A subsidiary account is an account that is found in the subsidiary ledger. It is used to summarize the control account.
Is a credit balance in a vendor subsidiary account an unpaid balance owed?
Is a credit balance in a vendor subsidiary account an unpaid balance owed?
the accounts payable account is on the general ledger and is generally comprised of many smaller vendor accounts which are listed and tracked separately in the "accounts payable subsidiary ledger". So each vendor would be a subsidiary account of the accounts payable ledger.
Any credit balance in a vendor subsidiary account ia an unpaid balance owed?
A subsidiary account is an account that is found in the subsidiary ledger. It is used to summarize the control account.
Is a credit balance in a vendor subsidiary account an unpaid balance owed?
A subsidiary ledger is a group of similar accounts whose combined balances equal the balance in a specific general ledger account. The general ledger account that summarizes a subsidiary ledger's account balances is called a control account or master account. For example, an accounts receivable subsidiary ledger (customers' subsidiary ledger) includes a separate account for each customer who makes credit purchases. The combined balance of every account in this subsidiary ledger equals the balance of accounts receivable in the general ledger. Posting a debit or credit to a subsidiary ledger account and also to a general ledger control account does not violate the rule that total debit and credit entries must balance because subsidiary ledger accounts are not part of the general ledger; they are supplemental accounts that provide the detail to support the balance in a control account.
Is a credit balance in a vendor subsidiary account an unpaid balance owed?
Is a credit balance in a vendor subsidiary account an unpaid balance owed?
Is a credit balance in a vendor subsidiary account an unpaid balance owed?
the accounts payable account is on the general ledger and is generally comprised of many smaller vendor accounts which are listed and tracked separately in the "accounts payable subsidiary ledger". So each vendor would be a subsidiary account of the accounts payable ledger.
Any credit balance in a vendor subsidiary account ia an unpaid balance owed?
Any credit balance in a vendor subsidiary account ia an unpaid balance owed?
A control account is a summary account in the general ledger. The details that support the balance in the summary account are contained in a subsidiary ledger. The purpose of the control account is to keep the general ledger free of details, yet have the correct balance for the financial statements. The details on each customer and each transaction are recorded in the subsidiary account. Hence, subsidiary account balances are not reported in financial statements because it is not necessary to see the details for every sale or every collection transaction. Yes, subsidiary account balances are useful to the sales manager and the credit manager who will need to know detailed information on individual customers, including whether a customer recently reduced their account balance.
A debit to the vendor's subsidiary account.
A debit to the vendor's subsidiary account.