Which one of the following is treated as Revenue Expenditure?

Cost incurred for a new exit as required under the local bodies by laws

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Interest paid on loan during the construction of works

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Cost of pulling down an old building

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A dealer in purchasing sewing machines and spent some money on the repairs

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The correct option is A Cost incurred for a new exit as required under the local bodies by laws
Its a normal business expenditure and does not give any future benefit to the business. This is required by law, hence it needs to be recorded as revenue expenditure.

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Q. State whether the following expenses are capital or revenue in nature:
(i) Expenses on whitewashing and painting of a building purchased to make it ready for use.
(ii) ₹ 10,000 spent on constructing platform for a new machine.
(iii) Repair expenses of ₹ 25,000 incurred for whitewashing of factory building.
(iv) Insurance premium paid as renewal premium.
(v) Purchased a new car.

Q. Pass the necessary Journal entries to rectify the following errors:
(i) ₹ 15,000 paid as wages for the construction of office building debited to Salaries Account.
(ii) ₹ 20,000 spent on the purchases of material for the construction of building debited to Purchases Account.
(iii) ₹ 50,000 spent on the extension of building was debited to Building Repairs Account.
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(vi) ₹ 10,000 paid as repairing charges on the reconditioning of a newly purchased second hand machinery debited to General Expenses Account.
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Q. State with reasons whether the following are capital or revenue expenditures:
(i) A new machine is purchased for ₹ 60,000, ₹ 800 were spent on its carriage and ₹ 1,500 were paid as wages for its installation.
(ii) A sum of ₹ 10,000 was spent on painting the new factory.
(iii) ₹ 5,000 paid for the erection of a new machine.
(iv) ₹ 2,000 were spent on repairs before using a second hand generator purchased recently.
(v) ₹ 1,500 were spent on the repair of a machinery.
(vi) ₹ 10,000 was paid as brokerage on issue of shares and other expenses of issue were ₹ 25,000.

Distinguish between capital and revenue expenditure and state whether the following statements are items of capital or revenue expenditure.
(a) Expenditure incurred on repairs and whitewashing at the time of purchase of an old building in order to make it usable.
(b) Expenditure incurred to provide one more exit in a cinema hall in compliance with a government order.
(c) Registration fees paid at the time of purchase of a building.
(d) Expenditure incurred in the maintenance of a tea garden which will produce tea after four years.
(e) Depreciation charged on a plant.
(f) The expenditure incurred in erecting a platform on which a machine will be fixed.
(g) Advertising expenditure, the benefits of which will last for four years.

Q. State with reasons whether the following are capital or revenue expenditures:
(i) A new machine is purchased for ₹ 60,000, ₹ 800 were spent on its carriage and ₹ 1,500 were paid as wages for its installation.
(ii) A sum of ₹ 40,000 was spent on painting the new factory.
(iii) ₹ 6,000 were paid for annual insurance premium.
(iv) ₹ 20,000 were spent on repairs before using a second hand generator purchased recently.
(v) ₹ 5,000 were spent on the repair of a machinery.
(vi) ₹ 50,000 were spent for airconditioning of the office of the manager.

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Which one of the following is treated as Revenue Expenditure?

The correct option is A Cost incurred for a new exit as required under the local bodies by lawsIts a normal business expenditure and does not give any future benefit to the business. This is required by law, hence it needs to be recorded as revenue expenditure.

The correct option is A Cost incurred for a new exit as required under the local bodies by laws
Its a normal business expenditure and does not give any future benefit to the business. This is required by law, hence it needs to be recorded as revenue expenditure.