Tag: company accounts part - 2 (accounting for debentures)

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What journal entry is passed, when the interest on debentures is due?

  1.  Debentures Interest A/c        To Debentureholder's A/c Dr. 
  2.  Debentures Interest A/c        To Debentureholder's A/c        To Tax deducted at source A/c Dr. 
  3. Debentureholder's A/cTax deducted at source A/c     To Debenture Interest A/c Dr. Dr.
  4. None of the above


Correct Option: B

Interest payable on debenture is:

  1. an appropriation of profits of the company

  2. a charge against profits of the company

  3. transferred to sinking fund account

  4. transferred to sinking fund interest account


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Interest on debentures is a charge against profits and, therefore, its payment is not subject to the earning of profits.The amount so deducted must be paid to the Central Government on behalf of the debenture-holders.

Loss on issue of debentures account is a:

  1. Personal account

  2. Real account

  3. Nominal account

  4. None of the above


Correct Option: C

When debentures are issued at a discount it is prudent to write off the discount:

  1. in the year of the issue of debentures

  2. within 5 years of the issue of debentures

  3. during the life of debentures

  4. in the year of redemption of debetures


Correct Option: C

What journal entry is passed to write off discount on issue of debentures?

  1.  Discount on issue of debentures A/c        To Profit and Loss A/c Dr. 
  2. To Profit and Loss A/c    To Discount on issue of debenture A/c Dr. 
  3.  Bank A/c        To Profit and Loss A/c Dr. 
  4. None of the above


Correct Option: B

On $15$th June, $1988$ a company had $5,000$ $10\%$ Redeemable Preference Shares of Rs. $10$ each which were issued on $1$st April, $1980$ with a redemption period of $20$ years. These shares will be redeemed ____________.

  1. before $15$th June, $1998$

  2. before $15$th June, $1993$

  3. before $1$st April, $1990$

  4. before $1$st April, $2008$


Correct Option: B

For creating Capital Redemption Reserve _______________ is passed.

  1. Profit or loss a/c Dr, General Reserve Dr to Capital Redemption Reserve Cr

  2. Goodwill a/c Dr to Capital Redemption Reserve a/c Cr

  3. Capital Redemption Reserve A/c Dr. to Profit and loss A/c, General Reserve A/c Dr.

  4. Capital Reserve Dr. to Capital Redemption Reserve


Correct Option: A

Kanta Ltd. issued 1,00,000 debentures of Rs. 100 each at a discount of 5% to be redeemed at the end of 10th year from the date of issue at par. The loss on issue of debenture will be written off as ___________.

  1. Rs. 10,000 every month

  2. Rs. 50,000 every year

  3. Rs. 5,00,000 at the end of 10th year

  4. Rs. 5,00,000 at the end of 1st year of issue


Correct Option: B