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Accounting Policy

The following Accounting policies will be followed from the financial year 2019-2020:

A. Salary to the substantive employees

The following 6 entries in together are required to be passed:

Particulars (Rs.) (Rs.)
Pay in band a/c.......................................................Dr. xx  
Academic Grade Pay a/c ........................................Dr. xx  
  xx  
Dearness Allowance a/c ........................................ Dr. xx  
Interim Relief a/c ...................................................Dr. xx  
House Rent Allowance a/c .....................................Dr. xx  
Medical Allowance a/c ..........................................Dr. xx  
Other Allowance a/c ..............................................Dr. xx  
To Gross Salary a/c   xx

(Being the amount of gross salary at its various components due for the month of ........)

Particulars (Rs.) (Rs.)
Gross Salary A/c .................................................Dr. xx  
To PF a/c   xx
To PF Recovery a/c   xx
To P. Tax a/c   xx
To TDS u/s 192 a/c   xx
To LICI Premium a/c   xx
To Group Insurance a/c   xx
To Malda College Co-operative a/c   xx
To TC Fund a/c   xx
To Net Salary a/c   xx

(Being the deduction mode for Gross Salary for the month of..........)

Particulars (Rs.) (Rs.)
Net Salary a/c.............................................................Dr. xx  
PF Investment a/c.... .(PF+PF Recovery).....................Dr. xx  
P.Tax a/c.....................................................................Dr. xx  
TDS u/s 192 a/c...........................................................Dr. xx  
To State Govt. Grant a/c   xx

(Being the amount of Net Salary, PF, P.Tax, I.Tax, for the month of ............adjusted with State Govt. Grant)

Particulars (Rs.) (Rs.)
Particulars (Rs.) (Rs.)
bank xx  
a/c ...........................................................Dr.    
To State Govt. Grant a/c   xx

(Being the Portion of Gross Salary received from Govt. for payment of LICI Premium, Group Insurance premium, Co-op Subscriptions and TC subscriptions for the Month of ............)

5.
Particulars (Rs.) (Rs.)
LICI Premium a/c.............................................................Dr. xx  
Group Insurance Premium a/c........................................Dr. xx  
Malda College Co-operative a/c .....................................Dr. xx  
TC Fund a/c......................................................................Dr. xx  
To Bank a/c   xx

(Being the amount of LICI premium, group insurance premium, Malda College Co-operative a/c, TC subscriptions for the month of ............ paid out of State Govt. Grant received for the same purpose)

Particulars (Rs.) (Rs.)
Employees Expenses a/c ..................................................Dr. xx  
To Pay in Band a/c   xx
To AGP a/c   xx
To DA a/c   xx
To IR a/c   xx
To HRA a/c   xx
To MA a/c   xx
To Other Allowance a/c   xx

(Being the Components of Gross Salary for the Month of .............transferred to Employees expenses a/c)

B. Salary to the approved PTTs

  • 1. For gross pay:
    Consolidated Pay (PPT) a/c ........Dr.
    To Gross Pay (PPT) a/c
  • 2. For deduction from gross pay:
    Gross Pay (PPT) a/c ..............Dr.
    To Professional Tax a/c
    To Net Pay (PPT) a/c
  • 3. For settlement of net pay and professional tax liability out of State Govt. grant:
    Professional Tax a/c .......................Dr.
    Net Pay (PPT) a/c ............................Dr.
    To State Govt. Grant a/c
  • 4. For transferring the amount of consolidated pay into employees expenses account:
    Employee Exp. (Govt.) a/c ....Dr.
    To Consolidated Pay (PPT) a/c

C. Salary to the part time employees

  • 1. For gross salary:
    Employees Expenses (casual) a/c.............Dr.
    To Bank a/c
    To Professional Tax a/c
  • 2. For payment of professional tax:
    Professional Tax a/c ................................Dr.
    To Bank a/c

D. Honorarium to guest lecturers

  • 1. For honorarium paid to guest lecturers:
    Guest Lecturer Expenses a/c ..................Dr.
    To Bank a/c

E. Hostel Accounting

*if advance is given to a particular superintendent the above entry will be as follows:

Advance to Superintendent of Jitu hostel a/c..Dr.
To Bank / Cash a/c
Jitu Hostel a/c..................Dr.
To Advance to Superintendent of Jitu hostel a/c

[Notes:
i. No advance will be given if the same is amounted below Rs. 5,000.

ii. A budget of the expenses for which the advance is required, is to be submitted along with the application for advance.]

  • 1. For receiving cash for a particular hostel (say, Jitu Hostel):
    Bank a/c ....................Dr.
    To Jitu Hostel a/c
  • 2. For incurring expenses (and not any capital expenditure) of a particular hostel
    (say, Jitu Hostel):
    Jitu Hostel a/c..................Dr.
    To Bank / Cash a/c*
  • 3. Balance of the hostel a/c is to be transferred to Income and Expenditure Account

F. Library Accounting

*if advance is given to librarian the above entry will be as follows:

Advance to Librarian a/c......Dr.
To Bank / Cash a/c
Library Fund a/c..................Dr.
To Advance to Librarian a/c

[Notes:
i. No advance will be given if the same is amounted below Rs. 5,000.

ii. A budget of the expenses for which the advance is required, is to be submitted along with the application for advance.]

  • 1. For receiving cash for Library:
    Bank a/c ....................Dr.
    To Library Fund a/c
  • 2. For incurring expenses (and not any capital expenditure) of Library:
    Library Fund a/c..................Dr.
    To Bank / Cash a/c*
  • 3. Balance of the Library fund a/c is to be carried forward.

