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Mr. Sumit has been hired to be the accountant for his favorite band. Let's assume that the group has a concert coming up in New York on April 15, 2017. However, there are a lot of expenses like airline tickets, hotel deposits, security, buses, stage hands, equipment technicians, and advertising which have been paid in March 2017 i.e. the prior accounting period. Sumit, as the accountant, posted all of the expenses for airline tickets, hotel deposits, security, buses, stage hands, equipment technicians, and advertising in March 2017. Is this correct? If not, in which period shall all these expenses be recorded.

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Yes, he is correct
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No, expenses should be recorded in April 2017
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Expenses should not be recorded
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None of the above
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The correct option is B No, expenses should be recorded in April 2017
Neither the revenue nor the related expenses will be recorded in March 2017, but both will be matched in the period the concert takes place: the first month of Financial Year 2017-18. These expenses shall be recorded as prepaid expenses which will be shown as asset in March 2017. In this way, the revenue earned is linked to the related expenses.

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