Branch Accounting
Branch Accounting
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Business Studies
BRANCH ACCOUNTING
DEPENDENT BRANCH- (DEBTORS SYSTEM)
Question 1. Prepare branch Account under debtor system with following information.
Balance as on 1Jan 2015
Building = 2,00,000
Cash = 40,000
Debtors = 30,000
Stock = 35,000
Furniture = 1,00,000
Goods sent to Branch during the year = 3,80,000
Expenses paid by Branch = 28,000
Expenses paid by H.O = 22,000
Bad debts = 10,000
Cash sales = 2,20,000
Credit sales = 8,00,000
Collection from debtors = 6,30,000
Balances as on 31st December,2015
Stock = 25,000
Charge depreciation @ 10% on furniture.
Question:8 The COC Pvt. Ltd. invoices goods to their various branches at cost and the branches sell on credit as
well as for cash. From the following details relating to the Bombay branch, prepare the necessary
accounts in the Head Office books.
Question:10. IOCM with its Head Office at Delhi has a branch at Bombay. The Branch receives all goods
from Head Office who also remits cash for all expenses. Sales are made by the Branch on credit as well as
for cash. Total Sales by the Branch for the year ended 31st March, 2012 amounted to Rs.5,60,000 out of
which 20% is cash sales. The following further information is also relevant.
1-4-2011 31-3-2012
Stock-in-Trade 25,000 36,000
Debtors 60,000 48,000
Furniture 8,000 ?
Petty Cash 120 180
Expenses actually incurred by the Branch during the year were:
Salaries Rs. 36,000
Rent Rs. 9,000 (up to 31stDecember 2011)
Petty expenses Rs. 5,600
Sale of furniture on 1st October 2011 (Book value of furniture on the date of sale Rs.950) amounted to
Rs.900. All sales are made by the Branch at cost plus 25% Depreciation on furniture is 10% p.a.
Prepare Mumbai Branch Account in the books of IOCM(Head Office) for the year ending on 31sl March
2012.
[Ans. Cash received from Debtors = Rs.4,60,000; Goods sent to Branch = Rs. 4,59,000; Profit =
Rs.57,600]
( ICWA-INTER, CA-INTER-16 MARKS) ( BAS DIL KHUSH HO GAYA)
Question:11Hindustan Industries, Bombay has a branch in Cochin to which goods are invoiced at cost plus
25%. The Branch sells both for cash and on credit. Branch expenses are paid direct from Head Office and the
Branch has to remit all cash received into the Head office Bank Account at Cochin.
From the following details relating to the calendar year 2012, prepare the accounts in the Head Office Ledger
and ascertain the Branch Profit. Branch does not maintain any books of account, but sends weekly returns to
Head Office:
Question:12. Gola Cloth Emporium has a head office in Bombay and many retail branches which are supplied
goods from head office at 25% profit on cost price. Accounts are kept at head office from where all expenses
(except petty expenses) are paid. Such petty expenses are paid by the branches which are allowed to maintain
petty cash balance of Rs. 1500 on imprest system. From the following balances as shown by the books, prepare
branch account:
Question:13. X Limited invoices goods to its branch at cost plus 20%. The branch sells goods for cash as
well as on credit. The branch meets its expenses out of cash collected from its debtors and cash sales and
remits the balance of cash to head office after withholding Rs. 10,000 necessary for meeting immediate
requirements of cash. On 31st March, 2011 the assets at the branch were as follows:
Rs. (,000)
Cash in Hand 10
Trade Debtors 384
Stock (at invoice price) 1,080
Furniture and fittings 500
During the accounting year ended 31st March, 2012 the invoice price of goods dispatched by the head office to
the branch amounted to Rs.1crore 32 lakh. Out of the goods received by it, the branch sent back to head office
goods invoiced at Rs.72,000. Other transactions at the branch during the year were as follows:
Rs. ('000)
Cash Sales 9,700
Credit Sales 3,140
Cash collected by Branch from Debtors 2,842
Cash Discount allowed to Debtors 58
Returns by Customers 102
Bad Debts written off 37
Expenses paid by Branch 842
On 1st January, 2012, the branch purchased new furniture for Rs.1 lakh for which payment was made by head
office through a cheque.
On 31st March, 2012 branch expenses amounting to Rs. 6,000 were outstanding and cash in hand was again Rs.
10,000. Furniture is subject to depreciation @ 16% per annum on diminishing balances method. Prepare
Branch Account in the books of Head office for the year ended 31st March, 2012. [CA-MAY 2001—16 MARKS],
ICWA-INTER 2004-16 MARKS)
Question:14 .Poonam Ltd., Mumbai has a branch in Delhi to which goods were sent at selling price, which is
fixed at 25% above cost. The branch makes both credit and cash sales. Branch expenses are met from branch
cash, balance money remitted to H.O. The branch does not maintain double entry books of account and
necessary accounts relating to branch are maintained in H.O.
Question:15 (Goods in Transit and Closing Stock with Sales at Different G.P. Margins)A Head Office in
Calcutta has a branch in Delhi to which goods are invoiced by the Head Office at cost. All cash received by the
branch is daily remitted to Head Office. From the following particulars, Show how the Branch Account will
appear in the H.O. books.
Stock with the Branch (1-1 -2000) 60,000
Debtors (1-1-2000) 16,500
Petty Cash (1-1 -2000) 2,000
Office Furniture (1-1-2000) 10,800
Goods sent by H.O. to Branch 1,30,000
Goods received by Branch up to 31 -12-2000 1,15,000
Cheque sent to Branch:
Salaries 5,000
Rent 2,000
Other Expenses 1,500
for Petty Cash 1,000 9,500
Sales (including Rs.72,000 on cash basis) 1,77,000
Cash received from Debtors 95,000
Discount allowed 1,500
Petty Expenses paid by Branch Manager 1,800
Depreciate furniture by 10% p.a.
