Prepaid expenses

on october 1 2018 Rs 50000 insurance premium paid so while preparing financials for 2018-19 rs.25000 booked as prepaid expense now in 2019-2020 any entry is to be passed for that Rs25000.
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This discussion clarifies the accounting treatment for prepaid expenses, specifically insurance premiums. It outlines the journal entries required when an expense is paid in advance and subsequently recognised over its benefit period. The key is to debit an asset account initially and then credit it as the expense is incurred each month.

You have show  oping  Debit  balance  as prepaid  Insurance account as  on 1/4/2020  , then  if  25000/-  prepaid  for  3 months ( April , May . June )   then  in each month  you pass  entry as follows 

Insurance  Expense  A/c   Dr 

To Prepaid  insurance  A/c   Cr 

(  prepaid  Insurance  Exp adjusted ) 

As on 01.4.2019 / in FY 2019-20 just pass this entry
Insurance exp. a/c dr. ₹25,000
To Prepaid Insurance A/c Rs. ₹25,000

done...( considering u dont pass monthly segregated expense entry)

Nice to understand both the answers.

First book it like:

Prepaid insurance dr.asset

To Bank a/c asset

then when ever it expires pass the above entries:

Insurance expense dr, income statement

To Prepaid insurance Cr. Asset reduced. 

What does the insurance contracts say about this? Do we have to use purchase account or debit bank directly?

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