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What is a debtor ledger?

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Anonymous

14y ago
Updated: 5/24/2022

its a ledger which contains a personal account for every debtor who owes some money to a business

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What is a subsidiary debtor ledger?

its a ledger which contains a personal account for every debtor who owes some money to a business


Debtor control accounts?

in the ledger all debtors on 1!


In tally who is a debtor?

A Debtor is a Custor in Tally , to whom we sell goods on credit and amount due at the time of sell. We open a ledger of the customer under sundry debtors.


What is the definition for sundry debtor?

SUNDRY - Miscellaneous small or infrequent customers that are not assigned individual ledger accounts but are classified as a group.SUNDRY CREDITORS - refers to companies or individuals to which money is owed.SUNDRY DEBTOR - is an entity from who amounts are due for goods sold or services rendered or in respect of contractual obligations. Also termed: debtor, trade debtor, and account receivable.


Why is it important to post to the subsidiary ledger daily?

This is important as this is part of the ledger which shows what is owing or owed at any given point in time. For example Debtors; all receipts from Debtors are posted into the subsidiary ledger (individual debtor accounts). Therefore, this ledger would show what is truly outstanding at any given day hence the need for daily posts..


What you meant by Self balancing system?

when separate ledgers are maintained for trade debtors and trade creditors ,the debit and credit aspect of certain transactions will note appear in the same ledger Eg: in case of credit sales ,the credit aspect (Sales account) will appear in general ledger whereas the debit aspect (personal account of debtor)will appear in debtors ledger .Take another Eg.like cash discount allowed by a creditor .The credit aspect (personal account of the creditor )will appear in creditors ledger .Thus no ledger is self balancing and it is not possible to prepare a separate trial balance for each ledger .Hence in ,in order to make each ledger self -balancing it is necessary that the corresponding debit and credit aspects are fully "adjustment accounts " in each ledger . the adjustment account helps in completing the double entry in each ledger and making it self balancing . The adjustment account opens in various ledgers are; 1 ) general ledger adjustment account(in debtors ledger) 2 ) general ledger adjustment account(in creditors ledger) 3 ) debtors ledger adjustment account (in general ledger) 4 ) creditors ledger adjustment account (in general ledger)


What are 5 types of subsidiary ledgers?

accounts receivable ledger, accounts payable ledger, notes receivable ledger, notes payable ledger and equipment subsidiary ledger


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 is Incoming Ledger?

What is in incoming ledger


What is another name for General Ledger?

Another name for the General Ledger is Nominal Ledger.


Why AP ledger requires a subsidiary ledger?

AP Ledger requires a subsidiary ledger to help keep the clutter down in the general ledger. The standard ledger can often fill up with a large amount of activity, making it difficult to handle.


What can extend the staff upwards or downwards?

Ledger lines can be used to extend the staff.