Closing Stock could not be ascertained, but it is known that the branch usually sells at cost
plus 20 percent on cash basis and at cost plus 25% to credit customers. Prepare Branch Account to ascertain
the profit in the books of Head office. (ICWA INTER 16 MARKS)
[Ans.: Profit = Rs. 20120, Closing Debtors = Rs. 25,000, Petty Cash = Rs. 1,200]
Question:- 16. XYZ Company is having its Branch at Kolkata. Goods are invoiced to the branch at 20% profit on
sale. Branch has been instructed to send all cash daily to head office. All expenses are paid by head office
except petty expenses which are met by the Branch Manager. From the following particulars prepare branch
account in the books of Head Office.
Stock on 1st April 2010 30,000 Discount allowed to debtors 160
(Invoice price)
Sundry Debtors on 1stApril, 2010 18,000 Expenses paid by head office :
Cash in hand as on 1st April, 2010 800 Rent 1,800
Salary 3,200
Office furniture on 1st April, 2010 3,000 Stationery & Printing 800
Goods invoiced from the Petty exp. Paid by the branch 600
head office (invoice price) 1,60,000 Depreciation to be
Goods return to Head office 2,000 provided on branch
Goods return by debtors 960 furniture at 10% p.a.
Cash received from debtors 60,000
Cash Sales 1,00,000 Stock on 31st March,
Credit sales 60,000 2011 (at invoice price) 28,000
( CA-IPCC- May 2011)
Question 17. H.O. sends goods to its branch at cost + 25%. From the following information prepare necessary
accounts under stock and debtor system.
Furniture 50,000
Stock at invoice price 40,000
Debtors 60,000
Goods sent to Branch at invoice price 2,00,000
Cash sales 60,000
Credit sales 1,20,000
Cash collected from debtors 1,35,000
Discount allowed 8,000
Bad debts 2,000
Expenses paid by Branch 4,000
Expenses paid by HO 3,000
Charge deprecation @ 10% on furniture
Question:18 (Concepts of abnormal loss) Prepare Branch stock Account, Branch adjustment account and
Branch profit & loss account from following information H.O sends goods to its Branch at 25% profit on cost
Opening stock at Branch (I.P) 2,00,000
Sales (Cash basis) 4,80,000
Goods Lost by fire(I.P) 12,000
Branch expenses 6,500
Goods sent to branch 5,00,000
Question:19 (Normal Loss) Assume in previous Question goods were lost due to spoilage (normal Loss).
Prepare necessary accounts.
Question:20 Delhi head office supplied goods to its branch at Kanpur at invoice price which is cost plus 50%.
Branch strictly sells at invoice price only. All cash received by the branch is remitted to Delhi and all branch
expenses are paid by the head office. From the following particulars relating to Kanpur branch for the year
2016, prepare, Branch Stock Account, Branch Debtors account, Branch Expenses Account and Branch
Adjustment Account in the books of the head office so as to find out the gross profit and net profit made by
the branch:
Question:21(Local Purchases by Branch)Aakash established a retail business in Delhi several years ago and
has since opened branch shops at Mumbai, Calcutta and chennai. All the purchasing and administration is
done at the Head Office. Branches are also allowed to purchase locally in special circumstances. Branches sell
both for cash and credit terms, but all invoices for credit sales are sent from Delhi and payments from credit
customers received there. The branches are expected to achieve a profit of 50% on cost price. The following
information relates to the Mumbai branch for the first six months of 2016:
Rs.
Opening stock of goods at branch (Cost to H.O.) 28,000
Opening Debtors 9,000
Goods received by Branch at selling price 1,80,000
Credit Sales 60,000
Cash sales 1,18,000
Transfer from other branches to Mumbai
Branch at selling price 12,000
Transfer to other Branches from Mumbai at selling price 21,000
Goods returned to H.O. at selling price 6,000
Cash from Debtors received at H.O. 53,000
. Bad debts written off 2,000
Goods returned by credit customers to Branch 2,400
Goods returned by credit customers to H.O. 1,200
Goods purchased by Bombay Branch
from local suppliers (cost) 15,000
Expenses at the Branch 7,500
Closing stock at Branch:
From H.O. at selling price 45,000
From local purchases 3,000
Additional Information:
(i) Goods amounting to Rs.6,000 at cost to H.O. were in transit.
(ii) Branch had on 1 January,2016 furniture and other equipment at a book value of Rs. 7,500. Depreciation at
10% p.a. is to be provided on this item.
(iii) Goods purchased locally were sold at 25% profit on sales price.
Prepare : (i) Branch Stock Account; (ii) Branch Debtors Account and; (iii) Mumbai Branch
Account.(iv) branch adjustment account [Ans. Profit = Rs. 45,325].
Question:22 (Return by Customers Direct to H.O. at List Price) Kali Baba of Karol Bagh, Delhi invoices goods to its
Mumbai Branch at 20% less than the list price which is cost plus 100 percent with instructions that cash sales
were to be made at invoice price and credit sales at list price. From the following particulars available from
Mumbai Branch, prepare Branch Stock A/c, Branch Debtors A/c. and Branch Account to reveal the profit for
the year ending on 31st December 2011.
Question:23(Where Branch Sells at Price Higher Than Invoice Price)Smart Trading Ltd. with its head office at
Mumbai, invoiced goods to its branch at Noida city at 20% less than the List Price which is cost plus 100% with
general instructions that cash sales were to be made at invoice price and credit sales at list price. From the
following particulars, prepare Ledger Accounts under stock and Debtor system:
Question:24(Abnormal Loss of Stock)Bombay Traders Ltd. sends goods to its Madras Branch at cost plus 25%.
