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During the preparation of trading profit and loss account the closing stock is written in the debit side or credit side?

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Question added by RASHID MUNIR , Assistant Accountant , EL SEIF ENGINEERING CONTRACTING LTD
Date Posted: 2016/05/19
Imran Mohammed
by Imran Mohammed , Senior Credit Controller (Accounts Receivables) , Genpact - India

If Closing Stock remains then will take in to Credit Side.

Mahboob Rahman
by Mahboob Rahman , Deputy Finance Manager , Landmark Group

Credit side of P&L Account

Deleted user
by Deleted user

p&l a/c credit side or subtract from pur+ope stock then balance sheet asset side

Mohammad Al- Sharawy
by Mohammad Al- Sharawy , Senior / Chief Accountant , QUADRALWAN LLC

 it must be in the Credit Side

Visal Joseph
by Visal Joseph , Tax Manager , Al Mizan Tax Consultants L.L.C

Credit side of the Trading account

MOBIN ABRAHAM MATHEWS
by MOBIN ABRAHAM MATHEWS , Accounts And Administrative Officer , Freight Systems India Pvt.Ltd

Closing stock is in credit Side of Trading P&L  A/c

NOWFAL HUSSAIN
by NOWFAL HUSSAIN , ACCOUNTS EXECUTIVE , EVAS INTERNATIONAL MANAGEMENT CONSULTANTS

If we prepare trading and profit and loss account manually closing stock shown under credit side of trading account in order to find out gross profit. 

Closing Stock : Value of stock in hand on the reporting date. 

Shameer Nazir Madari
by Shameer Nazir Madari , Assistant Finance Manager , METAL AND RECYCLING COMPANY K.S.C. (PUBLIC)

 

Closing stock or Inventory is Balance Sheet item and it can newer been shown in the Profit and Loss account.

Md. Kazi Mahabub Murshed
by Md. Kazi Mahabub Murshed , Senior Financial Consultant , ACNABIN Chartered Accountants

Closing Stock is presented in the Credit Side of the Traditional Trading Account.

Kamzul Mawfikhan Najimudeen
by Kamzul Mawfikhan Najimudeen , Financial Manager , Portland Residential

when you doing the Management account, you normally deals with this closing stock to get the cost of sale, cost of sales = (Opening Stock + Purchase - Closing Stock) in that case for adjustment  purpose in the income statement your closing stock is in credit side.    

Deleted user
by Deleted user

Closing stock is a asset and it is recorded in the credit side of the books.

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