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Joined December 2011
Here are the journal entries and respective heads of account for the two scenarios:
*1. Issue of BG to Government
Department Journal Entry: Debit: Bank Guarantee Margin Account (Current Assets) [xxx] Credit: Bank Guarantee Issued Account (Current Liabilities) [xxx] Respective Heads of Account: - Bank Guarantee Margin Account (Current Assets): This account represents the margin amount blocked by the bank for issuing the BG. - Bank Guarantee Issued Account (Current Liabilities): This account represents the BG issued to the government department.
2. Cancellation of BG and credit back to account* Journal Entry: Debit: Bank Guarantee Issued Account (Current Liabilities) [xxx] Credit: Bank Account (Current Assets) [xxx]
Respective Heads of Account: -
Bank Guarantee Issued Account (Current Liabilities): This account is debited to cancel the earlier BG issued. - Bank Account (Current Assets): This account is credited with the amount returned by the bank after cancellation of the BG.
Note: The respective heads of account may vary depending on the company's accounting policies and chart of accounts.