The following particulars are available in respect of the Branch for the year ended 31st March 2016:
Question:26(Normal/Abnormal Loss & Trade Discount). A Delhi merchant has a branch at Mumbai to
which he charges the goods at cost plus 25%. From the following particulars, determine profit under final
Account system:-
Opening Stock (at IP) 75,000 Cartage and freight 18,000
Goods Sent to B.O. 2,30,000 (IP) Rent & Taxes 8,000
Goods returned by B.O. 11,250 (IP) Insurance 1,200
Question:27(Miscellaneous Income Retained by Branch) A Delhi merchant has a branch at Madras to which
he charges the goods at cost plus 25%. The Madras Branch keeps its own sales ledger and transmits all cash
received from the head office every day. All expenses are paid from the Head Office. The transactions for the
branch were as follows:
Question:28(Provision for Discount for Prompt Payment) M/s. Bright & Co., with its head office in Madras,
invoiced goods to its branch at Bombay, at 20% less than the catalogue price which is cost plus 50%, with
instructions that cash sales were to be made at invoice price and credit sales at catalogue price. Discount on
credit sale at 15% on prompt payment will be allowed. From the following particulars available from the
branch,Prepare the branch trading and profit and loss account for the year ended 31st March, 2006 in the head
office books, so as to show the actual profit or loss of the branch for the year 2005-06:
Stock 1-4-2005 12,000
[Ans.: Cost of stock lost by fire Rs. - 2,500; Provision for discount on debtors Rs. = 1485: Gross Profit Rs.
41,000; Net Profit Rs.17,650].
Question:29. X Ltd. Bombay, started on 1st January, 2011 has two branches in Kanpur and Lucknow. All goods
sold at the Branches are received from the head office invoiced at cost plus 25 percent. All expenses relating to
Branches are paid by the Head Office. Each Branch has its own Sales Ledger and sends weekly statements. All
cash collections are remitted daily to Head Office by the Branches. The following particulars relating to the
year ended 31st December 2011 have been extracted from the weekly statements sent by the branches:
Kanpur Lucknow
Credit Sales 1,25,200 1,10,000
Cash Sales 78,600 85,200
Sales Returns 2,300 1,200
Sundry Debtors 34,500 23,600
Rent and Rates 3,200 4,500
Bad Debts 6,000 --
Salaries 16,000 18,000
General Expenses 2,600 1,500
Goods received from H.O. 1,50,000 1,25,000
Advertisement 7,500 5,200
Stock on 31st December, 2011 45,000 35,000
You are required to prepare the Branch Accounts as they would appear in the books of the Head Office,
showing the Profit and Loss for the period and the Trading and Profit and Loss Account separately for each
Branch. ( ICWA-INTER 12 MARKS)
Question:30. A head Office send goods to its branch at 20% less than the list price. Goods are sold to
customers at cost plus 100%. From the following particulars ascertain the profit made at the Head office and
the branch on wholesale basis: Head Office (Rs.)
Branch (Rs.)
Purchases 20,00,000
Goods sent to Branch (invoice price) 8,00,000
Sales 17,00,000 8,00,000
Question:31. A Head Office sends goods to its branch at 20% less than list price i.e. catalogue price. Goods are
sold to customers at cost plus 100%. From the following particulars, ascertain the profit made at the head
office and the branch on the wholesale basis for the year ended 31st December, 2002:
Question:32 IOCM Ltd with their Head office at Calcutta, invoiced goods to their Mumbai Branch at invoice
price. The invoice price is 20% less than the list price, which is cost plus 100% with instruction that sales are
made at list price. From the following particulars ascertain the profit earned by the Head Office and Branch:
Question:33 Bata Limited with its head office at Delhi has a branch at Punjab. The company supplied goods to
its branch at selling price less 20%. The company as well as branch sells goods to customers at a profit of 100%
on cost. The company also sells goods to their approved stockiest at the same price at which they are selling to
their branch at Punjab. From the following particulars, prepare Trading Account of the head office and of the
branch for the second year of their business and show the provisions for unrealized profits on stock at the
branch supplied by the head office.
Question:34. New Textiles Limited operates a number of retail shops to which goods are invoiced at
wholesale price which is cost plus 20%. Shops sell the goods at the list price which is wholesale price plus 10%.
From the following particulars ascertain the profit or loss for 2002 at Shop No. 143:(Study Material)
Solution:
Cost Price = 100 Invoice Price = 120 Sales Price = 132
Shop Trading Account
Particulars Amount Particulars Amount
To Opening stock 15,000 By Sales 1,54,770
To Goods received from H.O. 1,40,000 By Loss 600
To Gross profit 14,070 By Closing Stock 13,700
1,69,070 1,69,070
MISC.QUESTIONS
Question:36. Sellwell Lid. has two branches in Cochin and Bangalore. During the year ended 31 March, 1984,
goods have been invoiced to Cochin Branch at 20% above cost and to the Bangalore Branch at 25% above cost.
