Group and ledger

Dear sir

please provide the name of ledger and group Loss of during sale of Shares.
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This discussion clarifies how to account for losses incurred when selling shares. It recommends creating a 'Loss on Sale of Shares A/c' under indirect expenses. The entry involves debiting the bank account with the sale amount, crediting the investment in shares with its cost, and crediting the loss on shares account. For business accounts, this is treated in the Profit & Loss account, with adjustments needed for Capital Gains during IT computation.

Create " Loss on sale of shares A/c" under exp
SIR, it's under indirect exp?
Yes .It is under Indirect Expense
How do you treat it?
Let's come to the point.
1. LOSS ON SALE OF SHARES IF ITS charged to profit and loss account.
2. it may be short term Capital loss or long term Capital loss.
You can put it as loss on sale of shares account under the heading indirect expenses in the profit and loss account.
Entry will be
Bank account Dr. ( sale amount)
To Investment in shares ( cost of shares sold)
To loss on shares account
If you are doing business and sale proceeds credited to business bank account then you have to consider under PL .While doing IT Computation it has to be adjusted in Capital Gain

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