G. Student’s Council Fund Accounting

*if advance is given to the President of student’s council the above entry will be as follows:

Advance to the President of student’s council a/c......Dr.
To Bank / Cash a/c
Student’s council Fund a/c..................Dr.
To Advance to the President of studen’ts council a/c

[Notes:
i. No advance will be given if the same is amounted below Rs. 5,000.

ii. A budget of the expenses for which the advance is required, is to be submitted along with the application for advance.]

  • 1. For receiving cash for students council:
    Bank a/c ....................Dr.
    To Student’s council Fund a/c
  • 2. For incurring expenses (and not any capital expenditure) of students council:
    Student’s council Fund a/c..................Dr.
    To Bank / Cash a/c*
  • 3. Balance of the Students council fund a/c is to be carried forward.

H. Accounting for Advance to Departments / a particular person

  • 1. No advance will be given to any departments / persons if the same is amounted below Rs. 5,000.
  • 2. A budget of the expenses mentioning purpose for which the advance is required, is to be submitted along with the application for advance.
  • 3. For payment of advance to the head of a particular department (say, Geography department) / a particular person (say, Mr. X) for a specific purpose:
    Advance to Geography Department / Mr. X a/c......Dr.
    To Bank / Cash a/c
  • 4. When adjustment is received for the above advance:
    Concerned Asset a/c....................................... Dr.
    Expenses a/c.......................................................... Dr.
    To Advance to Geography Department / Mr. X a/c

I. Accounting for Govt. Grant [Grants received from RUSA, UGC etc.

Separate bank accounts are to be maintained for transactions related to RUSA, UGC grants received.

  • 1. For Receiving UGC / RUSA Grant:
    Bank a/c ..............Dr.
    To UGC / RUSA Grant a/c
  • 2. For Expenses/Purchase/Expenditure:
    Expenses/Purchase/Expenditure a/c ............Dr.
    To Party a/c
  • 3. For Payment:
    To Bank / Cash a/c
    1. i. Party a/c ...........Dr.
      To TDS u/s 194 a/c
    2. ii. TDS v/s 194 a/c .........Dr.
      To Bank a/c
    3. iii. Party a/c .................Dr. after deducting TDS amount
      To Bank a/c
  • For closing Expenses/Purchase/Expenditure account incurred from RUSA / UGC grant:
    UGC / RUSA Grant a/c ……………… Dr.
    To Expenses/Purchase/Expenditure a/c

J. Accounting for Fixed Assets and Depreciation

  • 1. For purchasing fixed asset:
    Fixed asset (............. department) a/c..........Dr.
    To Party a/c
  • 2. For Payment to party:
    Party a/c..........................................................Dr.
    To Cash / Bank a/c
  • 3. For first time recording of an unrecorded asset:
    Particular Fixed asset (..............department) a/c ..........Dr
    To Capital Fund a/c
  • 4. For upward revaluation of an asset:
    Particular Fixed asset (..............department) a/c ..........Dr
    To Capital Fund a/c
    [Note: Reverse entry is to be passed for downward revaluation of an asset]
  • 5. For depreciation of an asset:
    Depreciation a/c ................................Dr.
    To Particular Fixed asset (..............department) a/c
    AND
    Income and Expenditure a/c ..............Dr.
    To Depreciation a/c

K. TDS

  • 1. Party a/c Dr
    To TDS u/c 194
  • 2. TDS u/c 194c Dr
    To Bank

NOTE:

  • 1. PAN card is Required
  • 2. Section 194C states that any person responsible for paying any sum to the resident contractor for carrying out any work (including the supply of labor), in pursuance of a contract between the contractor and any firm/institution
  • 3. The rate of TDS applicable on contracts under section 194C is 1% for Residential Individuals and HUF. However, for resident other than individual or HUF are liable to pay 2%. Payee not possessing PAN card will be liable to pay at the rate of 20%.
  • 4. Under what circumstances TDS u/s 194C is not deductible?No tax is required to be deducted in the following cases: a. Where the sum paid or credited in pursuance of any contract does not exceed Rs. 30,000, or b. where the aggregate of the amounts of such sums credited or paid or likely to be credited or paid during the financial year does not exceed Rs. 1,00,000 the person responsible for paying such sums will not deduct TDS under this section c. Individual or HUF not to deduct tax if the payment or amount credited to the contractor is for personal use
  • 5. Time Limit within which Tax is to be Deposited a. Where the payment is made by or on behalf of the Government – On the same day.b. Where the payment is made in any other case than the government i. If the amount is credited in the month of March – On or before April 30th ii. In Other months – Within 7 days from the end of the month in which the deduction is made.
  • 6. Issue of TDS certificate In case of payments other than salary, TDS certificates are to be issued on the quarterly basis in Form No.16A. As per rule 31, every person responsible for deduction of tax from payments other than salary has to issue a quarterly TDS certificate in Form No. 16A. The certificate is to be issued by the following dates:
    APRIL to JUNE by 30 July, July to Sep by 30 October, October to Dec by 30 January, January to March by 30 May

L. GST

M. Income other than from Students

N. Security Deposit

  • 10% of gross bill deducted from Vendors
  • Deposit period : At least six months and as per condition of Tender.
    [ Party A/c Dr.
    Security Deposit A/c. Cr.
    & Security Deposit A/c. Dr.
    Bank A/c . Cr.]

O. Refund of Students Fees

Tuition Fees ---- Dr
Admission Fees ( sum of other Fees) ---- Dr
To Bank