The "Post Reference" or PR is used ona Ledger to lead you back to the original transaction by identifying the Journal and the page in the Journal. Example - GJ1 = General Journal, page 1.
On a Journal the PR can be used to identify the account number used from the chart of accounts
I always did the ledger first and then went from ledger to journal.
It is both. As cash transactions are handled by the cashier directly, it can be construed as journal. However as the total of cash transactions are taken to the day's journal , it can also be construed as ledger.
Cash book is a journal because the transactions are recorded in it for the first time from the source of document and from journal these transactions are posted to the respective account in the ledger. We can say cash book is a ledger also in the sense that it serves the purpose of cash account also.As such cash book is journal as well as ledger, and hence it may call journalised ledger.
he general ledger is a collection of the firm's accounts. While the general journal is organized as a chronological record of transactions, the ledger is organized by account. In casual use the accounts of the general ledger often take the form of simple two-column T-accounts. In the formal records of the company they may contain a third or fourth column to display the account balance after each posting.
The whole process of transferring entries from journal to ledger is called posting process.
I always did the ledger first and then went from ledger to journal.
A journal records individual transactions in chronological order, while a ledger is a summary of all transactions grouped by accounts. The journal is the first step in the accounting process, whereas the ledger organizes and classifies the information from the journal. In essence, the journal is like a diary, and the ledger is like a filing cabinet.
It is both. As cash transactions are handled by the cashier directly, it can be construed as journal. However as the total of cash transactions are taken to the day's journal , it can also be construed as ledger.
Cash book is a journal because the transactions are recorded in it for the first time from the source of document and from journal these transactions are posted to the respective account in the ledger. We can say cash book is a ledger also in the sense that it serves the purpose of cash account also.As such cash book is journal as well as ledger, and hence it may call journalised 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
general ledger, general journal, special ledger, special journal, column balance ledger.
Manner of referring in a journal or ledger to the origination or disposition of the item. For example, if in the cash disbursements journal a debit was made to rent expense having the account number 523, then the number 523 would be put in the folio reference column of the journal.
These numbers are important because they verify that the information in that journal column has been posted to the corresponding ledger account.
he general ledger is a collection of the firm's accounts. While the general journal is organized as a chronological record of transactions, the ledger is organized by account. In casual use the accounts of the general ledger often take the form of simple two-column T-accounts. In the formal records of the company they may contain a third or fourth column to display the account balance after each posting.
should be entered when posting to the ledger
These numbers are important because they verify that the information in that journal column has been posted to the corresponding ledger account.
These numbers are important because they verify that the information in that journal column has been posted to the corresponding ledger account.