The branches do not maintain complete books of accounts but the following figures available for the year
ended 31 March, 1984:
Cochin Bangalore
Opening Stock at Invoice Price 10,000 10,000
Goods sent to Branch at Cost 50,000 40,000
Amount remitted by Branch 80,000 80,000
Amount remitted from H.O. 15,000 15,000
Goods returned by Branch at Invoice Price 3,000 _
Cash as on 1.4.1983 2,000 1,000
Cash as on 31.3.1984 1,000 500
[Ans.: G. Profit = Rs. 11834 (Cochin) Rs. 13,900 (Bangalore) Net Profit = Rs.35,167 (Cochin), Rs. 13,500
(Bangalore)]
Question:37(Closing Stock to be Ascertained) From the following particulars, prepare Branch A/c showing the
profit or loss of the Branch:
Madras Office invoices goods to the branches at fixed sales prices but maintains branch accounts in its ledgers
at cost price. Show Branch Accounts in Madras Head Office Books. [C. A. (Inter) May 1992]
Question:39 IOCM who carried on a retail business opened a branch X on January 1st 2007 where all sales were
on credit basis. All goods required by the branch were supplied from the Head Office and were invoiced to the
branch at 10% above cost. The following were the transactions:
Question:40 Rahul Limited operates a number of retail outlets to which goods are invoiced at wholesale price
which is cost plus 25%. These outlets sell the goods at retail price which is wholesale price plus 20%. Following
is the information regarding one of the outlets for the year ended 31.3.97:
You are required to prepare the following account in the books of Rahul Limited for the year ended 31.3.97:
13,200 13,200
3. Stock Reserve:
Opening Stock = 30,000 X 25/125 = Rs. 6,000
Closing Stock = 36,000 X 25/125 = Rs. 7,200
Question:41 (Where Accounts are Given)From the following information, prepare a Memorandum trading and
profit & loss account of branches and also show the branches account as it would appear in the head office
books at the end of the year
Branches Cash A/c
Branch Account
Closing Stock at branches was Rs. 4,000 and expenses outstanding were Rs.900. Depreciation at
10% of the book value has to be provided on furniture. (C.A. (Inter), ICWA-INTER)
Question:42 (Memorandum Column Method) A company with its Head Office at Calcutta has a Branch at New
Delhi. Goods are invoiced to the branch at cost plus 33 1/3 % which is the selling price. The following
information is given in respect of the branch for the year ended 31st March, 1998:
3,15,000 3,15,000
Branch Profit & Loss A/c
Question: 1 The head office of a business and its branch keep their own books and each prepares its own
profit and loss Account. The following are the balances appearing in the two sets of book as on 31st
December.1994 after ascertainment of profit and after making all adjustments except those referred to below:
on 31st December,1994 the branch had sent a cheque of for Rs.1,000 to the head office ,not received by head-office nor
credited to Branch Account till 3rd January,1995.
(b) Goods valued at Rs.840 had been forwarded by the head office to the branch and invoiced on 30th December 1994 ,but
were not received by the branch nor dealt with in branch’s books till 11th January ,1995.
Question: 2 Sunil Enterprise operates a branch as well as a head office .the following Trial balance has been extracted
from the books of the concern as on 31st march, 2012;
HEAD OFFICE BRACH OFFICE
Dr Cr Dr Cr
(a) All goods are purchased by the head office. The goods required by the branch are invoiced by head office
to the branch at cost plus 20%.On 31st march, 2012,the head office held stocks which had cost it Rs.2,40,000
On the same date the branch held stocks which had been invoiced to it at Rs.54,000.
(b) Fixed assets are to be depreciated at the rate 50% per annum based on the reducing balance method
.There had been no purchase or sale of fixed assets during the year.
(c) Goods of Rs.72,000 invoiced by the head office to the branch were in transit on 31 st march,2012.
(d) At 31st march,2012,cash Rs.30,000 was in transit from the branch to the head office .
Question:3 The following trial balance is extracted from the books of Nagpur branch of XYZ Ltd as on 31st
March. 1995:
Debits Credits
Stock—opening at invoice price 25,000
Branch debtors and creditors 10,000 3,000
Cash in hand 500
Goods received from H.O. 80,000
Branch expenses 9,000
Branch sales 1,80,000
Current account with head office 58,500
1,83,000 1,83,000
As on that date, closing stocks with branch at invoice price were valued at Rs. 30,000. There was an amount of
Rs. 18,500 remitted by the branch on 31st March which had not been received by the head office on that date.
The head office had sent goods, costing Rs. 20,000, to the branch on 29thMarch. These had not been received
by the branch till the closing date.
The head office enters in its books all goods sent to the branch at cost. The branch enters these, in its books,
at invoice price but sells them at an even higher one. At the end of each year, the difference is adjusted by
debiting the branch and crediting the profit and loss account in the books of head office. The proportionate
difference between cost and invoice price was the same at all relevant times.
The credit balance as on 31stMarch 1995, of the branch account in the head office books, was Rs. 60,000
before making any of the above adjustments (though the above-mentioned dispatch of goods of Rs. 20,000,
on 29th March had, of course, been duly debited to the branch account).
Prepare branch profit and loss account and head office profit and loss account (relevant portions only) for the
year ended 31st March, 1995. [C.A. (Inter)
Rs. Rs.
To Profit and loss account 40,000 By Balance b/d 60,000
(balancing figure) By Cash in transit 18,500
To Balance c/d 58,500 By Goods in transit 20,000*
(as per branch books)
98,500 98,000
The balancing figure in the above account represents the loading on goods invoiced to branch during
the year. This is because while the H.O. makes entry for goods sent to the branch at cost, the branch makes
the entry at invoice price and. therefore, the balancing difference in the branch account represents loading.
Rs. Rs.
To Opening stock 25,000 By Branch sales 1,80,000
To Goods received from To Closing stock 30,000
H.O. 80,000
To Branch expenses 9,000
To Net profit 96,0002,1
0,000 2,10,000
Head Office PROFIT AND LOSS ACCOUNT(Relevant portion only)
Rs. Rs.
