Concept explainers
Gross Method:
Under this method, all the purchases are recorded in the books of account without taking into account the trade discount, returns and allowances. The purchases are to be recorded at full cost.
It means recording of financial data related to business transactions in a journal in a manner so that debit equals credit. They provide an audit trail to the auditor and a means to analyze the effects of transactions to an organization’s financial health.
Rules of journal entry:
- To increase the balance of account one needs to debit assets, expenses, losses and credit all the liabilities, revenues and gains including capital.
- To decrease the balance of account credit all assets, expenses, losses and debit all liabilities, revenues and gains including capital.
Periodic Inventory System:
It is an inventory system where updates are made on periodic basis. In this system no efforts are made to keep the records up-to date.
To prepare: Journal entries in the books of Company A.
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