Legal expenses paid to Mohan is debited to his personal account. This is an example of error _________.

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The correct option is C commission
Legal expenses paid to Mohan need to be debited to legal expenses account not to the personal account. It is an error of commission.
Rectification entry has to be passed as:

Legal Expenses A/c Dr.
To Mohan A/c

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Legal expenses paid to Mohan is debited to his personal account. This is an example of error _________.

The correct option is C commissionLegal expenses paid to Mohan need to be debited to legal expenses account not to the personal account. It is an error of commission. Rectification entry has to be passed as:Legal Expenses A/c Dr. To Mohan A/c

The correct option is C commission
Legal expenses paid to Mohan need to be debited to legal expenses account not to the personal account. It is an error of commission.
Rectification entry has to be passed as:

Legal Expenses A/c Dr.
To Mohan A/c