To Stock reserve @ 50% By Branch account—profit 96,000
—closing stock 15,000* By Loading goods sent to
To Net profit c/d 1,33,500 branch account By Stock reserve 40.000
@ 50%
—opening stock 12,500*
1,48,500 1,48,50
0
The loading on invoice price is 50% and is calculated as follows:
Invoice price of goods sent to branch 80,000
Loading thereon—(see branch account) 40,000
Loading as a % of invoice price 40,000/80,000 x 100 = 50%
Question:4 Anil and Sunil are partners of a business having head office in Delhi and branch at Calcutta. Anil
looks after the Delhi office and Sunil looks after the Calcutta branch. Anil is entitled to 40% of the profits
made at Delhi while Sunil is entitled to 30% of the profits at Calcutta. The balance profits/losses are shared
equally. The following trial balances as on 31st December, 2000 are furnished to you.
Delhi Calcutta
Dr. Cr. Dr. Cr.
Rs. Rs. Rs. Rs.
Opening stock at cost 30,000 — 40,000 —
Purchases and returns 1,80,000 10,000 2,75,000 15,000
Goods sent to:
Calcutta — 50,000 — —
Delhi — — — 70,000
Goods received from:
Calcutta 65,000 — — —
Delhi — — 48,000 —
Sales and returns 15,000 3,15,000 20,000 3,70,000
Expenses 28,000 — 39,000 —
Customer accounts 64,000 4,000 71,000 3,000
Suppliers accounts 2,000 32,000 1,000 51,000
Bank account 70,000 — — 6,000
Fixed assets opening written
down value 50,000 — 80,000 —
Calcutta branch account — 5,000 — —
Delhi head office account — — 17,000 —
Capital and drawing accounts:
Anil 30,000 83,000 4,000 35,000
Sunil 5,000 40,000 25,000 70,000
5,39,000 5,39,000 6,20,000 6,20,000
(a) On 30th December, 2000 Delhi head office remitted Rs. 5.000 by bank draft to Calcutta
branch. The envelope was received by the branch on 2nd January, 2001.
(d) 10% of the cash expenses relating to the head office are to be treated as overheads incurred
on behalf of the branch.
(1) Trading and Profit and Loss Account for the year ended 31st December, 2000 for Delhi office and
Calcutta branch in columnar form,
(2) Consolidated Balance Sheet of the firm as on 31st December, 2000, and
(3) Branch and Head office Accounts in respective books. [C.A. Inter]
Question:5 Give Journal Entries to rectify or adjust the following in the books of both the Head Office and the
Branch:
(i) Goods costing Rs. 8,000 purchased by Branch, but payment made by Head office. The Head Office had
debited the amount to its own purchases account.
(ii) Branch paid Rs. 15,000 as salary to a visiting Head Office official. The Branch had debited the amount to
Salaries account.
(iii) Depreciation Rs.25,000 in respect of Branch assets whose accounts are kept in Head Office books
(iv) Expenses Rs. 35,000 to be charged to the Branch for work done on its behalf by the Head Office.
(v) Goods sent by the Head Office to its Branch Rs.20,000, not yet received by the Branch.
Question:6 A Delhi firm has two branches - one at Bombay and another at Calcutta. The branches keep
complete set of books. On 31st March, 1999 Bombay and Calcutta Branches Accounts in Delhi books showed a
debit balance of Rs.95,000 and Rs.40,000 respectively before taking the following information into account:
(1) Goods valued at Rs.8,000 were transferred from Bombay to Calcutta under instruction from Head Office.
(2) Bombay Branch collected Rs. 3500 from a local customer at the Head office.
(3) Calcutta Branch paid Rs.5000 for certain goods purchased by Head office in Calcutta.
(4) Rs. 12,500 remitted by Bombay Branch to Delhi on 29th March 1999, received in Delhi on 3rd April 1999.
(5) Calcutta Branch received on behalf of the Head office Rs. 3200 as dividend from a company located at
Calcutta.
(6) For the year 1998-99 Bombay Branch showed a net loss of Rs.9000 and Calcutta branch showed a net
profit of Rs. 15,850.
Pass journal entries to record the above transactions in the books of the Head Office(CA-IPCC 10 MARKS)
Question:7 Following are the Trial Balances of Ravindra Ltd. and its Delhi Branch as on December 31, 1989: -
Furniture:
H.O. 5,000 —
Branch 2,000 —
Closing stock at head office was Rs.38,700 and at Delhi, Rs. 28,700. Depreciation is to be allowed at 10% on
machinery and at 15% on furniture. Rent still payable in respect of 1989 is Rs. 300 (for Branch). Rs 8000 sent
by branch but not received by H.O. till the end of year.
Prepare the Trading and Profit and Loss Account in columnar form, and the consolidated Balance Sheet. Also
show the Branch Account.
Question:8 Sri Sundaram commenced business on 1st1 April, 1992 with head office at Madras and a branch at
Nagpur. Purchases were made exclusively by the head office where the goods were processed before sale.
There was no loss or wastage in processing. Only the processed goods received from head office were handled
by the branch and these were charged thereto at processed cost plus 10%. All sales, whether by head office
or by the branch, were at a uniform gross profit of 25% on cost. Following is the Trial Balance of Sri Sundaram
as on 31st March, 1993:
Head Office
Dr. Cr.
Capital 62,000
Drawings 11,000
Purchases 3,93,900
Sales 2,56,000
Debtors 61,920
Creditors 1,20,280
6,23,080 6,23,080
Branch
Dr. Cr.
Sales 1,64,000
Debtors 22,720
Creditors 2,160
2,18,460 2,18,460
(i) Goods sent by H.O to the branch in March, 93 at Rs.8,800 were not received by the branch until April,93.
