CA - Final
1367 Points
Joined September 2009
Those who are saying Capital account, please understand Income tax is an expense and is a P & L item. It is not a balance sheet item.
If capital account theory holds good, you can debit all the expenses to capital account only. What is the need of P & L?
Accounting treatment doesn't differ with the nature of concern. Why do we call the accounting principles as GAAP? These are Generally Accepted Accounting Principles.
Charging income tax to capital is completley wrong. It should be charged to P&L only.