Class 12 Accountancy - Company Accounts and Analysis of Financial Statements - Chapter Financial Statements of a Company NCERT Solutions | State the meaning of financial statement

How will you disclose the following items in the Balance Sheet of a company;
(i) Loose tools
(ii) Uncalled liability on partly paid-up shares
(iii) Debentures redemption reserve
(iv) Mastheads and publishing titles                                                                        (v) 10% debentures
(vi) Proposed dividend
(vii) Share forfeited account
(viii) Capital redemtion reserve
(ix) Mining rights
(x) Work-in-progress

State the importance of financial statements to
(i) shareholders
(ii) creditors
(iii) government
(iv) investors

Prepare the format of statement of profit and loss and explain its items.

Prepare the format of balance sheet and explain the various elements of balance sheet.

Explain the process of preparing income statement and balance sheet.

Explain how financial statements are useful to the various parties who are interested in the affairs of an undertaking?

List any three objectives of analysing financial statements?

Explain the limitations of financial statements.

‘Financial statements reflect a combination of recorded facts, accounting
conventions and personal judgements’ discuss.

Explain the nature of the financial statements.

What do you mean by Ratio Analysis?

List the techniques of Financial Statement Analysis.

What does a Bearer Debenture mean?

What are various types of ratios?

Distinguish between Vertical and Horizontal Analysis of financial data.

State the meaning of ‘Debentures issued as a collateral security’.

What relationships will be established to study?
(a) Inventory Turnover (b) Debtor Turnover
(c) Payables Turnover (d) Working Capital Turnover

State the meaning of Analysis and Interpretation.

What is meant by ‘Issue of debentures for consideration other than cash’?

What is the importance of comparative statements? Illustrate youranswer with particular reference to comparative income statement.

Explain the usefulness of trend percentages in interpretation of financial performance of a company.

What is discount on issue of debentures?

The liquidity of a business firm is measured by its ability to satisfy itslong-
term obligations as they become due. What are the ratios used forthis purpose?

Explain the different types of debentures?

Describe the meaning of ‘Debenture Issued as Collateral Securities’. What accounting treatment is given to the issue of debentures in the books of accounts?

Under which head is the ‘Debenture Redemption Reserve’ shown in the balance sheet?

Explain how common size statements are prepared giving an example.

The average age of inventory is viewed as the average length of time inventory is held by the firm or as the average number of days’ sales in inventory. Why?

What is ‘Capital Reserve’?