(ii) A remittance of Rs. 16,860 from the branch to head office was not received until April, 1993.
(iii) Stock taking at the branch disclosed a shortage of goods of Rs. 4,000 (at selling value).
(iv) Cost of unprocessed goods at head office on 31stMarch, 1993 was Rs. 20,000.
Prepare trading and Profit & Loss Account in Columnar form and Balance sheet of the business as a whole as on
31stMarch, 1993. [CA. (Inter) Nov. 1993, ICWA-INTER- 8 TIMES]
Question:9 Head Office passes adjustment entry at the end of each month to adjust the position arising out of
inter-branch transactions during the month. From the following inter-branch transactions in January, 2002,
make the entry in the books of Head Office:
(a) Mumbai Branch
(1) Received Goods: Rs. 6,000 from Calcutta Branch, Rs. 4,000 from Patna Branch.
(2) Sent Goods to: Rs. 10,000 to Patna Rs.8,000 to Calcutta.
(3) Received B/R: Rs. 6,000 from Patna.
(4) Sent Acceptance: Rs. 4,000 to Calcutta, Rs. 2,000 toPatna.
(b) Chennai Branch (Apart from the above)
(5) Received Goods; Rs. 10,600 from Calcutta, Rs. 4,000 fromMumbai.
(6) Cash Sent: Rs. 2,000 to Calcutta, Rs. 6,000 to Mumbai.
(c) Calcutta Branch (Apart from the above)
Question:10 Show adjustment journal entry in the books of Head Office at the end of April, 2003 for
incorporation of inter-branch transactions assuming that only Head Office maintains different branch accounts
in its books.
A) Delhi Branch
1. Received goods from Mumbai - Rs. 35,000 and Rs. 15,000 from Kolkata.
2. Sent goods to Chennai - Rs. 25,000, Kolkata - Rs. 20,000.
3. Bill Receivable received - Rs. 20,000 from Chennai.
4. Acceptances sent to - Mumbai - Rs. 25,000, Kolkata - Rs. 10,000.
B) Mumbai Branch (apart from the above):
5. Received goods from Kolkata - Rs. 15,000, Delhi – RS. 20,000.
6. Cash sent to Delhi - Rs. 15,000, Kolkata - Rs. 7,000.
C) Chennai Branch (apart from the above):
7. Received goods from Kolkata — Rs. 30,000.
8. Acceptances and Cash sent to Kolkata - Rs. 20,000 and Rs. 10,000, respectively.
D) Kolkata Branch (apart from the above):
9. Sent goods to Chennai - Rs. 35,000.
10. Paid cash to Chennai - Rs. 15,000.
Additional Information: Stock on 31st March, 2000 was valued at Rs. 62 lacs on 29th March, 2000 the Head Office
dispatched goods costing Rs. 10 lacs to its branch. Branch did not receive these goods before 1 st April, 2000. Hence the
figure of goods received from Head Office does not include these goods. Also the head office has charged the
branch Rs. 1 lac for centralized services for which the branch has not passed the entry. You are required to:
(i) Pass Journal Entries in the books of the Branch to make the necessary adjustments.
(ii) Prepare Final Accounts of the Branch including Balance Sheet, and
(iii) Pass Journal Entries in the books of the Head Office to incorporate the whole of the Branch(CA-16 marks)
Answer (i) Journal Entries in the Books of KANPUR BRANCH (Rs. in lacs.)
(ii) Trading and Profit & Loss Account of the Branch for the year ended 31st March, 2000
Question: 12 Give Journal Entries in the books of Branch A to rectify or adjust the following.:
(i) Head Office expenses Rs. 3,500 allocated to the Branch, but not recorded in the Branch Books,
(ii) Depreciation of branch assets, whose accounts are kept by the Head Office not provided for Rs.
1,500.
(iii) Branch paid Rs. 2,000 as salary to a H.O. Inspector, but the amount paid has been debated by the
Branch to Salaries account.
(iv) H.O. collected Rs. 10,000 directly from a customer on behalf of the Branch, but no intimation to
this effect has been received by the Branch.
(v) A remittance of Rs. 15,000 sent by the Branch has not yet been received by theHead Office,
(vi) Branch A incurred advertisement expenses of Rs. 3,000 on behalf of Branch B.
Question: 13. Alpha& Co., having head office in Mumbai has a branch in Nagpur. The branch at Nagpur is an
independent branch maintaining separate books of account. On 31.3.2011, it was found that the goods
dispatched by head office for ` 2,00,000 was received by the branch only to the extent of ` 1,50,000. The
balance goods are in transit. What is the accounting entry to be passed by the branch for recording the goods
in transit, in its books? (CA-May, 2007)
Answer: Nagpur branch must include the inventory in its books as goods in transit.
Question 14.M/s Shah & Co. commenced business on 1.4.2004 with Head Office at Mumbai and a Branch at
Chennai. Purchases were made exclusively by the Head Office, where the goods were processed before sale.
There was no loss or wastage in processing. Only the processed goods received from Head Office were handled
by the Branch. The goods were sent to branch at processed cost plus 10%.. All sales, whether by Head Office or
by the Branch, were at uniform gross profit of 25% on their respective cost. Following is the Trial Balance as
on 31.3.2005.
Capital 3,10,000
Drawings 55,000
Purchases 19,69,500
Cost of processing 50,500
Sales 12,80,000 8,20,000
Goods sent to Branch 9,24,000
Administrative expenses 1,39,000 15,000
Selling expenses 50,000 6,200
Debtors 3,09,600 1,13,600
Branch Current account 3,89,800
Creditors 6,01,400 10,800
Bank Balance 1,52,000 77,500
Head Office Current account 2,61,500
Goods received from H.O. 8,80,000
31,15,400 31,15,400 10,92,300 10,92,300
Following further information is provided:
(i) Goods sent by Head Office to the Branch in March, 2005 of Rs. 44,000 were not received by the Branch till
2.4.2005.
