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Q: Why is the balance of an income account be same with that of a capital account?
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Does bank overdraft go on a balance sheet or income statement?

Bank overdraft is shown in balance sheet same as bank account or any other cash account, it's a short term bank credit.


Prepaid income balance sheet or income statement?

Prepaid Income is a balance sheet item. Income received in advance is treated as Liability of the firm. The same get transferred to Income Statement / Profit & Loss Account when income is earned. Followed by Accrual Accounting concept and Accounting Period Concept, such income received before they are actually earned are booked as a liability and get transferred to Income Statement as income upon actually earning them.


What is the journal entry to close the income summary account when there was net income for the period involves?

You debit the income summary (which has a credit balance due to a positive net income) for the same amount that is on the credit side to close it out, and you credit retained earnings for the same amount.


Where on the balance sheet are the capital account?

Capital is also the net asset. This value is the closing capital amount. Just below, there should be a the (Owner's) Equity section where you can find the opening capital value and at the end you can find the closing capital, which should be the same value as the new asset.


Does net income on balance sheet come from income statement?

Yes income in balance sheet is the same amount which is calculated in income statement if there is any difference then it may be due to distribution of net income between retained earnings and dividend.


What is reserve depreciation?

Accumulated depreciation which is not shown in income and expenditure account as expenditure and the same is included in the net profit and shown separately as depreciation reserved fund while adding it in the capital fund.


Why sometime depreciation charged in income statement is not same as the increase in accumulated depreciation on balance sheet?

because whin using the composite depreciation or group depreciation method and want to sale an asets we make the cash is debt by the cash received and credit the assets by original cost and the diferrince debt accomulated depreciation , then the account of accomualted deprciation in the balance sheet will not the same as depriciation expene in the income statement


What is depreciation reserve fund?

Accumulated depreciation which is not shown in income and expenditure account as expenditure and the same is included in the net profit and shown separately as depreciation reserved fund while adding it in the capital fund.


how does income and expenses account difference from Profit and Loss Account?

Income and expense for not for profit organisations is same as profit and loss account but they cannot use the name profit and loss account because not for profit organisations are not formed to earn profit.


What is the procedure to transfer one's checking account balance to their savings account for HSBC bank?

The procedure to transfer ones checking account balance is the same at every bank. It is called a balance transfer. HSBC allows only 350,000 dollars to be transferred per day.


Can one have an accurate income statement and an accurate balance sheet both at the same time?

yes


Is that you can maintain zero balance in posb bank?

Usually banks offer zero balance bank accounts to customers who have salary accounts with them. I have a zero balance account with DBS and since DBS and POSB are part of the same group, I guess they too will have a zero account balance bank account. You need to submit this bank account to your employer and if they GIRO your salary to this account automatically every month, it should be fine.