issued check for newspaper advertising for $200
Journal entry is the first step in accounting process and it is used to record the business transections and without recording journal entry it is not possible to generate any kind of report as well as preparation of income statement or balance sheet.
When business is started without cash then may be owner invested some kind of asset in business journal entry is as follows: [Debit] asset in kind [Credit] Owner's Equity
This kind of journal entry is called contra entry in which at both sides that is at debit side and credit side cash or bank is used.
debit interest in kindcredit notes payable
Debit Interest Expense and Credit Bond Payable.
[Debit] Asset / goods in kind [Credit] Share Capital
Debit cash / bank / asset in kind xxxx credit partner capital account xxxx
It depends on the kind of discount and agreement that has been agreed upon in the sale transaction. Here is an example of a journal entry for discount for a normal credit sale transaction: Accounts receivable 9000 (dr) Discount from sale 500 (dr) Sales 9500 (cr)
Because somebody made an error, or there was some other kind of misunderstanding. It happens all the time.
debit purchases 70000credit cash 20000credit accounts payable 50000
It depends on what kind of journal and what kind of information you need. If it is a personal journal, and you need personal information about someone, then a personal journal is what you need.
General reserve account cannot be used for purchases of building as general reserve accounts is fixed for some limited kind of transactions like