If goods worth Rs 2,000 returned to a supplier are not recorded at all, this error is called: MCQ with Answer and Explanation

If goods worth Rs 2,000 returned to a supplier are not recorded at all, this error is called:
A. Compensating Error
B. Error of Omission
C. Error of Commission
D. Error of Principle
Answer: Option B
Solution (By JKSSB Mock Tests)
A complete failure to record a transaction in the books of original entry is an error of complete omission.

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Correct Answer: Option A


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