ACCOUNTING QUESTION

USMANQATAR
By USMANQATAR

hai,, i have one qestion relating to accounts,one company paid one cheque to their insurence premium in 2007 , but this cheque not yet debited by company bank account in 2008,what the entry should i make to adjust this ?
debit-bank account
credit- other income... is it ok ?????

By nhivz17• 28 Jan 2009 14:36
nhivz17

there's something strange with the question... i can still remember when i was in college that the use of words like "by" and "to" really make a difference in different scenarios... for example, the phrase "by company bank account" instead of "to company bank account" will make the question understandable...

By USMANQATAR• 15 Jan 2009 13:33
USMANQATAR

NPA , I DONT THINK IT IS A BASIC ACCOUNTING, I GOT 10 DEFFERNECE ANSWERS

By naturelover• 14 Jan 2009 17:47
naturelover

Hi

You will credit to supplier account / Insurance company account. Since this is 1 year old they can not deposit again. you have issue a another cheque.

Hope i answered your question.

Mansoor.

By anonymous• 14 Jan 2009 14:54
anonymous

If you don’t want to show in your Reconciliation statement then Fireyangelinthesky is 100% right go with Fireyangelinthesky answer

By anonymous• 14 Jan 2009 14:49
anonymous

No needs to pass any entry, show in your Reconciliation statement as cheque issued but not cleared

When Cheque will get clear pass

Dr. Insurance Co. Payable

Cr. Bank

Dear all correct me if I am wrong

By NPA• 14 Jan 2009 14:44
NPA

cat.inc..this is common here in ME.Their CV shows a lot of experinces,masteral degree etc.but in actual work they are zero.they are good only in talking.same to some doctors..we call them doctor panadol.

By shaji1273• 14 Jan 2009 14:39
shaji1273

Pinoyaaccountant.

How long you will show in the bank reconcilation account ?

By jam77• 14 Jan 2009 14:32
jam77

My answer will be,

Year 2007 entry :

debit insurance

credit accruals accounts.

when the company debited the cheque, the new entry will be:

credit bank

debit the accruals accounts

As simple as that!!

Anyway , please check with the insurance company what is going on because i believe you need to re-issue a new cheque for replacement since the validity of the cheque is only 6 mths (Not sure in qatar)..

All the best..

By shaji1273• 14 Jan 2009 14:28
shaji1273

I hope Fireyangelinthesky is correct.

By jam77• 14 Jan 2009 14:09
jam77

yup, i agreed with fieryangelinthesky..

that should be the correct entry..

By cat.inc• 14 Jan 2009 14:08
cat.inc

You are an accountant I cannot believe that you do not know such basic accounting

Dr the Insurance Expence

Cr Accrual Account

When the Cheque Clears

Dr the Accrual Account

Cr Bank

By Andrews• 14 Jan 2009 13:48
Andrews

Pinoy accountant...You are WRONG..

By Stephen Chettiar• 14 Jan 2009 13:35
Stephen Chettiar

Debit Bank and Credit Insurance Expense. Coz your insurance expenses was reduced for the year 2007. Simultaneously, pass a provision entry to record the insurance expense of 2007 to take care of the unforseen claim arising from insurance company.

By pinoyaccountant• 14 Jan 2009 13:35
pinoyaccountant

To fieryangel in the Sky:

I agree not.

On the Bank Reconciliation issue, you do not need to do Adjusting Entries on the Outstanding Cheques.

It will be a redundant entry if you need to adjust back to the book the corresponding Cash you have entered before.

By fieryangelinthesky• 14 Jan 2009 13:30
fieryangelinthesky

Wat was your original journal entry for the issuance of cheque? Does your company is under accrual or cash basis accounting?

ACCRUAL - I assumed that the corresponding insurance expense was already recoginized and recorded.

Set up expense:

Dr. Insurance expense xxx

Cr. Insurance Co. Payable xxx

Issuance of check:

Dr. Insurance Co. Payable xxx

Cr. Cash in Bank xxx

Since the check is still oustanding (if it is already a staled check) the entry should be:

Dr. Cash in Bank xxx

Cr. Insurance Co. Payable xxx

IF CASH BASIS:

Dr. Cash in Bank xxx

Cr. Insurance expense xxx

Hoping that I answered your question correctly.

By Andrews• 14 Jan 2009 13:29
Andrews

Debit Bank Account and Credit Insurance expenses A/c

By Andrews• 14 Jan 2009 13:27
Andrews

Debit Bank Account and Credit Insurance expenses.

By pinoyaccountant• 14 Jan 2009 13:27
pinoyaccountant

You do not need to do any adjusting entry since it will be just recorded in the book as Advance Payment to Supplier.

Is the Insurance Premium payment already accrued or some portion has advance payment already?

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