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Which of the following accounts are maintained under the Single Entry System?

ACash Book and Personal Accounts

BReal and Nominal Accounts

CTrading and Profit & Loss Accounts

DAll accounts in double entry system

Answer:

A. Cash Book and Personal Accounts

Read Explanation:

SYSTEM OF BOOK KEEPING

THE SINGLE ENTRY SYSTEM

  • Is a system of Recording Transactions on the books of accounts

  • Incomplete system

  • Not based on double entry system.

  • Only one aspect of transaction is recorded.

  • It is very simple and it can be operated without any accounting knowledge.

  • Only Cash Book and Personal Account are maintained.

  • Does not maintain a full system of Accounting.

  • Tral Balance cannot be prepared.

  • Trading and P and L account cannot be prepared from single entry accounts.

  • Followed by Small firms, sole traders, partnership firms, HUF etc.

  • Not Followed by Joint Stock Companies.

  • Unsystematic and incomplete of Accounting.

  • The profit is calculated by comparing Capital in the beginning and at the end of the period

  • Statement Of Affairs Methods is also known as Capital Comparison Method.

  • Total Debtors Account is prepared to find the Credit sales.

  • Creditors Account is Prepared to find out Credit In this system the Profit and Loss Account is prepared to find out using Statement of Affairs Method.(Conversion Method)

  • The statement of Affairs Method is prepared to find out the Capital.

  • Defect- unscientific method

  • Ignored Nominal, Real Account


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