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What is the balance of the purchase return book?

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The purchase return book will have a credit balance. Purchase returns reduce the expenses and therefore will have a credit balance.

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Cash Book

Purchase Book

Sales Book and Sales Return Book

Cash Flow Statement

Ledger in Accounting

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From the following Subsidiary Book Prepare necessary ledger accounts and balance them.

Purchases Book
Date	Particulars	Inward Invoice No.	L.F.	Amount Rs
2011 Aug. 2	Laxman			4,250
5	Joseph			1,500
10	Salman			3,000
15	Kamini			2,500
31	Patel			800
	Total			12,050

Purchase Return Book
Date	Particulars	Debit Note No.	L.F.	Amount Rs
2011 Aug.7	Laxman			550
18	Kamini			700
31	Patel			100
	Total			1,350

Q. How will be the following errors rectified?
(i) Purchases Book is overcasted by ₹ 10,000.
(ii) Purchases Return Book is overcasted by ₹ 1,000.
(iii) Purchases Return Book’s balance is carried forward in excess by ₹ 100.
(iv) Purchases Book’s balance is carried forward in excess by ₹ 1,000.

Q. Following transactions were recorded in the books of Darshan Traders:−

2017
March 1	Sold to Chandra Light House :−
	50 Tubelights @ ₹ 60 each Less : 20%
	20 Heaters @ ₹120 each Less : 25%
5	Purchased from Charat Ram Electric Co. :−
	25 Table Fans @ ₹ 600 each
	20 Ceiling Fans @ ₹800 each
10	Chaudhary & Sons purchased from us :−
	80 Dozen Bulbs @ ₹ 90 per Dozen
12	Purchased from Ram Lal & Sons one Typewriter for ₹ 6,000 on credit, for office use.
16	Sri Ram & Sons sold to us :−
	10 Electric Irons @ ₹ 180 each less : 10%
20	Chandra Light House returned :−
	5 Tubelights sold on March 1.
22	Sold goods to Jai Bhagwan & Co. for cash ₹ 10,000.
25	Returned to Sri Ram & Sons 2 Electric Irons purchased on March 16.

You are required to prepare (i) Purchase Book; (ii) Sales Book; (iii) Purchase Return Book, and (iv) Sales Return Book.

Q. Rectify the following errors assuming that Suspense Account was opened. Ascertain the difference in Trial Balance.
(a) Credit sales to Mohan ₹ 7,000 were recorded in Purchase Book. However, Mohan's Account was correctly debited.
(b) Credit purchases from Rohan ₹ 9,000 were recorded in Sales Book. However, Rohan's Account was correctly credited.
(c) Goods returned to Rakesh ₹ 4,000 were recorded in Sale Returns Book. However, Rakesh's Account was correctly debited.
(d) Goods returned from Mahesh ₹ 1,000 were recorded through Purchase Returns Book. However, Mahesh's Account was correctly credited.
(e) Goods returned to Naresh ₹ 2,000 were recorded through Purchases Book. However, Naresh's Account was correctly debited.

Q. A Book-keeper finds the difference in the Trial Balance amounting to ₹ 210 and puts it in the suspense account. Later on he detects the following errors. Rectify these and prepare the Suspense Account:-
1. Goods purchased from Ram ₹ 700 was passed through sales book.
2. Returned goods to Shyam ₹ 1,500 was passed through returns inward book.
3. An Item of ₹ 450 relating to prepaid rent account was omitted to be brought forward.
4. An Item of ₹ 120 in respect of purchase returns, instead of being recorded in Returns outward book has been wrongly entered in the purchase book and posted therefrom to the debit of Personal A/c.
5. Amount payable to Subhash for repairs done to radio ₹ 180 and a new radio supplied for ₹ 1,920, were entered in the Purchase book as ₹ 2,000.
Give full narrations for rectifying journal entries. Which of the above errors affected the agreement of Trial Balance?

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