Please suggess me

941 views 9 replies
can i say .. fictitious assets = capital expenditure eg. advertise suspence a/c eg advertisements suspence a/c
Replies (9)
Dear viraj where you find this a/c?? In which business??
First of all thanks for reply... I see in balance sh*t of company.. Generaly in business...

As per GN on Terms Used in Financial Statements

Fictitious Asset is defined as Items grouped under assets in a Balance Sheet which has no real value(Eg. Dr Bal of P/L Statement)

Can you say, Dr Bal of P/L St=Capital Expenditure , Definately NO

Thanks roopali.. But i am saying.. Advertisement suspend a/c is capital expensiture or fictious assets?? Or both???? Please ans...

As per my knowledge,

Advertisement Exp is Revenue Exp

When Huge Advert Expeditures are incurred; For eg, to launch a new product in market the benefit flows to enterprise not only in the year when expenditure is incurred but also in next few years, So to match expediture to its benefits(Matching concept), expenditure is deferred (written off) over the years the benefit is expected to flow. 

So Deferred Advertisement Exp is Deferred REVENUE expenditure which is fictitious asset

It is Not Capital Expenditure, or if so why it is not capitalised into any Fixed Asset?

The eg you have given is Advert. Suspense A/c. I cannot make any guess why any advert will be Suspense?? No enterprise will make huge advert exps without knowing what & by which media adverts are made?

Rupali 

It is possible in possible bcs some times organisation are making advertisement but they are unable to categorised to that expenditure to particulars project. It happen where the oragnisation have decentralised basis of accounting are followed. In such a casse the advertisement are being mainly incurred at H.O level but the expenditiure are finally allocated to the ground level of Divisions or branches. Sometimes they are unable to find out that how much cost to be allocatd to a particular devision. 

It may also possible that inspite of deffering the expenditure they categoried it as Suspense and writte off in next upcomming year. But it is traditional apporoach. 

Saroj   but if expenses are not allocable it has to be expensed as HO expense. A suspense account cannot be written off without clearing the suspense part of it. 

Whatever nomenclature used for the account, Inability in allocating deferred Advert Expenditure to branches/divisions does not change its nature, it is still a fictitious asset and not capital expenditure

Even if you go as per income Tax Act, where expenditure is either considered as Revenue or Capital ( there is nothing like deferred revenue in Income Tax Act)

Huge Advert & Marketing Exp are allowed in the year in which it is incurred & not deferred over years. So it is definately not Capital Expenditure

May refer following Case Law : Para 3 to 6

https://indiankanoon.org/doc/92963033/

I know Rupali u r right but the accountant are not aware of Accounting Standard, lake of knowledge they categoried the same. 

Leave a Reply

Your are not logged in . Please login to post replies

Click here to Login / Register  

Company
ARTICLESHIP 10 July 2026
Article Assistant

N S Gokhale & Co

Thane

CA Inter

View Details
Company
ARTICLESHIP 08 July 2026
Article internship

AJAY SINGH AND CO LLP

Thane

CA Final

View Details
Company
ARTICLESHIP 30 June 2026
Taxation Content Writer Intern

Interactive Media Pvt Ltd.

New Delhi

CA Inter

View Details
Company
Featured 16 July 2026
CA Inter, CA Intermediate, CA IPCC, CA CPT, CA SemiQualified

Vakilsearch.com

Chennai

CA Inter

View Details
Company
ARTICLESHIP 07 July 2026
Articleship

Jawahar and Associates Chartered Accountants

Hyderabad

CA Inter

View Details
Company
Featured 18 July 2026
CA Articleship

apricus india

Mumbai

CA Inter

View Details
Company
16 July 2026
CA Inter, CA Intermediate, CA IPCC, CA CPT , CA SemiQualifie

Vakilsearch.com

Chennai

CA Inter

View Details
Company
21 July 2026
Chartered Accountant

Keshri & Associates

Thiruvananthapuram

CA

View Details