Pending the location of errors in the books of accounts that affect the agreement of the Trial Balance, the difference disclosed is normally posted to ______________

Adjustment Account.

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Holding Account.

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Control Account.

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Suspense Account.

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Solution

The correct option is C Suspense Account.
Ideally, all the accounting errors have to be rectified before finalization of accounts. If the errors are not identified and pending for rectification, the difference in trial balance have to be transferred in a temporary account termed as "suspense a/c.
All rectification entries are do be done through suspense account.

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State whether the following statements are True or False-

1) A trial balance can agree in spite of certain errors.
2) Errors committed due to lack of accounting knowledge are errors of omission.
3) Trial balance is prepared from the balance of ledger accounts.
4) Rectification entries are passed in cash book.
5) Single sided errors affect only one account.
6) Suspense account is automatically closed after rectification of all errors.
7) Errors affecting the agreement of trial balance are called on side errors.
8) There is no need to open a suspense account if the trial balance agrees.
9) All the errors can be rectified only through suspense account.
10) Compensating errors affect the agreement of trial balance.

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(i) Goods worth ₹ 200 purchased from Sohan had been posted to his account as ₹ 250.
(ii) A purchase of furniture for ₹ 500 was recorded in the Purchases Book.
(iii) Instead of crediting Gian’s Account with ₹ 512, it was debited with ₹ 215.
(iv) Goods worth ₹ 130 returned by Gian were entered in the Sales Book and posted therefrom to the credit of Gian’s Personal Account.
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The following errors were found:
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(ii) ₹ 5,100 spent on legal expense for the newly acquired Building was debited to the Building Account as ₹ 1,500.
(iii) A sale of ₹ 6,540 to Rajat has been credited to his account.
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Q. There was an error in the Trial Balance of Mr. Steel on 31st March, 2015, and the difference in Books was carried to a Suspense Account. On going through the Books you find that:
(i) ₹ 5,400 received from Mr. A was posted to the debit of his account.
(ii) ₹ 1,000 being purchases return were posted to the debit of Purchases Account.
(iii) Discount received ₹ 2,000 was posted to the debit of Discount Account.
(iv) ₹ 2,740 paid for Repairs to Motor Car was debited to Motor Car Account as ₹ 1,740.
(v) ₹ 4,000 paid to B was debited to A's Account.
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