The General Journal.
General Journal
Purchases on account
There are two account titles in the column of the purchases journal because if a purchase is made for cash, the transaction is not recorded in the purchases journal.
You would credit the customer account and debit bad debt.
This should be recorded in the cash payment journal.
An dishonored cheque is typically recorded in the journal by debiting the bank account and crediting accounts receivable or the customer's account. This reflects the reversal of the payment that was previously recorded when the cheque was received.
General Journal
Purchases on account
There are two account titles in the column of the purchases journal because if a purchase is made for cash, the transaction is not recorded in the purchases journal.
There are two account titles in the column of the purchases journal because if a purchase is made for cash, the transaction is not recorded in the purchases journal.
You would credit the customer account and debit bad debt.
debit cashcredit accounts receivable
This should be recorded in the cash payment journal.
[Debit] cash / bank [credit] accounts receivable
Debit cash / bankCredit accounts receivable
[Debit] cash / bank [credit] accounts receivable
General Journal Sales Returns and Allowances - A company with sales returns and allowances can record them in the General Journal.