Accounting for Foreign Branches
Accounting for Foreign Branches Foreign branches of a company have its operations and transactions in foreign currency and thus, the books are maintained in the…
Financial Accounting
Accounting for Foreign Branches Foreign branches of a company have its operations and transactions in foreign currency and thus, the books are maintained in the…
A complete set of accounting books are maintained by an independent branch. They get their goods from the HO as well as from the other…
In branch accounting, each branch is treated as an individual unit which earns revenues (profits) and incurs costs. Each branch maintains its own books of…
What is Branch Accounting? Branch accounting is a bookkeeping system in which separate accounts are maintained for each section of the organisation. A branch refers…
What is Departmental Accounts? If a business consists of several independent activities, or is divided into several departments, for carrying on separate functions, its management…
What is Financial Statements? Financial statements are the basic and formal annual reports through which the corporate management communicates financial information to its owners and…
What is Depreciation? Depreciation in accounting refers to the permanent loss and gradual shrinkage of the book value of noncurrent assets. Depreciation is charged on…
What is Accounting Errors? An accounting error is a non-fraudulent or non-intentional discrepancy in financial documentation. Accounting errors are of various types, mostly they are…
What is Trial Balance? A trial balance is prepared at the end of the year after all accounting entries for the year are done and…
What is Posting? Posting means a process in which all information in the journal is transferred to the relevant ledger accounts. There is a specific…