A contractor's bill for extension of premises amounting to Rs $27, 500$ has been debited to Building Repairs Account. Which of the following rectification entry is correct?

Building A/c Dr.

27, 500

To Building Repairs A/c

27, 500

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Building A/c Dr.

27, 500

To Suspense A/c

27, 500

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Building Repairs A/c Dr.

27, 500

To Suspense A/c

27, 500

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Building Repairs A/c Dr.

27, 500

To Building A/c

27, 500

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Solution

The correct option is A Building A/c Dr. $27, 500$
To Building Repairs A/c $27, 500$
Capital expenditure need to be debited to the respective asset account. This is an error of principle i.e. capital expenditure debited to revenue expenditure.
Following rectification entry need to be passed to rectify the wrong entry:

Building A/c Dr. 27500
To Building Repairs A/c 27500

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A contractor's bill for extension of premises amounting to Rs27,500 has been debited to Building Repairs Account. Which of the following rectification entry is correct?

A contractor's bill for extension of premises amounting to Rs $27, 500$ has been debited to Building Repairs Account. Which of the following rectification entry is correct?