Meaning, causes, factors, and need of depreciation and revaluation of assets explained
This article explains the meaning of Depreciation, Causes of Depreciation, Need for Depreciation, Factors of Depreciation, and revaluation of assets by Accounting Entries Depreciation is an accounting method that determines the monetary value of an asset over its useful life due to use, wear and tear, obsolescence, and Legal or other limits on its use.…
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Rectification of Errors when Books are Closed, Adjusting and Closing Entries
Before closing the ledger accounts, if the error is found you can rectify it without opening a suspense account. However, after closing the accounts, if the error is found you can record an accounting entry in the General Journal and post it to the relevant ledgers. If the amounts are significant, you can disclose the…
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What is Off-Balance Sheet Exposure ?
Assets or liabilities not included on a company’s balance sheet are known as off-balance sheet items. Off-balance-sheet items are contingent assets or liabilities such as unused commitments, letters of credit, and derivatives. These items may expose institutions to credit risk, liquidity risk, or counterparty risk, which is not reflected on the sector’s balance sheet. Off-balance-sheet…
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Trial Balance: Classification of Errors, Location of Errors, and Rectification of Errors
The errors in accounting take place due to wrong posting of transactions, wrong totaling or wrong balancing of the accounts, wrong casting of the subsidiary books, or wrong recording of amount in the books of original entry. All such errors in accounting can be classified into the following four categories: The error of commission: An…
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Bank Holidays 2025: Karnataka State
“Under the explanation to Section 25 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 (Central Act 26 of 1881) read with the Notification of the Government of India, Ministry of Home Affairs No. 20/25/56/Pub-1 dated 8th June 1957, the Government of KARNATAKA pleased to declare that in addition to Sundays, and 2nd and 4th Saturdays expressly defined…
What are Suspense Account and rectification in Trial Balance?
When the trial balance does not tally due to the one-sided errors in the books, an accountant puts the difference between the debit and credit side of the trial balance on the shorter side as a suspense Account. As and when an error is located it has to be rectified. After rectification, the balance in…
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