Accounting entries


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This discussion clarifies accounting entries for purchasing land using general reserves, confirming they are standard entries affecting asset accounts. It also explains how to handle funds reserved for future projects, like building construction. When a building project funded by a reserve is completed, the initial allocation to the reserve fund is reversed, effectively returning the funds to retained earnings.

13 April 2020 Accounting entry for the land purchase from general reserves.

15 April 2020 Land A/c Dr To Seller Seller A/c Dr To Bank

15 April 2020 General reserve is just Account but corresponding real amount will be there in cash or cash equivalent or any other assets..

15 April 2020 So it will be normal entries

15 April 2020 If you have maintained seperate bank account to maintain the general reserve in the form of bank balance then you can give effect to that particular bank account

22 May 2020 Yes. It will be normal entries. If you had credited any specific reverse for land purchase after the purchase is completed it needs to be reversed.

Question: A business wants to reserve funds for a future building construction project. It credits a Building Reserve fund for INR 5 million and debits retained earnings for the same amount. The building is then constructed at a cost of INR 4.9 million, which is accounted for as a debit to the fixed assets account and a credit to cash. What happens when the building is completed?

Answer: The original entry is reversed, where INR 5 million will be debited to the building reserve account and credited to the retained earnings account.


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