000 –
Capital – 8,00,000
Drawings 2,46,000 –
Machinery 3,00,000 –
Bills Payable – 20,000
Furniture 6,00,000 –
Debtors 5,00,000 –
Bank Loan – 2 00 000
Patents 60,000 –
Total 51,37,000 51,37,000

From the above trial balances, it is clear that the total of debit side will agree with the total of
credit side if Ledger accounts are arithmetically correct. If these totals does not tally with each
other, there will be some error in the ledger accounts.

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