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• From the following details find out the amount to be debited to Profit and Loss A/c as fresh provision for doubtful debts during 2012-13 Debtors ` 30,000 as on 31.03.2013; Bad debt during the year ` 1,500; Provision for bad debts as on 01.04.2012 ` 2,000; Provision for doubtful debts to be kept at 5% of total debtors
• If actual bad debts are more than the provision for bad debts, then there will be a
• As on 31st March, 2017 debtors and additional bad debts are ` 8,00,000 and ` 10,000 respectively. If the provision for bad debts is made at 5% on debtors then amount of such provision will be
• Provision for bad and doubtful debts is created in anticipation of actual bad debts on the basis of:
• It is supposed that on 31-12-20012, the sundry debtors are amounted to Rs. 40,000. On the basis of past experience, it is estimated that 5 % of the sundry debtors are doubtful. It is also suppose that during the year 2013 actual bad debts were Rs. 1,600. What entry will pass to create provision for doubtful debts?
• Provision for Doubtful Debt on 1st April, 2018 was `21,500. During the year 2018 – 19 the Bad-debt and Recovery of Bad-debt were ` 10,500 and ` 2,100 respectively. The Sundry Debtors on 31st March, 2019 were `2,25,000. Provision is to be made @ 5% on Debtors. If on 31st March, 2019, there was additional Bad-debt of ` 2,500 then Provision for doubtful-debt will be
• Which of the following statements is/are true? (i) An error in casting the subsidiary books is an error of commission (ii) An error in wrong casting of the sales day book will not affect the personal accounts of debtors (iii) Mistake in transferring the balance of an account to the Trial Balance will not affect the agreement of the Trial Balance (iv) The mistake of treating a liability as an income or vice versa will not affect the agreement of a Trial Balance
• Bad debts recovered account will be transferred to
• The entry for creating a Provision for bad debts is
• Bad debts recovered is