Advantages (Contd..)
Meeting legal requirements
Sales Tax Income-tax, etc.
Journal
Book of first or prime or original entry Book for chronological record Book of source entry
has greater weight as legal evidence than ledger
Ledger
Book of second entry Book for analytical record A set of all Accounts
POSTING
It is the process of recording in the Ledger from the Journal.
An ACCOUNT is
In the form of English alphabet T Left side is called DEBIT side Right side is called CREDIT side
Dr. Date Particulars To J.F. No. Amount Rs. Date Particulars By J.F. No
Types of ACCOUNTS
1. Personal Accounts 2. Real Accounts 3. Nominal Accounts
Personal Accounts
Natural Persons Accounts Artificial Persons Accounts Representative Personal Accounts
Real Accounts
Relates to properties of the business Tangible real accounts
Ex. : Furniture, Plant, Buildings, etc.
Nominal Accounts
Relating to
Income Gain Expenses Losses
Rules
Rules in a nut-shell:
Personal Accounts
Debit all losses and expenses and credit all gains and incomes
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Give Journal Entries for the following and write Cash account also:
X started business by investing cash Rs. 5,00,000/ He bought goods of Rs. 40,000 Bought furniture for Rs. 5,000 Purchased building for Rs. 1,00,000 Purchased goods for Rs. 30,000 Purchased goods from Y Rs. 25,000 Paid cartage to Z Rs. 200 Sold goods for cash to Clinton Rs.2,400 Deposited cash into Bank Rs. 8,000 Withdrew from bank Rs. 3,000 for private use