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Capital and Revenue Expenditure/ Income

ICSE · Class 11 · Accountancy

Summary of Capital and Revenue Expenditure/ Income for ICSE Class 11 Accountancy. Key concepts, important points, and chapter overview.

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Overview

Capital and revenue items form the basis of correct accounting. Capital items relate to assets, long-term benefit, and the Balance Sheet, while revenue items relate to regular business activity and the Trading and Profit and Loss Account. Correct classification gives true profit and a fair financial

Key Concepts

Capital expenditure is expenditure that results

Capital expenditure is expenditure that results in the acquisition of an asset or an increase in the earning capacity of a business. Its benefit lasts

Revenue expenditure arises out of regular

Revenue expenditure arises out of regular business transactions. Its benefit expires within the year, it is recurring in nature, it cannot be converte

Capital income is income that does

Capital income is income that does not pertain to the normal business operations. Profit on sale of a fixed asset is an example. For example, if a bui

Revenue income arises out of regular

Revenue income arises out of regular business transactions. Profit from the purchase and sale of goods is a common example.

Capital receipts are non

Capital receipts are non-recurring receipts such as capital from proprietors, loans, deposits, sale proceeds of investments, and sale proceeds of fixe

Learning Objectives

  • To understand the meaning of capital and revenue items
  • To distinguish capital expenditure from revenue expenditure
  • To distinguish capital income from revenue income
  • To distinguish capital receipts from revenue receipts
  • To distinguish capital loss from revenue loss

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