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If interest on drawings is forgotten while finding closing balance of partners capital account what type of error occurs?

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Correct answer: Closing capital will appear higher

The direct answer is option A: closing capital will appear higher. Interest on drawings is charged to the partner because the partner has used firm money for personal purposes. In the partner’s account, interest on drawings is a debit, so it reduces the closing balance of the partner’s capital or current account, depending on the system used. If the accountant forgets to deduct this interest while finding the closing balance, a reduction that should have been made is omitted. Therefore the calculated closing capital is more than the correct amount. For example, if the balance before this adjustment is Rs 100000 and interest on drawings is Rs 5000, the correct balance is Rs 95000; forgetting the deduction shows Rs 100000, which is higher. Option A is correct. Option B is opposite because omission does not reduce the balance. Option C is wrong because the forgotten adjustment definitely affects the closing balance. Option D is clearly wrong because forgetting one adjustment cannot make capital zero. Exam cue: when a debit or deduction is omitted, the balance usually remains overstated.

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