30 April 2009
Please also tell us the timeline.i.e, when you have made the payment and when is your book closure.. the proper accounting treatment would depend on this
30 April 2009
The day Annual Maintenance Contract is signed the entries should be passed. The expenses pertaining to the next year may be booked as Prepaid Expenses. TDS u/s 194C or 194J may have to be deducted which may be deposited as per the Income Tax Rules. In case of AMC for genset the tax will have to be deducted u/s 194C only. The entry may be passed as per under:
Generator Expenses Dr. Prepaid Expenses Dr. To Contractor's A,c