To prevent fraud
To detect any error
To control specific ledgers
To provide the total debtors and creditors quickly whenever required
It makes possible the division of accounting work among
Control accounts cannot get into a trial balance because that would be tantamount to double entering the figures though individual accounts and then throuhg the trial control accounts.
A control account summarizes a set of subsidiary accounts. For example, Accounts receivable may have a control account, representing total Accounts receivable, and also may have a set of subsidiary accounts, representing the amount of Accounts receivable owed by each customer/debtor. The total of all subsidiary accounts must equal the balance of the control account. Control accounts will have debit or credit balances depending on the nature of those accounts. Control accounts for assets, such as Accounts receivable or Fixed assets, will have native debit balances. Control accounts for liabilities, such as Accounts payable, will have native credit balances.
don't know and what control of accounts do you need in a business
yes
1- control accounts lack details as it's only a summary account. 2- six invisible errors that cannot be identified may be present in the control accounts. 3- control accounts may themselves contain errors. 4- some errors may be carried forward from the ledger accounts to the control accounts such as the compensating errors and complete reversal of entries,etc.
Parental control can be enabled or disabled in the User Accounts. The user accounts are present in the Control Panel of the windows.
advantages: more control, cost control and competitive advantages
1- control accounts lack details as it's only a summary account. 2- six invisible errors that cannot be identified may be present in the control accounts. 3- control accounts may themselves contain errors. 4- some errors may be carried forward from the ledger accounts to the control accounts such as the compensating errors and complete reversal of entries,etc.
accounts receivable and accounts payable
How do you establish which cardholder accounts a specific accounting validation control (AVC) applies to
the financial accounts should be the same
You need to go to user accounts and create a new user there from the control panel