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M/s. Applied Laboratories were unable to agree the Trial Balance as on 31st March, 2020 and have raised a suspense account for the difference. Next year the following errors were discovered: (i) Repairs made during the year were wrongly debited to the building A/c- 12,500. (ii) The addition of the 'Freight' column in the purchase journal was short by 1,500. (iii) Goods to the value of ₹ 1,050 returned by a customer, Rani & Co., had been posted to the debit of Rani & Co. and also to sales returns. (iv) Sundry items of furniture sold for ₹30,000 had been entered in the sales book, the total of which had been posted to sales account. (v) A bill of exchange (received from Raja & Co.) for 20,000 had been returned by the bank as dishonored and had been credited to the bank and debited to bills receivable account. You are required to pass journal entries to rectify the above mistakes. [Nov. 2020, 5 Marks]; [MTP Jan. 2025; Modified]

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In the books of M/s, Applied Laboratories
Rectification Journal Entries
| S. No. | Particulars | Debit | Credit | | :----- | :------------------------------------------------------------------------ | :----- | :----- | | 1 | Profit & Loss Adjustment A/c Dr. | 12,500 | | | |         To Building A/c | | 12,500 | | | (Being repairs debited to building account, now rectified) | | | | 2 | Profit & Loss Adjustment A/c Dr. | 1,500 | | | |         To Suspense A/c | | 1,500 | | | (Being under casting of 1,500 in freight column, rectified) | | | | 3 | Suspense Dr. | 2,100 | | | |         To Rani & Co. | | 2,100 | | | (Being Rani's Account debited instead of crediting, now rectified) | | | | 4 | Profit & Loss Adjustment A/c Dr. | 30,000 | | | |         To Furniture A/c | | 30,000 | | | (Being sale of furniture credited to sales account, now rectified) | | | | 5 | Raj & Co. A/c Dr. | 20,000 | | | |         To Bills receivables A/c | | 20,000 | | | (Being dishonour of bill

About This Chapter: Accounting Process

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Paper 1: Accounting

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25-30%

Key Topics

Journal, Ledger, Trial Balance, Cash Book, Rectification

This chapter covers Journal, Ledger, Trial Balance, Cash Book, Rectification and is part of Paper 1: Accounting in the CA Foundation exam.

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This topic carries 25-30% weightage. Focus on understanding core concepts rather than memorizing.

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