In a company ABC Ltd, there are 10 accounts which have debit balances & there are 15 accounts which have credit balances. Accountant of the company Mr. Sushil is of the opinion that all the accounts with debit balances & only 10 accounts having credit balances shall be taken while preparation of the trial balance. What is your opinion in this regard?

Accountant of the company is correct

No worries! We‘ve got your back. Try BYJU‘S free classes today!

Accountant is incorrect. All 15 accounts shall be taken for preparation of Trial Balance

Right on! Give the BNAT exam to get a 100% scholarship for BYJUS courses

Trial Balance does not contain accounts having credit balances

No worries! We‘ve got your back. Try BYJU‘S free classes today!

None of the above

No worries! We‘ve got your back. Try BYJU‘S free classes today!

Open in App

Solution

The correct option is B Accountant is incorrect. All 15 accounts shall be taken for preparation of Trial Balance
A trial balance is a bookkeeping worksheet in which the balances of all ledgers are compiled into debit and credit columns. Hence, all 15 accounts shall be taken for preparation of Trial Balance.

Suggest Corrections

Similar questions

State true or false:

1) A Trial balance is an account.
2) A Trial balance is helpful for preparation of final accounts.
3) A Trial balance is most important document.
4) A Trial balance may be prepared on any date.
5) In Trial balance opening stock is recorded in credit balance column.
6) Both sides total of an account are taken in Gross Trial Balance.
7) Purchase account always shows debit balance.
8) A Trial balance is a List of Ledger balances.
9) A Trial balance does not ensure accounting accuracy.
10) A Trial balance shows only arithmetical accuracy.

Q. The creditors accounts, generally, have credit balance. Debit balance may be due to _________.

Q. When credit balance in invisibles account is greater than the debit balance in merchandize account, there is a ____________.

As an accountant of a company, you are disappointed to learn that the totals in your new trial balance are not equal. After going through a careful analysis, you have discovered only one error. Specifically, the balance of the Office Equipment account has a debit balance of Rs. 15,600 on the trial balance. However, you have figured out that a correctly recorded credit purchase of pen-drive for Rs 3,500 was posted from the journal to the ledger with a Rs. 3,500 debit to Office Equipment and another Rs. 3,500 debit to creditors accounts. Answer each of the following questions and present the amount of any misstatement :

(a) Is the balance of the office equipment account overstated, understated, or correctly stated in the trial balance?

(b) Is the balance of the creditors account overstated, understated, or correctly stated in the trial balance?

(d) Is the credit column total of the trial balance overstated, understated, or correctly stated?

(e) If the debit column total of the trial balance is Rs. 2,40,000 before correcting the error, what is the total of credit column.

Q. As an accountant for a company, you are disappointed to learn that the totals in your new trial balance are not equal. After going through a careful analysis, you have discovered only one error. Specifically, the balance of the Office Equipment account has a debit balance of Rs 15,600 on the trial balance. However, you have figured out that a correctly recorded credit purchase of pen drive for Rs 3,500 was posted from the journal to the ledger with a Rs 3,500 debit to Office Equipment and another Rs 3,500 debit to creditor's accounts. Answer each of the following questions and present the amount of any misstatement
(a) Is the balance of the office equipment account overstated, understated or correctly stated in the trial balance?
(b) Is the balance of the creditor's account overstated, understated or correctly stated in the trial balance?
(c) Is the debit column total of the trial balance overstated, understated or correctly stated?
(d) Is the credit column total of the trial balance overstated, understated or correctly stated?
(e) If the debit column total of the trial balance is Rs 2,40,000 before correcting the error, what is the total of credit column?

Join BYJU'S Learning Program