Writing off creditors

A firm has written off the creditors and added the same in capital of the firm saying that they have done settlement with creditors. Is it correct sir. Kindly guide.
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This discussion clarifies the accounting treatment for writing off creditors. It's generally considered income, not a direct addition to capital, as it represents a reversal of a previously recognised expense. Failing to account for it as income can lead to tax evasion issues. The correct journal entry involves debiting creditors and crediting a gain from creditors written off account.

No
It should be shown as income as creditors written back. Directly showing it in capital account is leading to evasion of tax.
Thank you sir. I request to further clarrify as why it is Income.
Bcoz,
it's wrote as expenses in PYs ...
So, It's reversed as income...
Creditor aren't expense it's a liability.
creditor can be written off subject to some conditions.

Dr. Creditor

Cr. Gain from creditors written off

 

The original transaction was a revenue expenditure. So the reversal transaction will also be a revenue income.
Writing off creditors
is certainly an income . But it's a balance sheet item.

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