Journal entries for donation received by trust

What are the journal entries for the following :

A religious trust received donation for a specific purpose (ornaments)

Trust has spent the donation amount for purchasing ornaments later.

How the same is reflected in balance sheet while closing of accounts?

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Donation for specific purpose is treated as corpus fund. Entry: Bank A/c Dr To Corpus Fund A/c. On purchase: Asset A/c Dr To Bank A/c. Shown as asset with corresponding corpus fund in balance sheet.

Bank A/c                 Dr

   To Corpus Fund A/c

(Being Donation received for the specific purpose)

 

Ornaments A/c         Dr

      To Bank A/c 

(Being Ornaments purchased from the Donation received)

 

Dear devender,

How do you close the corpus fund account. 

There we have to pass an adjustment entry 

Corpus fund account  Dr 

      To  Ornaments account A/c

Dear sir, Please suggest me journal entry for land donation received by a charitable society
Originally posted by : Rahul ojha
Dear sir,
Please suggest me journal entry for land donation received by a charitable society

 

I have the same question?

 

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