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Items Excluded from Cost Accounts 

There are certain items which are included in financial accounts of a manufacturing concern but shall not to be included in cost accounts since they are not related to cost of production.  These items fall into three categories:-

Appropriation of profits

(i) Appropriation to sinking funds.
(ii) Dividends paid
(iii) Taxes on income and profits
(iv) Transfers to general reserves
(v) Excess provision for depreciation of buildings, plant etc.  and for bad debts
(vi) Amount written off – goodwill, preliminary expenses, underwriting commission, discount on debentures issued; expenses of capital issue etc.
(vii) Capital expenditures specifically charged to revenue
(viii) Charitable donation 

Matters of pure finance 

(a) Purely financial charges:-

(i) Losses on sale of investments, buildings, etc.
(ii) Expenses on transfer of company’s office
(iii) Interest on bank loan, debentures, mortgages, etc.
(iv) Damages payable
(v) Penalties and fines
(vi) Losses due to scrapping of machinery
(vii) Remuneration paid to the proprietor in excess of a fair reward for services rendered.  

(b) Purely financial incomes:-
(i) Interest received on bank deposits
(ii) Profits made on the sale of investments, fixed assets, etc.
(iii) Transfer fees received
(iv) Rent receivable
(v) Interest, dividends, etc. received on investments.
(vi) Brokerage received
(vii) Discount, commission received

Abnormal gains and losses:-
(i) Losses or gains on sale of fixed assets.
(ii) Loss to business property on account of theft, fire or other natural calamities.

In addition to above abnormal items (gain and losses) may also be excluded from cost accounts. Alternatively, these may be taken to costing profit and loss account.

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