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Provision for exp

ARINDAM (Manager Internal Audit) (167 Points)

13 July 2013

Plz guide me how provision for the month of March will entred in accounts books regarding electricity exp & telephone exp.. when actual bill are not recvd?

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vikas (student ) (139 Points)
Replied 13 July 2013

dear sir ,

If u can not received the actual invoice of telephone /electricity expenses than u make a provision on average basis (on the basis of last some months).

journal entry :-

telephone /electricity expenses Dr .........

To provision for telephone/electricity expenses ...............

Giridhar S Karandikar (Team Lead) (7543 Points)
Replied 13 July 2013

Provision should be made on an average basis consiering the payment made during the year. When the bill is received in the subsequent year then th excess provision if any shud be sritten back to P&L and if short provision was made P&L shud be debited.