Free items received, where to debit in accounts, TDS u/s 194R

When you receive a free gift, you need to account for it in your books. Since it's not payable to anyone, you can't debit a payable account. Instead, you can debit a capital reserve account or a specific reserve account created for this purpose. Here's the journal entry: Debit: Capital Reserve/Capital Account (Rs. 1000) Credit: Gift Income (Rs. 1000) Alternatively, you can also create a specific reserve account like "Gifts Received" or "Free Items Reserve" and debit that account instead of the capital reserve account. By doing this, you're recognizing the value of the free gift as a non-operating income in your Profit & Loss account and offsetting it with a corresponding increase in your capital reserves. This way, your books will reflect the true financial position of your business.

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