(ii) A remittance of Rs. 84,300 sent by the Branch to Head Office was also similarly not received upto
31.3.2005.
(iii) Stock taking at the Branch disclosed a shortage of Rs. 20,000 (at selling price to the branch).
(iv) Cost of unprocessed goods at Head Office on 31.3.2005 was Rs. 1,00,000.
Prepare Trading and Profit and Loss account in columnar form and Balance Sheet of the
business as a whole as at 31.3.2005
Answer: Trading and Profit and Loss Account
To Admn. Expenses 1,39,000 15,000 1,54,000 By Gross profit b/d 3,40,000 1,64,000 5,02,545
(i) Head Office allocates Rs. 1,35,000 to the branch as head office expenses, which have not yet
been recorded by branch.
(ii) Depreciation of branch fixed assets, whose accounts are kept by head office in its books, not yet
recorded in the branch books, Rs. 1,15,000.
(iii) Branch paid Rs. 1,40,000 as salary to an official from head office on visit to branch and debited
the amount to its Salaries Account,
(iv) Head Office collected Rs. 1,30,000 directly from a branch customer on behalf of the branch, but
no intimation was received earlier by the branch. Now the branch learns about it.
(v) It is learnt that a remittance of Rs. 1,50,000 sent by the branch has not been Received by head
office till date.
Question:16.The following is the Trial Balance of Malabar Hills Branch as at 30thJune, 2002:
1,28,200 1,28,200
Step 3: Book of HO - Incorporation Journal
H.O. Branch
Notes:
(1) On 28thDec, 2002 the branch remitted Rs. 1,500 to the H.O. and this has not yet been recorded in the
H.O. books. Also on the same date, the H.O. dispatched goods to the branch invoiced at Rs. 1,500 and
these too have not yet been entered into the branch books. It is the company's policy to adjust items
in transit in the books of the recipient.
(2) The stock of raw materials held at the H.O. on 31st Dec, 2002 was valued at Rs. 2,300.
(3) You are advised that:
a) There were no stock losses incurred at the H.O. or at the branch.
b) It is the company's practice to value finished goods stock at the H.O. at factory cost.
c) There was no opening or closing stock of work-in-progress.
(4) Branch employees are entitled to a bonus of Rs. 156 under a bilateral agreement.
(Study Material)
W.NOTES
Information
a) Sales by head office were on uniform gross profit, after charging packing materials, of 20% at the fixed
selling price.
b) Sales at Branch were at fixed selling price.
c) Goods invoiced and dispatched by head office to branch in March 2010 for Rs. 5,400 were received in
the Branch only on 10thApril.
d) Stock of packing materials at head office as on 31stMarch 2010 was valued at Rs. 1,000.
e) Remittance of Rs. 1,600 from the branch to the Head Office was in transit on 31.3.2010.
f) Rs. 2,000 worth of stock at selling price was damaged at the branch. For valuing stock, this was
reduced by Rs. 1,090 below the invoice cost to the branch. It was decided that the Head office and
branch would share equally the loss occasioned by this and also the deficit in stock, ascertained on
actual stock taking at the Branch of goods at selling price of Rs. 500.
Prepare Trading and Profit and Loss Account of Surat and Ahmedabad Office and also a Balance Sheet as at
31.3.2010 of the business. (RTP-Nov-10)
Rs.
Gross Profit made by Head Office (20% of Sales of Rs. 3,20,000) 64,000
10/90 of Goods sent to Branch [(Rs. 1,08,000 + Rs. 5,400) x 1/9] 12,600
(Since Invoice Price is 90% of normal selling price) 76,600
The Gross Profit made by branch is 10% of sales (10% of Rs. 1,00,000) 10,000
The amount to be written off at invoice value at branch is:
Amount written off on damaged goods 1,090
Invoice price of deficit in stock (Rs. 500 x 90/100) 450 1,540
Value of damaged goods included in Closing Stock
Selling Price of Goods Damaged
Invoice Price of Goods Damaged (Rs. 2,000 x 90/100) 2,000
a) Head Office purchases amounted to Rs. 15,02,350, purchases returns were Rs. 1,00,000 and discount
allowed by suppliers amounted to Rs. 30,090.
b) Sales by Head Office amounted to Rs. 10,80,000. Goods sent to branch were Rs. 5,44,500 (at invoice
price), discount allowed to customers amounted to Rs.9,180.
c) Goods sent to Branch for Rs. 66,000 in March, were not received at the Branch until April.
d) Branch purchased goods locally for Rs. 1,87,500, discount allowed by suppliers amounted toRs. 4,875.
e) Overhead expenses of Head Office were Rs. 2,80,260, and of Branch Rs. 80,475.
f) Sales by the Branch amounted to Rs. 7,20,000, discount allowed to customers amounted to Rs. 5,640
and cost of goods lost-in-transit was Rs. 8,010.
g) Branch Stock as on 31st March, included stock invoiced by Head Office at Rs. 1,15,500.Prepare
columnar Trading and Profit and Loss Account of Head Office and the Branch for the year ending 31st
March 2010.
