Theft by transporter


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27 August 2008 Suppose we sold material worth rs 100 to a customer

During transit there is a loss of 5 Rs material and customer received material only worth 95/- .Now as per the contract with the transporter ,this loss to be recovered from the transporter

Now there are two ways to account it

1) First approach

Transporter Dr 5
&
Customer Cr 5

2)Second Approach

Sale Dr 5 RS
&
Customer Cr 5 Rs

Then

Transporter Dr 5
&
Misc Income Cr 5


plz let me know which one approach is correct and why ??

27 August 2008 First approach is correct as we can not debit the sale account


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