What is meant by a Debenture? Post category:Accountancy Reading time:1 mins read SOLUTION Debenture is a written instrument issued by the company, given under the seal of the company, acknowledging a debt and containing provisions in respect of repayment of principal and the payment of interest at a fixed rate. Please Share This Share this content Opens in a new window X Opens in a new window Facebook Opens in a new window Pinterest Opens in a new window LinkedIn Opens in a new window Viber Opens in a new window VK Opens in a new window Reddit Opens in a new window Tumblr Opens in a new window Viadeo Opens in a new window WhatsApp Read more articles Previous PostDetermine the maximum permissible discount which a company can allow at the time of reissue of forfeited shares in the following cases: (i) A share of Rs. 100 originally issued at par on which application and allotment money of Rs. 60 has been received. (ii) A share of Rs. 100 originally issued at a premium of Rs. 20 on which application and allotment money (including premium) of Rs. 60 has been received. (iii) A share of Rs. 100 originally issued at a premium of Rs. 20 on which application and allotment money (excluding premium) of Rs. 60 has been received. Next PostGive any two characteristics of debenture. You Might Also Like Mita and Usha are partners in a firm sharing profits in the ratio of 2 : 3. Their Capital Accounts as on 1st April, 2015 showed balances of Rs. 1,40,000 and Rs. 1,20,000 respectively. The drawings of Mita and Usha during the year 2015-16 were Rs. 32,000 and Rs. 24,000 respectively. Both the amounts were withdrawn on 1st January 2016. It was subsequently found that the following items had been omitted while preparing the final accounts for the year ended 31st March, 2016: (a) Interest on Capital @ 6% p.a. (b) Interest on Drawings @ 6% p.a. (c) Mita was entitled to a commission of Rs. 8,000 for the whole year. Showing your working clearly, pass a rectifying entry in the books of the firm. July 22, 2022 Nitya and Anand are partners in a firm sharing profits and losses in the ratio of 3: 2. With effect from 1st April, 2022, they decided to share future profits equally. On the date of change in the profit-sharing ratio, the Profit and Loss Account showed a credit balance of Rs. 1,50,000. Record the necessary Journal entry for the distribution of the balance in the Profit and Loss Account immediately before the change in the profit-sharing ratio. October 28, 2022 Competent Ltd. issued a prospectus inviting applications for 50,000 Equity Shares of Rs. 10 each, payable Rs. 5 as per application (including Rs. 2 as premium), Rs. 4 as per allotment and the balance towards first and final call. Applications were received for 65,000 shares. Application money received on 5,000 shares was refunded with letter of regret and allotments were made on pro rata basis to the applicants of 60,000 shares. Money overpaid on applications including premium was adjusted on account of sums due on allotment. Mr. Sharma to whom 700 shares were allotted failed to pay the allotment money and his shares were forfeited by the Directors on his subsequently failure to pay the call money. All the forfeited shares were subsequently sold to Mr. Jain credited as fully paid-up for Rs. 9 per share. You are required to set out the Journal entries and the relevant entries in the Cash Book. July 15, 2022 Leave a Reply Cancel replyYou must be logged in to post a comment.
Mita and Usha are partners in a firm sharing profits in the ratio of 2 : 3. Their Capital Accounts as on 1st April, 2015 showed balances of Rs. 1,40,000 and Rs. 1,20,000 respectively. The drawings of Mita and Usha during the year 2015-16 were Rs. 32,000 and Rs. 24,000 respectively. Both the amounts were withdrawn on 1st January 2016. It was subsequently found that the following items had been omitted while preparing the final accounts for the year ended 31st March, 2016: (a) Interest on Capital @ 6% p.a. (b) Interest on Drawings @ 6% p.a. (c) Mita was entitled to a commission of Rs. 8,000 for the whole year. Showing your working clearly, pass a rectifying entry in the books of the firm. July 22, 2022
Nitya and Anand are partners in a firm sharing profits and losses in the ratio of 3: 2. With effect from 1st April, 2022, they decided to share future profits equally. On the date of change in the profit-sharing ratio, the Profit and Loss Account showed a credit balance of Rs. 1,50,000. Record the necessary Journal entry for the distribution of the balance in the Profit and Loss Account immediately before the change in the profit-sharing ratio. October 28, 2022
Competent Ltd. issued a prospectus inviting applications for 50,000 Equity Shares of Rs. 10 each, payable Rs. 5 as per application (including Rs. 2 as premium), Rs. 4 as per allotment and the balance towards first and final call. Applications were received for 65,000 shares. Application money received on 5,000 shares was refunded with letter of regret and allotments were made on pro rata basis to the applicants of 60,000 shares. Money overpaid on applications including premium was adjusted on account of sums due on allotment. Mr. Sharma to whom 700 shares were allotted failed to pay the allotment money and his shares were forfeited by the Directors on his subsequently failure to pay the call money. All the forfeited shares were subsequently sold to Mr. Jain credited as fully paid-up for Rs. 9 per share. You are required to set out the Journal entries and the relevant entries in the Cash Book. July 15, 2022