Question

State whether the following statements are True or False.

There is no difference between Receipts and Payment Account and Income and Expenditure Account.

Answer 1

False

Explanation: Similar to a Profit & Loss Account, Income and Expenditure Account is prepared to ascertain the surplus/deficit of a concern during the accounting year, whereas Receipts and Payments Account is a summary of the cash book. Income and Expenditure Account is a nominal account that records all revenue expenses and all revenue incomes, while Receipts and Payment Account is a real account that records receipts and payments of capital and revenue nature.