i. Outstanding expense is a nominal account. ii. A capital account is a real account.
State whether the following statements are True or False with reason:
i. Outstanding expense is a nominal account.
ii. A capital account is a real account.
iii. Every debit has equal and corresponding credit.
1 Answers
i. This statement is False.
Outstanding expenses are personal accounts. It is a representative personal account. Expenses are payable to some person.
ii. This statement is False.
Capital is a personal account. Amount invested in the business by the proprietor is capital. A proprietor is a natural person.
iii. This statement is True.
Under the Double Entry System, the two-fold effects of each transaction are recorded. Under this system one account is to be debited and another is to be credited with an equal amount.