How to settle loss

how to pass entry of previous year loss in current financial year
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This discussion explains how to account for and settle previous financial year losses in the current year. For sole proprietorships, losses are settled against the capital account. In partnerships, losses are distributed among partners according to their profit-sharing ratio. For companies, losses are typically transferred to reserves. The thread also touches upon how to pass these entries in accounting software and claim tax benefits for these losses.

If you are talking about Previous year P/L balance entry to be made the pass the following:

Reserve & Surplus Account/Capital Account  Dr. 

   To Profit & Loss A/c

Dera sir/madam
if partnership firm is having loss of 75000 in f. y 18-19 and there are three partners and want to take benifit in income tax in f. y. 2019-20 what are the entry to be done in accounting software and where to show in b/s or in p/l in current yaer

In case of proprietorship loss will settle with the capital account by passing a journal entry.
in case of partnership firm loss will be distributed among partner in the ratio.
in case of company loss will be transferred to reserves.
But sir in partnership firm i have to take benifit of previous year loss
how to pass the entry in accounting software

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