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Financial Statements (With Adjustments)

NIOS · Class 10 · Accountancy

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1. Meaning and Need for Accounting Adjustments

  • Accounting adjustments are made before preparing final accounts.
  • Financial statements prepared without accounting adjustments will not show correct net profit or loss or correct financial position.
  • Adjustments are needed to record expenses that have become due but not paid, expenses paid in advance for future years, and depreciation.
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2. Closing Stock

  • Closing stock is the stock of goods which remains unsold at the end of the accounting year.
  • It is normally not shown inside the Trial Balance; it appears outside the Trial Balance as additional information.
  • Closing stock appears on the credit side of Trading Account.
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3. Outstanding Expenses

  • An expense which relates to the current year but has not been paid till the end of the accounting year is known as outstanding expenses.
  • Examples include factory rent, wages, salaries, office rent, and telephone charges.
  • Outstanding wages are a direct expense and are added in the Trading Account.
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4. Prepaid Expenses

  • Some expenses in the Trial Balance may relate to future year(s).
  • Such part of expenses is known as prepaid expenses or expense paid in advance.
  • Examples include factory rent, wages, office rent, insurance premium, and taxes.

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Accounting adjustments are made before preparingClosing stock is the stockAn expense which relates toA part of expenses paid duringDepreciation is the decrease in

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