Railway Accounts Department Examinations

Wednesday, August 15, 2018

Final Accounts - Book keeping 2015 Paper

1. The following is the Trial balance of Shri Narayan, as on 31.03.2014. You are requested to prepare Trading and Profit & Loss Account for the year ended 31.03.2014 and Balance Sheet as on that date after making the necessary adjustments. 
S.N.ParticularsDebit (Rs.)S.N.ParticularsCredit (Rs.)
1Sundry Debtors5000001Sundry Creditors200000
2Outstanding liability for expenses550002Capital Account1443000
3Wages1000003Sales1987500
4Carriage outwards110000
5Carriage inwards50000
6General Expenses70000
7Cash Discounts20000
8Bad debts10000
9Motor car240000
10Printing & Stationery15000
11Furniture & fittings110000
12Advertisement85000
13Insurance45000
14Salesman's commission87500
15Postage & Telephone57500
16Salaries160000
17Rates & Taxes25000
18Drawings20000
19Purchases1550000
20Stock as on 01.04.2013250000
21Cash at Bank60000
22Cash in hand10500
Total3630500Total3630500
The following adjustments are to be made:
1. Stock as on 31.03.2014 was valued at Rs.7,25,000
2. Provision for Bad and Doubtful debts is to be created at 5 % on Sundry Debtors.
3. Depreciate i) Furniture & Fittings by 10 %.   Ii) Motor Car by 20 %
4. Shri Narayan had withdrawn goods worth Rs.25,000 during the year.
5. Sales include Goods worth Rs.75,000 sent out to Om & company on approval and remaining unsold on 31.03.2014.  The cost of goods was Rs.50,000.
6. The salesmen are entitled to a commission of 5 % on total sales.
7.Debtors includes Rs.25,000 bad debits.
8. Printing & Stationery expenses of Rs.55,000 related to 2012-13 had not been provided in that year but was paid in this year by debiting outstanding liabilities.
9. Purchases include purchase of Furniture worth Rs.50,000 .
Answer:
Trading Account
S.N.ParticularsAmount Rs.S.N.ParticularsAmount (Rs.)
1To Opening Stock2500001By Sales - 1987500
2To Purchases  - 1550000(-) unsold - 750001912500
(-) Furniture - 500002By Clo stock - 725000
(-) Drawings - 250001475000(+) unsold  - 50000775000
3To Wages100000
4To Carriage Inwards50000
5To Gross Profit812500
Total2687500Total2687500
Profit & Loss Account
S.N.ParticularsAmount Rs.S.NParticularsAmount (Rs.)
1To Carriage outwards1100001By Gross Profit812500
2To General Expenses70000
3To cash discounts20000
4To Bad debts -10000
(+) Bad debts (adj) -2500035000
5To Printint & Stationery15000
6To Advertisement85000
7To Insurance45000
8To Salesman's commission - 87500 + 8125 (outstanding)95625
9To Postage & Telephone57500
10To Salaries160000
11To Rates & Taxes25000
12To Depreciation on Furniture & Fittings (10 % on {110000+50000)16000
13To Depreciation on Motor Car @ 20 % on 24000048000
14To RBDD - Reserve for Bad & Doubtful Debts20000
15To Net Profit10375
Total812500Total812500
Balance Sheet
S.N.Capital & LiabilitiesAmount Rs.S.NAssetsAmount (Rs.)
1Capital - 14430001Sundry Debtors - 500000
(-) Printing & Stationery of last year - 55000(-) Bad Debts - 25000
(-) Drawings  - 20000(-) unsold goods - 75000
(-) Drawings (goods) -25000(-) RBDD - 20000380000
(+) Net Profit - 1037513533752Furnitures & Fittings - 110000
(+) Adj- addition - 50000
2Sundry Creditors200000(-) Depreciation - 16000144000
3Outstanding Salesman commission81253Motor Car - 240000
(-) Depreciation - 48000192000
4Cash at Bank60000
5Cash on hand10500
6Closing Stock - 725000
(+) unsold - 50000775000
Grand Total1561500Grand Total1561500

Monday, August 13, 2018

Cash Remittance Note


Cash Remittance Note
                                              Station Accounts - Without books  2016  - 5 marks

·         CR (Cash Remittance) Note  is the Remittance Note used by the Station Masters for sending the cash, Cheques & Vouchers to the Cash Office

·         Serially numbered and bound in Book.

