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CHAPTER            Adjustments in Preparation
                      CHAPTER

                         19              of Financial Statements







                                  MEANING OF KEY TERMS USED IN THE CHAPTER


                      1.  Adjustment Entry    It is an entry passed in the books of account to give effect to transactions
                                              that should have been recorded in the books of account but are not
                                              recorded.
                      2.  Closing Stock       It is the value of stock in hand at the end of the accounting year. It
                                              is valued at cost or net realisable value (market value), whichever
                                              is less.
                      3.  Outstanding         They are expenses incurred during the year and  also  benefit of which is
                        Expenses              consumed  or exhausted in the same year but have not been paid. For
                                              example, salary payable for the month of March is provided not being paid.
                      4.  Prepaid (Unexpired)   They are the expenses that have been paid but the benefit of which
                        Expenses              is not consumed or exhausted during the year.

                      5.  Accrued Income      It is the income which has been earned but not received.

                      6.  Income Received in    It  is  the  income  which  has  not been earned but has been received
                        Advance (Unearned     during the accounting year.
                         Income)

                      7.  Depreciation        It is the fall in value of fixed asset due to usage, efflux of time, obsolescence
                                              or accident.
                      8.  Bad Debts           It is the debt that has become irrecoverable.

                      9.  Bad Debts Recovered    It is the debt which had been earlier written off as bad debt and has been
                                              recovered.
                       10.  Doubtful Debts    Debts which are doubtful of recovery, i.e., recovery is not certain.

                       11.  Provision for     It is the amount set aside out of profits to meet expected bad debts
                        Doubtful Debts        in future.
                       12.  Provision for     It is the amount set aside out of profits to allow discount to
                        Discount on Debtors   debtors in future for present good debts.
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