Income tax provision in books

Dear experts


We have made the provision in books of account
Profit & Loss account Dr.
Provision for income tax Cr.
I have to sumbit one copy of balance sheet in Bank so kindly asvise how to show provision value 29000 in profit and loss account
Net Profit 731000 after provision 702000
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Quick Summary
This discussion clarifies how to properly record income tax provisions in accounting. It explains that the provision for income tax should be debited to the Profit & Loss account as an expense. The conversation also touches upon the distinction between direct and indirect taxes and the need for separate ledgers for tax accounts.

It’s debit

Current tax a/c income statement

To Tax Provision a/c liabilities

in nominal account debit reduces value and pbt is reduced by your current tax amount. 

Income tax a/c dr
to Provision for income tax a/c

Provision for income tax a/c dr
to Bank a/c

Profit and loss account dr
to Income tax a/c

The above two entries are ok, why the third one? 

Income Tax should be transferred to profit and loss as it is and expense

Nice Your doing ledger entries, while I understood it as final accounts entries. Sry for the confusion 

Ok got it. You debited the current tax liability to create a provision in the first entry. 

Yes you're right
Sir. so that means income tax is expense.
in tally we need to create the ledger under indirect exp

Yes. Tax and provision are different ledgers. Direct and indirect: While direct taxes are imposed on income and profits, indirect taxes are levied on goods and services. from this we can understand you need to have tax ledger for relevant taxes. 

Agree with yasaswi

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