Advanced Financial
Accounting
FIN611
Mian Ahmad Farhan
Lecture13
Branch Accounting
Branch Account
Opening stock
(At cost)
Goods sent to
branch (At
invoice price)
xxx
xxx
Reversal of
loading for
goods sent to
branch
Closing stock
xxx
xxx
Margin Rate
Sales
Less Cost
Gross Profit
100%
80%
20%
Cost Rs. 1,600
Gross profit = 1,600 / 80 x 20 = 400
Sales = 1,600 + 400
Sales = 2,000
Gross profit = 2,000 x 20% = 400
Sales = Invoice price
Cost = Cost
Gross profit = Loading
Question
Opening stock at invoice price
(1 Jan, 2008)
Goods sent to branch at invoice
price
Remittance from branch
Cash paid by the head office
for sundry expenses
Return from the branch
invoice price
Closing stock at invoice price
Rs. 3,000
Rs. 24,000
Rs. 25,000
Rs. 4,500
Rs. 150
Rs. 8,000
Working
Cost of opening stock = 3,000 / 125 x 100 = 2,400
Cost of closing stock = 8,000 / 125 x 100 = 6,400
Goods sent to branch = 24,000
Goods return from HO = 150
23,850
Invoice price of the goods sent
to branch netted off by good return
from HO
=
23,850
Loading = 23,850 / 125 x 25 = 4,770
Lahore Branch
In the books of Head Office
Opening stock
Goods sent to
branch
Cash send to
branch for
expenses
Profit/Loss
2,400
24,000
4,500
5,420
36,320
Cash received from HO
Goods return to HO
Goods sent to branch
(Reverse of loading)
Closing stock
25,000
150
4,770
6,400
36,320
Normal Loss
Normal loss has no effect on Debtor system and Income
Statement system.
Accounting Entries (Abnormal Loss)
At the time of loss
Abnormal loss A/c
4,000
Branch A/c
4,000
Insurance claim
Insurance claim A/c
3,500
Abnormal loss A/c
3,500
Profit & loss
Profit & loss A/c
500
Abnormal loss A/c
500
Stock & Debtor System
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
Branch stock account
Branch debtors account
Goods sent to branch account
Branch stock reserve account
Branch expenses account
Branch adjustment account
Branch profit & loss account
Journal Entries
Goods sent to branch
Branch stock A/c
xxx
Goods sent to branch A/c
(Invoice price)
xxx
Goods sold by branch
A Cash sales
Branch cash A/c
Branch stock A/c
B Credit sales
Branch debtors A/c
Branch stock A/c
xxx
xxx
xxx
xxx
Journal Entries
Cash received from debtor
Cash A/c
Branch debtors A/c
xxx
xxx
Goods returned by customer
Branch stock A/c
xxx
Goods sent to branch A/c
Bad debts and Discount debtors
Branch Exp. A/c
Branch debtors
xxx
Bad debts
Bad debts A/c
Debtors A/c
Branch Debtors Account
Opening balance b/f
Branch stock
(Credit sales)
xxx
xxx
xxx
Cash
(Cash received
from debtors)
Branch Exp.
(Bad debts )
Discount allow.
(Bad debts )
Branch stock
(Stock return)
Closing balance
xxx
xxx
xxx
xxx
xxx
xxx
Journal Entries
Branch return goods HO
Goods sent to branch A/c
xxx
Branch stock A/C
xxx
(Invoice price)
Stock theft
Branch adjustment A/c
xxx
Branch stock A/c
xxx
Cash sent by HO to branch for expenses
Branch Exp.
xxx
Cash / Bank A/c
xxx
Branch stock
Opening balance
(Invoice price)
Goods sent to branch
xxx
xxx
Branch debtors
/cash (Sales of
goods)
xxx
Branch debtors
(Sales return)
xxx
xxx
Branch Expenses
Branch debtors
(Bad debts)
Branch debtors
(Discount on debtors)
Cash/Bank
(Cash sent to branch for
expenses)
xxx
xxx
Balance (Transfer
to branch
adjustment A/c)
xxx
xxx
xxx
xxx
Journal Entries
Transfer branch exp. to branch adjustment A/c
Branch adjustment A/c
xxx
Branch Exp. A/c
xxx
Surplus in Branch stock
Branch stock A/c
xxx
Branch adjustment A/c
xxx
Branch Stock Account
Goods send to branch
120
Balance
30
150
Branch debtors
150
150