Please clear my confusion

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Hello all.... This is my first post....just started learning accounting......I have a very basic question which has been torturing me for days.....

How can we debit loss by fire directly to trading or p & l account?

Are trading account/p & l account just like ledger accounts...I know every transaction affects two accounts....like cash and building, cash and notes payable etc....Can esome transactions affect cash and trading account, or building and p&l account?

And which type of account is trading account....asset, liability or revenue/expenses/capital?

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We are not directly debit loss by fire to P&L account , before that we have pass entry

Loss by fire A/c Dr

To Purchases A/c. Cr

( Goods. distroyed by fire )

After this we transfer loss by fire account to Profit and loss account . So entry will be

Profit and loss A/c Dr

To Loss by fire. A/c. Cr

( being loss transfer to P & L account )

2) Trading and Profit & Loss is not ledger accounts , It's Statement to ascertain Profit or loss during the year by the business entity .

Thanks a lot Sir.....Can you please explain the closing stock entry?

The closing stock is also directly debited to trading account?

If you are using Tally software then reduce stock from Stock Journal , show as loss by fire .

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