Share Sale Profit entry

Dear Sir

We have sold some stock which was purchased in October 2021 please provide profit entry in books of accounts.
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This discussion clarifies the accounting entry for profit made on selling shares purchased in October 2021. The correct treatment depends on whether the purchase and sale of equity is your main business activity or if the shares are considered an investment. If it's your main business, it's treated as business income; otherwise, it's a capital gain.

You need to provide the accounting treatment of purchase entry to give answer for sale ..

If your main business is purchase & sale of equity sales then you can consider it as business income

Bank a/c Dr

To Investment / Sales


You may consider it as capital gain if you treat it as investment
Sir, main business is Supplier of Marble cut piece s.

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