Journal Entries

Journal Entry for Carriage Inwards Carriage inwards is the freight and carrying cost incurred by a business while acquiring a new product. Journal entry for carriage inwards depends on the item and the intent behind its usage. The product may or may not be for resale, the word “Inwards” shows that the cost is incurred while […]

Closing Stock Goods that remain unsold at the end of an accounting period are known as closing stock. They are valued at the end of an accounting year and shown on the credit side of a trading account and the asset side of a balance sheet. Accounting and journal entry for closing stock is posted […]

Journal Entry for Income Tax Income tax is a form of tax levied by the government on the income generated by a business or person. Accounting and journal entry for income tax is done in a distinct way for different types of business establishments i.e. Sole Proprietorship, Partnership, and Private Limited Company. Private limited companies […]

Journal Entry for Manager’s Commission In addition to salaries, companies may offer a fixed percentage of their net profit to managers as commission. This is done to motivate and encourage them to generate more revenue for the company. Accounting and journal entry for manager’s commission involves the below 3 steps,   Step 1 – Manager’s […]

Journal Entry for Credit Purchase and Cash Purchase To run successful operations a business needs to purchase raw material and manage its stock optimally throughout its operational cycle. Accounting and journal entry for credit purchase includes 2 accounts, Creditor and Purchase. In case of a journal entry for cash purchase, ‘Cash’ account and ‘Purchase‘ account are […]

Journal Entry for Credit Sales and Cash Sales Sales are a part of everyday business, they can either be made in cash or credit. In a dynamic environment, credit sales are promoted to keep up with the cutting edge competition. Accounting and journal entry for credit sales include 2 accounts, debtor and sales. In case […]

Journal Entry for Bill of Exchange Bill of exchange is an instrument in writing signed by the maker which contains an order without any conditions. It directs another person to pay a specific sum of money to the bearer of the instrument (or) to a particular person (or) to the order of a particular person. […]

Journal Entry For Provident Fund (PF) Provident fund or PF is a compulsory retirement savings plan managed by the government where employees contribute a fixed percentage of their monthly pay-out and the same amount is contributed by the employer. Accounting and Journal entry for provident fund is a 3 step process. When salaries are paid […]

Accounting and Journal Entry for Interest on Drawings Cash or Goods withdrawn by a proprietor from the business for their personal use is labelled as drawings. Interest may be charged by the business at a fixed rate when a business owner draws funds or assets. Journal entry for interest on drawings includes two accounts; Drawings A/C & Interest on […]

Accounting and Journal Entry for Interest on Capital Owners may seek a return on investment in the form of a fixed rate of interest to the extent of the amount employed by them in the business. In order to ascertain a true picture of the business’s profitability, it is a common practice to provide interest […]

Journal Entry for Credit Card Sales Digitization and modernization have made credit cards a very common mode of payment. Credit cards allow customers to shop without cash and make swift hassle-free payments. Frequent credit card payments mean businesses have to deal with the aspect of accounting and posting journal entry for credit card sales. There […]

Reclass Entry Accounting for business also means being responsible for adjustments and corrections. One such adjustment entry is ‘reclass’ or reclassification journal entry. The process of transferring an amount from one ledger account to another is termed as reclass entry. It is most often seen as a transfer journal entry & is a critical part […]

True-up Entry Concept in Accounting In its most generic form a true-up means to match, reconcile, tie-out two or more balances with the help of an adjustment. In accounting, this adjustment journal entry is called true-up entry. There are many reasons why a mismatch may exist between two balances; Budgeting – Some recurring expenses are estimated at […]

Journal Entry for Recovery of Bad Debts At times a debtor whose account had earlier been written off by a creditor as a bad debt may decide to make a payment. This is called “recovery of bad debts”. While posting the journal entry for bad debts recovered it is important to note that it is […]

Rectification Entries, With Examples When an error is committed in the books of accounts the same should be corrected to show true numbers in financial statements. If the error is immediately identified it may be fixed by striking out the wrong entry and replacing it with a correct one. However, if the error is identified […]

Closing Entries, With Examples At the end of an accounting period when the books of accounts are at finalization stage, some special journal entries are required to be passed. In accounting terms, these journal entries are termed as closing entries. The main purpose of these closing entries is to bring the temporary journal account balances […]

Journal Entry for Cash Discount 100 keyboards are sold for the invoice price of 300 each with payment terms 1/10, Net 30 days. Journal entry for a cash discount, in this case, will depend on the terms that the buyer will get 1% cash discount from total invoice price if the payment is made within the first […]

Journal Entry for Loss on Sale of Fixed Assets Nowadays, businesses sell their assets as part of strategic decision-making. Reasons could vary from up-gradation to new better quality asset, arranging money for a business need, not in use asset etc. there could be any reason to sell an asset. It is common that an asset […]

Discount Received Discounts are common in both B2B and B2C transactions to push both credit and cash sales, they are usually given in lieu of some consideration which can be prompt payments, trade practices, recoveries, etc. While posting a journal entry for discount received “Discount Received Account” is credited. Discount received acts as a gain […]

Journal Entry for Profit on Sale of Fixed Assets Nowadays, businesses sell their assets as part of strategic decision-making. Sale of an asset may be done to retire an asset, funds generation, etc. Such a sale may result in a profit or loss for the business. In the case of profits, a journal entry for […]

Discount Allowed Discounts are very common in today’s business world, they are generally provided in lieu of some consideration which can range from timely payments to market competition. While posting a journal entry for discount allowed “Discount Allowed Account” is debited. Discount allowed acts as an additional expense for the business and it is shown on the debit side […]

Overview Depreciation Journal Entry When charged directly to the asset When provision for depreciation or accumulated depreciation is maintained Example & Steps Journal Entry for Depreciation on Furniture Journal Entry for Depreciation on Machinery Journal Entry for Depreciation on Equipment Journal Entry for Depreciation on Building Journal Entry for Depreciation on Land Quiz   Overview […]

Journal Entry for Income Received in Advance Also known as unearned income, it is income which is received in advance, however, the related benefits are yet to be provided. It belongs to a future accounting period and is still to be earned. Journal entry for income received in advance recognizes the accounting rule of “Credit […]

Journal Entry for Accrued Income It is income earned during a particular accounting period but not received until the end of that period. It is treated as an asset for the business. Journal entry for accrued income recognizes the accounting rule of “Debit the increase in assets” (modern rules of accounting). Examples of accrued income – Interest on investment earned but […]

Journal Entry for Prepaid Expenses Prepaid expenses are those expenses which are paid in advance for a benefit yet to be received. The perks of such expenses are yet to be utilised in a future period. Below is the journal entry for prepaid expenses; According to the three types of accounts in accounting “prepaid expense” is a […]