·         Prepared in 3 foils.
o   First  -Block Foil - Retained with the Station Master. 

o   Second - Counter foil sent to the Traffic Accounts office by the Cashier . duly stamped with the office seal and signed by the Cashier and the Cash witness and return the same to the Station Master. The same should be attached to the respective Block foil.

o   Third - Outermost foil passing to the Traffic Accounts Office

·          Only One C R Note  - for remittance of all the cash received at the Station from all Sources.

·         Erasures/alterations in the CR Note are totally forbidden.  If it is required, fresh one is prepared duly cancel the incorrect one.

·         Reverse side of CR Note - Details of Currency notes, cheques & Vouchers which represent cash should be noted. If space is not sufficient, a separate memo should be prepared in manuscript.

·         Must be personally signed by the Station Master or authorized person and stamped with his station cash seal.

·         A memo of vouchers must invariably be prepared separately for goods and coaching vouchers. The memo of vouchers, together with the vouchers, should be placed in an envelope which should be sealed and the total amount of the vouchers enclosed should be clearly recorded on the outside of the cover.

·         The number of the cash bag in which the cash is remitted should be entered on all the three foils of the cash remittance note.

·         Nil CR Note - prepared with the word NIL on CR, if there  is no cash.

·         Responsibility of Traffic Cash witness - Signing the counterfoils of CR note and see  the entries of the CR notes are correctly made in the Cash Office records.

·         If a cash receipt is not received back in time, the Station Master should immediately report its non-receipt to the Cashier.

·         The credit on account of cash and vouchers should be taken in the balance sheet on the basis of the cash receipts received from the Cashier and not on the basis of remittances.

Procedure - Railway Stations/out agencies permitted to pay their cash collections direct to nearest authorised Bank:

·         Each remittance should be sent to the authorized Bank with the book of TR Notes (Treasury Remittance Notes) printed in blue paper in the proforma appearing at Appendix XXIV/E

·         TR note containes - 3 foils.

·         The Bank, will write in words at the foot of each form for the amount received, will retain the third foil and return the book with first and second foils duly signed. 

·         The foil bearing the signature of the said officer should be sent to the Cashier along with the cash remittance note.
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Wednesday, August 1, 2018

CMB - Contractor's Measurement Book

CMB - Contractor's Measurement Book

v  MB - Measurement Book is a old concept i.e., Measurements taken by the Railway Officials for payment of all works done otherwise than by department.

v  CMB - Contractor's Measurement Book -  by inserting the New clause 1316A in the Engineering Code -2012 edition vide ACS No.50 dated 21.09.2017. 

v  1316A -Engineering Code applicable for Contracts wherein the CMB is permitted (1316 para of Engineering Code is not applicable in these cases)
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                              Clause 1316A of Engineering Code -ACS 50 for CMB

v  In CMB, measurements are recorded by the Contractors themselves (not by Railway Officials) there by enabling the provisional payments in the "Works Contracts"

v  CMB -Form E1313 consists of
·         Sheet 1A  - Cover page - CMB No. (6 digits unique No.), Dept, Unit, Name of work, Agreement No., Name of Agency, Name to whom issued & Desg. , Date of Issue and Date of Return.
·         Sheet 2A Title page - Provision for obtaining the acknowledgement of AEN/XEN  by Dy.CE/C while handing over CMB & certificate of CMB contains 100 machine numbered pages.
·         Sheet 3A  - Provision for obtaining the acknowledgement of Contractor by AEN/XEN while handing over CMB.
·         Sheet 4A - Index of CMB - Particulars of entries of Running/Final Bills corresponding with the page numbers of CMB.
·          Sheet 5A - 100 machine numbered pages.
  
