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New Membership - Publishers
Schedule of Entrance Fees and Annual Subscriptions

  1. Entrance Fee : Equal to one years subscription in each case
Annual Subscription
Average Net Paid Sales & Free distribution upto (copies) Daily Newspaper
Rs.		 Weekly & Bi-Weekly Publications
Rs. 		Magazines etc.
Rs.
Upto 25,000 5,000 4,000 2,875
50,000 6,750 5,150 4,025
75,000 9,000 6,900 5,450
100,000 11,500 8,625 7,000
150,000 14,500 11,000 8,600
200,000 17,500 13,500 10,200
300,000 20,500 15,900 12,000
400,000 24,000 18,300 13,800
500,000 30,000 21,600 15,900
600,000 36,000 24,600 18,000
Over 600,000 42,000 27,600 20,400

List of Records and Details of ABC Audit Procedure is given below
For the Guidance of New Publisher - Applicants

RECORDS
 A. GENERAL  B. PAPER, PRINTING
      & DELIVERY		  C. AGENTS
1. Cash Book
2. General Ledger
3. Journal
4. Bank Statements
  5. Print Orders
  6. Machine Room Returns
  7. Newsprint Stock Register
  8. Newsprint Consumption
       Register
  9. Wastage Records
10. Despatch / Distribution
      Summary
11. Agents' Invoice /
       Bill Register
12. Agents Supply
       Register
13. Agents Returns
       Register
14. Credit Note Register /
      Credit Note
15. Agents' Ledger
 
D. SUBSCRIBERS E. CASH SALES
16. Subscribers'
       Register
17. Despatch
       Register
18. Cash Sales
       Records

ESSENTIAL STAGES OF THE ABC AUDIT
FIRST STAGE : NEWSPRINT CONSUMPTION - Check :
  1. Opening Stock of Newsprint with stock Register or Bank Certificate.
  2. Purchases with invoices, Transport Documents, Goods Inward documents and Payment Vouchers
  3. Print Orders, Newsprint issue Sheets, Machine Room Returns and Newsprint Stock.
  4. Reconciled Newsprint Consumption with copies printed.
SECOND STAGE : DISTRIBUTION - Check :
  1. Cash Sales - Cash Sales Records.
  2. Subscription Sales -
    1. Subscribers' Register with Postage Book.
      and
    2. Subscribers' Register with Hand Delivery Book
  3. Agency Sales -
    1. Agents' Sales Register with Railway / Air / Postage Book etc.
    2. Agents' Sales Register with Returns Register.
    3. Agents' Sales Register with Duplicate Bill Copies
THIRD STAGE : FINANCIAL RECONCILIATION - Check :
  1. CASH SALES :
    1. Cash Book with Cash Sales Register or Cash Sales Records.
    2. Cash Book with Sales Account in General Ledger.
  2. SUBSCRIPTION SALES :
    1. Cash Book with Subscriber's Register.
    2. Cash Book with Sales Account in General Ledger.
  3. AGENCY SALES :
    1. Agents' Sales Register with Agents' Ledger
    2. Agents' Sales Register with Sales Account and Agents' Account in General Ledger.
    3. Cash Book with Agents' Ledger
    4. Cash Book with Agents' Account in General Ledger. Agents' Ledger with Credit Note Books.
    5. Totals of Credit Note Books with Agents Accounts and Sales Account in General Ledger
    6. Journal with Agents' Ledger and General Ledger.
    7. Cash Book with Bank Pass Book.
OUTSTANDINGS : To exclude copies involved in outstandings from Distributors in accordance with the instructions of the Bureau.

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