State whether the following statements are True or False
- Balance Sheet is not an account but only a statement.
- According to business entity concept, business is a separate identity for accounting purposes.
- The final accounts of sole trader are governed by specific statue – Schedule VI of Companies Act, 1956.
- Trading Account is prepared to know whether the business entity has earned gross profit or suffered gross loss.
- Trading Account is prepared after the preparation of Profit and Loss Account.
- If closing stock is given in the Trial Balance, it will be shown on the credit side of the Trading Account.
- Gross Profit/Loss is shown in the Balance Sheet.
- The nominal accounts are transferred to either Trading Account or Profit and Loss Account.
- Profit and Loss Account is prepared to ascertain net profit or net loss of a firm for a specified accounting period.
- Net profit increases the capital.
- Accrued income means that amount which has been earned but yet due.
- Profit and Loss Account deals with both direct expenses and indirect expenses.
- Carriage inward and carriage outward – both are debited to Profit and Loss Account.
- Charity is a direct expense and should be debited to Trading Account.
- Manufacturing Account is prepared to ascertain the cost of the goods produced.
- Manufacturing Account deals with finished goods only.
- The Balance Sheet contains only personal and real accounts.
- The Balance Sheet contains both opening and closing stock.
- Putting together items of the same nature under the common heading is called “Marshalling.”
- Contingent liability is not shown in the Balance Sheet.