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1. CBSE 2026Set ANNUAL1 mark
   Q.Complete the table:

   Income	Expenditure	Deficit
   25,000	..........	2,000

   ›Reveal solutionSolution

   Expenditure = ₹27,000. A deficit is the excess of expenditure over income, so Expenditure = Income + Deficit.

   Method

   The Income and Expenditure Account of a not-for-profit concern shows a deficit when total expenditure exceeds total income. Therefore:

   Deficit = Expenditure − Income

   Re-arranging: Expenditure = Income + Deficit

   | Item | Amount (₹) | …

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2. CBSE 2026Set ANNUAL1 mark
   Q.Write the word/phrase/term, which can substitute the following sentence. An account which records only revenue items in the case of a not-for-profit concern.

   ›Reveal solutionSolution

   The account that records only revenue items of a not-for-profit concern is the Income and Expenditure Account.

   A not-for-profit concern (club, school, hospital, trust) does not prepare a Profit and Loss Account. Instead it prepares an Income and Expenditure Account, which is a nominal account resembling a Profit and Loss Account:

   • It is prepared on the accrual basis and includes only revenue (recurring, current-period) incomes and expenses. …

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3. CBSE 2025Set ANNUAL1 markMCQ
   Q.Excess of income over expenditure in ‘Not for Profit Concern’ is termed as ______.

   (a) Deficit

   (b) Profit

   (c) Surplus

   (d) Loss

   ›Reveal solutionSolution

   The answer is Surplus.

   A Not for Profit Concern (club, school, hospital, trust) does not trade to earn profit, so it prepares an Income and Expenditure Account rather than a Profit and Loss Account. The balancing figure of this account is described in special terms:

   Situation	Term used
   Income greater than Expenditure	Surplus
   Expenditure greater than Income	Deficit
   …

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4. CBSE 2025Set ANNUAL1 mark
   Q.Income and Expenditure Account is a ______ account.

   ›Reveal solutionSolution

   The answer is Nominal.

   Accounts are classified as Personal, Real or Nominal. Nominal accounts deal with incomes, gains, expenses and losses. The Income and Expenditure Account of a Not for Profit concern records:

   Debit side	Credit side
   Revenue expenses & losses	Revenue incomes & gains
   …

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5. CBSE 2025Set MARCH1 markMCQ
   Q.Income and Expenditure account is a :

   (a) Representative Personal A/c

   (b) Real A/c

   (c) Personal A/c

   (d) Nominal A/c

   ›Reveal solutionSolution

   The Income and Expenditure Account is a Nominal Account.

   The Income and Expenditure Account is prepared by not-for-profit organisations (TN HSC Commerce) to record all revenue incomes and revenue expenses relating to the current period, ending in a surplus or deficit. Because it deals only with items of income and expense — not with persons or property — it falls under the class …

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6. CBSE 2024Set ANNUAL1 markMCQ
   Q.Find the odd one:

   (a) Audit Fees

   (b) Insurance

   (c) Medical Expenses

   (d) Sundry Receipts

   ›Reveal solutionSolution

   Three items are expenses; one is an income/receipt. The income item is the odd one.

   In the Income and Expenditure Account of a not-for-profit concern the items fall on opposite sides:

   Item	Nature	Side of I&E A/c
   Audit Fees	Expense	Debit (Expenditure)
   Insurance	Expense	Debit (Expenditure)
   Medical Expenses	Expense	Debit (Expenditure)
   Sundry Receipts	Income	Credit (Income)
   …

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7. CBSE 2024Set ANNUAL1 markMCQ
   Q.Income and Expenditure Account is a ________ Account.

   (a) Capital account

   (b) Real account

   (c) Personal account

   (d) Nominal account

   ›Reveal solutionSolution

   The Income and Expenditure Account of a not-for-profit concern is a Nominal Account — it is the equivalent of a Profit and Loss Account and records only revenue items.

   A not-for-profit concern prepares an Income and Expenditure Account to find its surplus (excess of income over expenditure) or deficit. Because it deals only with revenue incomes and revenue expenses of the current year, it follows the golden rule of nominal accounts:

   • Debit all expenses and losses.
   • Credit all incomes and gains. …

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8. CBSE 2024Set ANNUAL1 mark
   Q.Write the word/phrase/term which can substitute of the following statement: The debit balance of Income and Expenditure Account.

   ›Reveal solutionSolution

   The debit balance of the Income and Expenditure Account represents the Deficit — the excess of expenditure over income.

   At the year-end the Income and Expenditure Account is balanced:

   • If income exceeds expenditure, the credit balance is a Surplus. …

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9. CBSE 2024Set MARCH1 markMCQ
   Q.Income and Expenditure Account is prepared to find out :

   (a) Surplus or deficit

   (b) Profit or loss

   (c) Financial position

   (d) Cash and Bank balance

   ›Reveal solutionSolution

   The Income and Expenditure Account is prepared to find the surplus or deficit of a not-for-profit organisation — option (a).

   Not-for-profit organisations (clubs, societies, hospitals, schools) do not trade to earn profit, so they do not prepare a Profit and Loss Account. Instead they prepare an Income and Expenditure Account, which is a nominal account maintained on the accrual basis:

   • All revenue incomes of the year (whether received or not) are credited.
   • All revenue expenses of the year (whether paid or not) are debited.
   • The balancing figure is a surplus (income exceeds expenditure) or a deficit (expenditure exceeds income). …

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10. CBSE 2023Set ANNUAL1 markMCQ
    Q.Income and Expenditure Account is a ________ Account.

    (a) Capital

    (b) Real

    (c) Personal

    (d) Nominal

    ›Reveal solutionSolution

    The correct option is Nominal. The Income and Expenditure Account is prepared by a not-for-profit concern on the same lines as a Profit & Loss Account; it is a Nominal account that records all revenue incomes and expenses of the year and reveals the surplus (excess of income over expenditure) or deficit.

    Explanation

    • Nominal accounts are accounts of incomes, gains, expenses and losses. …

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11. CBSE 2022Set ANNUAL1 mark
    Q.Aurangabad University prepares _______ Account instead of Profit and Loss Account.

    ›Reveal solutionSolution

    The blank is Income and Expenditure Account.

    A university, like a club or a charitable trust, is a not-for-profit organisation whose objective is service, not profit. Such concerns do not prepare a Profit and Loss Account; instead they prepare an Income and Expenditure Account, which records all revenue incomes and revenue expenditures of the period on an accrual basis. Its balancing figure is a surplus (excess …

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12. CBSE 2022Set MARCH1 markMCQ
    Q.Income and Expenditure Account is prepared to find out :

    (a) surplus or deficit

    (b) profit or loss

    (c) financial position

    (d) cash and bank balance

    ›Reveal solutionSolution

    The Income and Expenditure Account reveals the surplus or deficit of a not-for-profit organisation.

    In the Tamil Nadu HSC Class-12 Accountancy syllabus, not-for-profit organisations (clubs, societies, hospitals) do not aim to earn profit, so they prepare an Income and Expenditure Account instead of a Profit and Loss Account. It records only revenue incomes and revenue expenditures of the current period on an accrual basis.

    • Excess of income over expenditure = surplus.
    • Excess of expenditure over income = deficit. …

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