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ALPESH UPADHYAY
PRN- 16010324209
DIVISION- “C”
BATCH- 2016-21
In the process of accounting, the first step is the recoding of the transaction in book of accounts. The
origin of a transaction is derived from the source document.
Source documents are the evidences of business transactions which provide information about the
nature of the transaction, the date, the amount and the parties involved in it. Transactions are
recorded in the books of accounts when they actually take place and are duly supported by source
documents.
1. CASH MEMO
When a trader sells goods for cash, he gives a cash memo and when he purchases goods for
cash, he receives a cash memo. Details regarding the items, quantity, rate and the price are
mentioned in the cash memo.
2. INVOICE OR BILL
When a trader sells goods on credit, he prepares a sale invoice. It contains full details
relating to the amount, the terms of payment and the name and address of the seller and
buyer. The original copy of the sale invoice is sent to the purchaser and its duplicate copy is
kept for making records in the books of accounts. Similarly, when a trader purchases goods
on credit, he receives a credit bill from the supplier of goods.
3. VOUCHERS
A voucher is a written document in support of a business transaction. Vouchers are prepared
by an accountant and each voucher is counter signed by an authorized person of the
organization.
4. RECEIPT
When a trader receives cash from a customer, he issues a receipt containing the date, the
amount and the name of the customer. The original copy is handed over to the customer
and the duplicate copy is kept for record.
JOURNAL
Journal is a date-wise record of all the transactions with details of the accounts debited and credited
and the amount of each transaction. Each transaction affects two accounts, out of which one
account is debited and the other account is credited. The name of the account to be debited is
written first, very near to the line of particulars column and the word Dr. is also written at the end of
the particulars column. In the second line, the name of the account to be credited is written, starts
with the word ‘To’, a few space away from the margin in the particulars column to the make it
distinct from the debit account. Format of journal given below:
Example of Jounal:
TYPE OF SUBSIDIARY BOOK
1. PURCHASE BOOK
Purchases Book records only credit purchases of goods by the trader.
2. SALES BOOK
Sales Book is meant for entering only credit sales of goods by the trader.
Note: In Double Column Cash book is discount allowed column is not there.
TRADING ACCOUNT
Trading means buying and selling. The trading account shows the result of buying and selling of
goods.
On the left hand side of the statement, the liabilities and capital are shown. On the right hand side,
all the assets are shown. Balance sheet is not an account but it is a statement prepared from the
ledger balances. So we should not prefix the accounts with the words ‘To’ and ‘By’.
The Balance sheet of a business concern can be presented in the following two forms:
Observation
Revenue for the year ending 31st December 2019 is Rs. 130797 Cr. whereas for the year ending 31st
December 2020 is Rs.139338 Cr. There is slight increase in the revenue in the 2020 by 8541 Cr.
irrespective of Covid- 19 pandemic.
The expenses for year ending 31st December 2020 are Rs. 97397 Cr. whereas for the year ending
2019 it was 90092 Cr. There is increase in the expenses of the company for the year ending 2020.
The said increase in expenses may be due to covid-19 pandemic. The total Comprehensive income
for the year ending 31st December 2020 Rs 33434 Cr. Whereas for the year ending 2019 it was Rs
30501 Cr. It is evident from the aforesaid data that there is increase of Rs. 2933 Cr. In regards to
total comprehensive income.
Observation
Formula for Calculating the Percentage Change:
1. [ (Current Year Value –Previous Year Value) / Previous Year Value] * 100
Share Capital: Share Capital= No. Of Shares
It is Evident from the data that there is no increase in the share capital for the year ending
2018-18 & 2019-2020.
TCS had no Short-Term Loans from the Year 201 to Year 2020.
3. Debentures: Debentures’ does not issue debentures for the year ending 2018-2019 &
2019-2020.
4. Bonds: TCS does not issue bonds.
5. Investments in Short Term Assets
TCS had an 19.37% decrease in the Short-Term Assets from the Year 2018 to
Year 2019.
TCS had an 9.7% decrease in the Short-Term Assets from the Year 2019 to
Year 2020.