(RTP May 11)
Working Notes:
FOREIGN BRANCH
Question:1 Kashmir Crafts Ltd. incorporated in India with its Head Office at Delhi has a branch in New York
where the local currency is U.S. Dollars. The following balances are extracted from the books of the Head
Office and its independent branch as on 31st December 1998 :
Question:2 Indian company has a branch at Washington. Its Trial Balance as at 30th September, 1998 is as
follows:
Dr.($) Cr.($)
Plant and machinery 1,20,000 —
Furniture and fixtures 8,000 —
Stock, Oct. 1,1997 56,000 —
Purchases 2,40,000 —
Sales — 4,16,000
Goods from Indian Co. (H. O.) 80,000 —
Wages 2,000 —
Carriage inward 1,000 —
Salaries 6,000 —
Rent, rates and taxes 2,000 —
Insurance 1,000 —
Trade expenses 1,000 —
Head Office A/c — 1,14,000
Trade debtors 24,000 —
Trade creditors — 17,000
Cash at bank 5,000 —
Cash in hand 1,000 —
5,47,000 5,47,000
(b) Trading and Profit and Loss Account for the year ended 30th September, 1998 and Balance Sheet as
on that date depicting the profitability and net position of the branch as would appear in India for
the purpose of incorporating in the main Balance Sheet. [CA Inter, Nov1999 , may 2012](16 marks)
Question 3.The London Branch of Delhi Export sent the following Trial balance as on 31 /l 2/1991.
£( Dr.) £( Cr)
Depreciation 2,500
Sales 1,05,200
Interest 2,880
Debtors 21,200
1,27,980 1,27,980
Fixed Assets were purchased on 01:01:1989 when £1 = Rs.25.50 life was estimated to be 10 years. To
finance the fixed asset a loan amounting to £22,000 was taken @ 18% interest p.a. Annual loan installment
of £ 3,000 and interest were payable in every December. Closing Stock = £2400.
£ Rs. £ Rs.
(1) Branch Fixed Assets A/c (2) Branch Loan A/c. (3) Branch Trial Balance in Rupee Terms, (4) Branch P&L A/c.
(5) Adjustment Entries to incorporate branch balance in the books of Head Office.
Dr. Cr.
Rs. Rs.
Fixed Assets 4,46,250
18% Loan 5,48,600
Depreciation 63,750
Stock (8,200 x 26.4) 2,16,480
Goods from H.O. 21,46,200
Sales (105,200 x 36.5) 38,39,800
Salaries and Wages (15,200 x 36.5) 5,54,800
Interest 1,05,120
Cash at Bank (1700 x 42.20) 71,740
Debtors (21,200 x 42.20) 8,94,640
H.O. Account 4,12,716
Exchange Loss (Balancing Figures) 3,02,136
48,01,116 48,01,116
[Ans.: gross profit 15,78,400, Profit at Branch = Rs. 5,52,594]
Question:4 Carlin & Co. has head office at New York (U.S.A.) and branch at Mumbai (India). Mumbai branch
furnishes you with its trial Balance as on 31/3/1999 and the additional information given thereafter:
Dr. Cr.
Computers 240 —
Bank 420 —
3,360 3,360
Additional information:
(a) Computers were acquired from a remittance of US $6,000 received from New York head office &paid to
the suppliers, Depreciate computers at 60% for the year.
(b) Unsold stock of Mumbai Branch was worth Rs. 4,20,000 on 31/3/99.
(c) The rate of exchange may be taken as follows:
(i) On 1/4/98 @ Rs.40 per US $
You are asked to prepare in US $ the revenue statement for the year ended 31/3/99 and Balance sheet as on that
date of Mumbai branch as would appear in the books of New York H. O. of Carlin & Co. You are informed that
Mumbai branch A/c. showed a debit balance of US $ 39,609.18 and 31/3/99 in New York books and there were
no inter responding reconciliation. [C.A. (Inter) May 99 (10 Marks)
Question :5 The New York Branch of Fine Textiles Limited, Delhi sent the following Trial Balance as on 31st
December, 1978:
$ $
Fixed Assets 1,20,000
Sales 4,20,000
Expenses 25,000
Rs. Rs.
To balance b/d 10,05,000 By Cash 26,08,000
To Goods sent to Branch 24,63,000 By Balance c/d 8,60,000
34,68,000 34,68,000
Goods are invoiced to the Branch at cost plus 10% and branch has instruction to sell at invoice price plus 25%.
Fixed assets were acquired on 1st January, 1970 when $ 100 = Rs. 380. Rates of exchange were:
Question:6 DM Ltd., Delhi has a branch in London branch is an integral foreign operation of DM Ltd. At the
end of the year 31stMarch, 2009, the branch furnishes the following trial balance in U.K. Pound:
Particulars £ £
Dr. Cr.
Fixed assets (Acquired on 1st April, 2005) 24,000
Stock as on 1st April, 2008 11,200
Goods from head Office 64,000
Expenses 4,800
Debtors 4,800
Creditors 3,200
Cash at bank 1,200
Head Office Account 22,800
Purchases 12,000
Sales 96,000
1,22,000 1,22,000
In head office books, the branch account stood as shown below:
2. Trial balance, incorporating adjustments of outstanding and prepaid expenses, converting U.K.
pound into Indian rupees.
3. Trading and profit and loss account for the year ended 31st March, 2009 and the Balance Sheet as
on that date of London branch as would appear in the books of Delhi head office of DM Ltd.
Trading and Profit & Loss A/c for the year ended 31stMarch, 2009
11,51,200 11,51,200
Ledger Accounts $
Building 180
Stock as on 1.4.2009 26
Cash and Bank Balances 57
Purchases 96
Sales 110
Commission receipts 28
Debtors 46
Creditors 65
You are required to convert above Ledger balances into Indian Rupees. Use the following rates of exchange:
Per $
Opening rate 46
Closing rate
Average rate 50
For fixed assets 48
(CA-IPCC GROUP 2)
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