Salient features of CMB

v  Contractor is responsible for carrying out the measurements of the work executed and recording the same.

v  Top of each sheet of CMB contains A. Name of the Work  B. Agreement No.  C. Name of the Agency/Contractor  D. CMB No. (Unique No consists of 6 digits)

v  Recording of measurements by the "Contractor's Authorized Engineer".  In case of change of "Contractor's  Authorized Engineer", obtain the fresh approval of Dy.CE/C .

v  Recording of measurements to be neatly entered in his own hand writing.  No use of erasers/overwriting/typing fluid.

v  All cuttings shall be initialed. 

v  No page shall be destroyed/damaged.  No page shall be kept blank.

v     Witnessing of recording of measurements by Railways is not compulsory (except for initial levels in case of earth work & hidden measurements).    

v  On Account Contract Certificate:  Measurements shall be recorded for items & quantities to be paid.

v  For every 4th On Account Contract Certificate /Final Contract Certificate  - shall include previous On Account Contract Certificates also whether paid or not paid.  (like cumulative measurements as on date)

v  Lump sum measurements applicable only for Earth work.
v  Contractor shall take out carefully from the CMB, the used pages of CMB along with one extra blank page.  Staple them and submit to AEN/XEN along with Bill duly signing the measurements for processing of payments.

v  The contractor shall keep a photocopy of the measurements with him for future reference.

v  At the time of submission of Final Bill, the Contractor shall submit all remaining CMBs (partially used as well as unused ones) with him along with the Bill to the AEN/XEN.

Provisional payment (75% of amount of work done)  - New concept

v  SSE/JE with 5 years experience and AEN/XEN shall sign & record a certificate on the "Original Provisional "On Account Contract Certificate" as under  " Certified that the payment being made is less than the amount due for the quantities of works executed by the Contractor"
  
v  No provisional payment is allowed in Final Contract Certificate.

v  Subsequent "On Account Contract Certificates" can be raised by the Contractors only, when accounts of Previous On Account Certificates (provisional as well as remaining payment) has been finalised.

v  At the stage of Provisional payments - No test check of measurements by Railway Officials is required.

TEST CHECK BY RAILWAYS

v  Test Checks by Railways is compulsory at the time of processing the remaining amount of On Account Contract Certificate and Final Contract Certificate.

v  SSE/JE and AEN/XEN shall communicate the date of Test check to the Contractor in advance.

v  The Contractor A) can accompany during Test check B) Shall provide support staff & all required Tools and plants to facilitate the Test check.
v  Percentage of Test Check

SN
Description of Work
Test Check  - % of value
SSE/JE
AEN/XEN
1
Measurement of Ballast, pitching stone, Earth work & hidden items
100%
100%
2
Initial & Final levels along centre line for earthwork in embankment and cutting
100%
100%
3
Intermittent levels along centre line for earthwork in embankment and cutting
100%
20%
4
Initial, Intermittent & Final levels except centre line for earthwork in embankment and cutting
100%
20%
5
Measurement of all other items
100%
20%

              During TEST CHECK:

v  Discrepancies if any noticed - shall be communicated by AEN/XEN to the Contractor.

v  All fresh copies of Invoices shall be submitted by the Contractor duly taking the consideration/cognizance of the above discrepancies.

FULL PAYMENT - ON ACCOUNT & FINAL BILLS

v    AEN/XEN shall submit original copy of invoice & On Account Contract Certificate of remaining amount / Final Contract Certificate, along with required number of duplicate copies and used sheets of CMB to Dy.CE/C for the purpose of passing of the Bills and releasing the payments.

v  Once the payment is released, Dy.CE/C shall return back the used sheets of CMB to AEN/XEN for safe custody, duly crossing of measurements by the Finance Officer.

v  The AEN/XEN shall rebind all the 100 pages of CMB along with Sheets 1A to 4A for submission of the same to the Dy.CE/C.

v  The Final Contract Certificate shall be passed by Dy.CE/C only after receipt of all CMBs (used as well as blank) from AEN/XEN.  

v  New clause of 1316A of Engineering Code  - applicable to all the Depts of Indian Railways and to be executed through equivalent authorities of respective depts. (say AME/DME in lieu of AEN/XEN)

v  Railway Board guidelines to Zonal Railways on CMB policy

1.      Permitted for Rs.20 Crores and above valued works only.
2.      CAO/C  shall select 3 works in each Zonal Railway to adopt this new policy.
3.      Tender documents are suitably modified duly inserting the clause Para 1316A of Engineering Code as special condition.
4.      Railway authorities should test check within 45 days of submission of measurements recorded by the Contractor.
5.      Before processing 75% provisional payment, concerned executive shall ensure that the supplies made by the contractor are in commensurate with the requirements for execution of works or not.

6.      Feedback on new policy should be submitted to the Board by 31.03.2018 in order to review this policy. 


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