Question
Explain briefly any five advantages of accounting.

Answer

  1. Financial Information about Business: Financial performance during the accounting period, i.e., profit earned or loss incurred and also the financial position at the end of the accounting period is known through accounting.
  2. Assistance to Management: The management makes business plans, takes decisions and exercises control over the affairs on the basis of accounting information.
  3. Replaces Memory: A systematic and timely recording of transactions obviates the necessity to remember transactions. The accounting record provides the necessary information.
  4. Facilitates Comparative Study: A systematic record enables a businessman to compare one year's results with those of other years and locate significant fac leading to change, if any.
  5. Facilitates Settlement of Tax Liabilities: A systematic accounting record immensely helps in settlement of income tax and Goods and Services Tax (GST) liabilities, since it is a good evidence of the correctness of transactions.
  6. Facilitates Loans: Loan is granted by the banks and financial institutions on the basis of growth potential which is supported by the performance. Accounting makes available the information with respect to performance.
  7. Evidence in Court: Systematic record of transactions is often accepted by the Courts as good evidence.
  8. Facilitates Sale of Business: If someone desires to sell his business, the accounts maintained by him will enable the ascertainment of the proper purchase price.
  9. Assistance in the Event of Insolvency: Insolvency proceedings involve explaining many transactions that have taken place in the past. Systematic accounting records assist a great deal in such situation.

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1
Cash in hand
6,000
 
Cash at bank
55,000
 
Stock of goods
40,000
 
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6,000
 
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Sold goods to Karuna
15,000
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Cash sales
10,000
6
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5,000
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Purchased goods from Rupali
30,000
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Goods returned from Karuna
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Cheque given to Rohan
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Cheque received from Tarun
10,000
22
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2,000
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Paid cartage
1,000
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Paid salary
8,000
28
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7,000
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Cheque given to Rupali
12,000
30
Sanjana took goods for Personal use
4,000
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Paid General expense
500
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April 4
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Shiv Parshad returned goods of the list price of ₹ 1,000.
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