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In 250 words why is liability and capital treated the same way in the recording of the ledger?
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How are assets and liability treated?
If asset is increased it is Debited in Ledger and if liability increases it is credited. Accounts Receivables are treated as assets. Both Assets and Liabilities are shown in face of Statement of Financial Position.
What type of ledger is an accounts payable ledger?
Liability
How do you enter accrued expenses in the general ledger?
Accrued expenses are entered as liabilities in the general ledger. Debit expense and credit accrued liability.
What is difference between Nominal Ledger general ledger?
General ledger is just another name given to nominal ledger. Nominal ledger is a ledger that maintains impersonal accounts like sale , purchase, capital etc.
What three financial statements occur during accounting cycle?
Journal- recording the transaction chronologically. Ledger _ recording the transactions in a classified and grouped . Trial balance - The balances of ledger sorted Dr. balance and Cr. Balance and grouped.
What is the recording process in accounting?
The recording process in accounting is the process of summerizing, classifying, and recording analysed transaction data in the journal in a systematic and chronological order and posted those to the ledger.
A group of related data elements treated as a unit called?
ledger
What account would be double ruled in the ledger as part of the closing process?
When in accounting the owners capital would be double ruled in the ledger as part of the closing process.So the correct answer will be Owners Capital
Where will you put mortgage payable on a general ledger?
credit mortgage payable in the liability side of the balance sheet
Where does accounts payable fall in accounting balance sheet general ledger chart of accounts?
Accounts payable is liability and fall under liability side of balance sheet.
In the general ledger how are expense account and liability account arrange?
Alphabetically within their own classification
What relationship between the journal and the ledger?
Both the Journal and the Ledger are the two most important books used under the Double Entry System of "Book-Keeping". The relationship between the "Journal & Ledger" could be expressed as follows: Journal is the book of first or original entry - since all the Business Transactions are recorded first of all in the "Journal". While the "Ledger" is the book of second entry - since the transactions are "Posted" to the "Ledger" from the Journal. The Journal records tranasactions in "Chronological order", while the Ledger records the transactions in analytical order. The Journal is more reliable than Ledger since it is the book in which the entry is entered first. The process of recording transations is termed as "Journalising" while the process of recording transactions in the Ledger is called as "Posting". Ramesh Kutumbaka
