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At the time of preparation of financial accounts, bad debt recovered account will be transferred to?

At the time of preparation of financial accounts, bad debt recovered account will be transferred to?

A. Debtors A/c
B. Profit & Loss A/c
C. Profit & Loss Adjustment A/c
D. Profit & Loss Appropriation A/c

Bad debt recovered is a windfall gain and it is transferred to Profit & Loss Account at the time of preparation of Final Accounts. If provisions account is there in the books it will be transferred to Provision A/c and the balance if any in the provision account will be transferred to Profit & Loss Account. It is recovery of bad debt written off and hence it is not transferred to Debtors Account. It is not transferred to Profit & Loss Adjustment Account. It is not an appropriation to be transferred to Profit & Loss Appropriation Account. Thus, the answer is B