Wednesday, February 2, 2011

Ch. # 1 NON TRADING CONCERNS

Chapter # 1
NON – TRADING CONCERN
Q.1:
Define non – trading organization?
Ans:
A legal and accounting entity that is operated for the benefit of the society as a whole rather than for the benefit of a sole proprietor or group of partners or share holders. In other words, it’s main purpose is to serve its members rather than earning profit.
Q.2:
Give any three characteristics of on – trading concerns?
Ans:
i)                   Non – profit makingii)                They provide services to their members.
iii)              Their source of income is subscription, donations etc.
Q.3:
Differentiate between trading and non – trading concerns?
Ans:
TRADING

NON – TRADING
It’s main purpose is to earn profit.

It’s main purpose is to serve its members.
The source of income of these concerns is the sales of goods & services.

The main source of such institutions income is subscriptions, donation etc.
Q.4:
What is Receipts & payments account?
Ans:
A summary of the cash book is called receipts and payments account. This is the primary report prepared by treasures of non – trading concerns to present the result of year’s cash position.
Q.5:
Give any three characteristics of receipts and payments account?
Ans:
i)                   No distinction is made between capital and revenue items.ii)                It usually stars with the opening balance of cash.
iii)              It is a duplicate of cash book is concise form.
Q.6:
Define Incomes and Expenditure account?
Ans:
The account through which surplus or deficit of a particular period is determined of non – trading concerns is called incomes and expenditures account.
Q.7:
Give any three characteristics of incomes & expenditures account?
Ans:
i)                   It is revenue account prepared at the end of financing period.ii)                Both cash and non cash items are recorded in it.
iii)              All capital expenditures are excluded.
Q.8:
Name major statements which are prepared by non – trading concerns?
Ans:
i)                   Receipts and payments account.ii)                Incomes and expenditures account.
iii)              Balance sheet.
Q.9:
Name major statements which are prepared by non – trading concerns?
Ans:
i)                   Receipts & payments accountii)                Incomes & expenditures account.
iii)              Balance sheet
Q.10:
What is mean by Legacy?
Ans:
The amount or property received as per the will of deceased person by non – trading concerns is called legacy.
Q.11:
What is the accounting treatment of legacy?
Ans:
Normally, legacy is treated as capital item, however, its some part maybe considered as income according to instructions.
Q.12:
What do you know about honorarium?
Ans:
The amount paid to the person who is not the employee of non – trading organization and such payment is made as gift against some services rendered by him to such institution is called honorarium.
Q.13:
What is accounting treatment of honorarium?
Ans:
Honorarium is expenditure so it is written on the debit side of incomes and expenditures account.
Q.14:
Define capital fund?
Ans:
The difference between the assets and liabilities of non – trading concerns represents capital fund.
Q.15:
Differentiate between receipts and payments A/c and incomes and expenditures A/c?
Ans:
i)       It includes both capital and revenue items.

It includes revenue items only.
ii)    It does not consider non – cash item.

It considers both non – cash and cash items.
iii)  It normally being with opening balance of cash.

It does not commence with any previous balance.
Q.16:
Define Subscription?
Ans:
The contribution made by the members annually to non – trading concerns is called subscription.
Q.17:
What do you know about donation?
Ans:
Amount received in the shape of gifts to non – trading concerns is called donation.
Q.18:
What do you mean by Special Subscription?
Ans:
A subscription collected by non – trading concerns from the members who participate in a particular activity is called Special subscription.
Q.19:
What is the accounting treatment of sale of newspapers, periodicals, magazines?
Ans:
It is written on the income side of incomes and expenditures account.
Q.20:
What is the treatment of Sale of sports material?
Ans:
It is written on the income side of incomes & expenditures account.
Q.21:
Define life membership fee?
Ans:
A subscription paid in lump sum by any member of non – trading concern for all period of membership is known as life membership fee.
Q.22:
Define Entrance fee?
Ans:
A fee received by Non – trading concerns from new member as a result of his / her admission is called entrance fee or admission fee.
Q.23:
What is the accounting treatment of admission fee or Entrance fee?
Ans:
It amount is large, so it is treated as liability, if amount is small, it is treated as income.
Q.24:
What is the accounting treatment of General fund / Capital fund / Accumulate fund?
Ans:
It is treated as liability in the balance sheet.
Q.25:
What is the accounting treatment of deficit in the non – trading concerns accounts?
Ans:
It is treated as liability in the balance sheet.
Q.26:
What do you mean by deficit in Non – trading concerns?
Ans:
If the expenditures of non – trading concerns exceeds the incomes of these institutions, such difference is called deficit.
Q.27:
What do you mean by surplus in Non – trading concerns?
Ans:
If the Incomes of non – trading concerns exceeds the expenditure of these institutions, such difference is called surplus.
Q.28:
What is the accounting treatment of surplus in non – trading concerns accounts?
Ans:
It is directly added to capital fund in the balance sheet.



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