MIS CLASSIFICATION OR ANNEXURE "J"

MIS CLASSIFICATION  OR ANNEXURE  “J”

1990,1993,1994 (with Books)                                                          5 Marks  - short notes question    

       Ü  During the course of accountal in books, an expenditure or income wrongly appeared in any other Head of Account instead of Proper Head of account, the mistake is known as MIS CLASSIFICATION.

       Ü  During the course of financial and other reviews, it is checked that whether there is any booking misclassified and if found the same is regulated in the same year through Journal entry.

       Ü  Examples are:

§  Booking in HBA instead of Motor Car advance.

§  Booking in Coaching Earnings instead of Goods Earnings.

§  Booking in One Demand instead of another Demand.

§  Booking in Revenue Demand instead of Plan heads or vice –versa.

        Ü  A statement showing items of misclassification and other important mistakes either detected by Statutory Audit or by Accounts should be prepared in ANNEXURE – J (Statement of important misclassifications and Other important mistakes detected)

        Ü  Pro forma of Annexure J is as follows.

Name of Railway               Grant affected   Brief description of Mistake   Amt.(Rs.)             

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Important change in Annexure J

(after merger of Railway Budget with General Budget from 2017-18 onwards)

1. Annexure J  - Big Relief to Indian Railways - Statement of Misclassification is now limited to Misclassification from Revenue to Capital or vice versa and Voted to charged or vice versa)  - Included in Appropriation Accounts and goes to Parliament through PAC

2. Misclassification from One SMH to another SMH on Revenue segment only figured under Statement of Other Mistakes (Not Statement of Misclassification)  - Not appeared in Appropriation Accounts.  To be settled at Zonal Railway level only.

Type	Examples	Dealt at
Misclassifications	Voted to Charged or vice versa Capital to Revenue or vice versa	Railway Board.  Unresolved will become part of Audit Report
Other Mistakes	One SMH to another SMH	Zonal Railway only (Need not send to Railway Board)