Practice mode Accounting

Repair costs have been debited to the Buildings account. What type of error is this?

Correct answer B. Error of principle

Explanation

Repairs are revenue expenditure, so charging them to an asset account confuses capital and revenue items, which violates accounting principles and is an error of principle.

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