Receipt and Payment Account:

Learning Objectives:

1. Define and explain receipt and payment account.

2. Why a receipt and payment account is prepared?

3. Prepare a receipt and payment account.

Definition and Explanation:

Receipt and payment account is a mere summary of cash book for a year. It begins with the cash in hand at the commencement and ends with that at the close of the year. Similarly to cash account, in receipts and payments account receipts are shown on the debit side while payments are shown on the credit side, without any distinction between capital and revenue. Moreover, it does not include an unpaid expenditure not any unrealized income relating to the period under review and so fails to reveal the financial position on the concern.

Format of Receipt and Payment Account:

Example:

Receipt and Payment Account

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