RETENTION MONEY
Retention is the amount receivable by the
company (contractor) which is kept unpaid by the contractee until the agreed
job is completed. This is therefore shown as account receivable in the
liability section of the Balance Sheet.
EXAMPLE
Organisation takes a building on lease
worth $100,000 where Organisation retains $20,000 and pays $80,000. The $20,000
would be paid at a later date assuming certain conditions are fulfilled.
ACCOUNTING
TREATMENT
PARTICULARS
|
DEBIT
|
CREDIT
|
Customer A/c Dr
|
XXXX
|
|
To Sales A/c
(being invoice made)
|
XXXX
|
|
Retention A/c Dr
|
XXXX
|
|
To sales retention A/c
(being invoice passed)
|
XXXX
|
|
Customer A/c Dr
|
XXXX
|
|
To retention A/c
(being the adjustment made)
|
XXXX
|
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