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CA Intermediate · Accounting

Branch Accounts

Chapter 6 · 3 formulas · 4 exam-critical pointers

Core concepts

  1. 01Types: Dependent (debtors method, stock & debtors method) & Independent branches.
  2. 02Foreign branches translated as per AS-11 (integral / non-integral).
  3. 03Inter-branch transfers eliminated in HO books to avoid double counting.
  4. 04Unrealised profit on stock at branch eliminated through Stock Reserve.
  5. 05Final accounts incorporate branch trial balance after reconciliation.

Flowchart summary

Branch Types | Dependent | +-- Debtors Method +-- Stock & Debtors Method +-- Final Accounts Method Independent --> Maintain own books | v Consolidated with HO

Exam-critical pointers

  • ⭐In Debtors Method, branch P&L not prepared separately — overall HO P&L absorbs.
  • ⭐Goods in transit shown in HO books if branch did not receive by year-end.
  • ⭐Wholesale Branches: distinguish between wholesale and retail profit.
  • ⭐Insurance claim adjustment when branch stock destroyed must include loading.

Make it click

Formula sheet

  • Closing Stock Reserve = Closing Stock at Invoice Price × (Loading%/100+Loading%)
  • Loading = Invoice Price − Cost Price
  • Goods sent to Branch at IP − Loading = Cost

More from Accounting

  1. Ch 1Framework for Preparation of Financial Statements & AS Overview
  2. Ch 2AS-2 Inventory Valuation
  3. Ch 3AS-3 Cash Flow Statement
  4. Ch 4AS-14 Amalgamation
  5. Ch 5Accounts of Banking Companies
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