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A general ledger contains control accounts. This type of accounting system allows for more detailed accounting details to be entered into a separate ledger altogether.
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What are the two general ledger accounts that may act as control accounts for a subsidiary ledger?
accounts receivable and accounts payable
Does an accounts payable ledger contain all of the balance sheet and income statements accounts?
No, the accounts payable ledger only contains information related to supplier accounts. The balance sheet and income statement accounts are contained in the general ledger.
When The AP ledger requires a subsidiary ledger?
A control account is an account found in the general ledger such as accounts receivable,Accounts Payable,inventory etc. The accounts are a summation of entries made in the subsidiary ledgers and are.When using a General Ledger, accounts such as Accounts Payable or Accounts Receivable are much easier to work with in the General Ledger if they have a "single" sum of all accounts, in other words.
Debtor control accounts?
in the ledger all debtors on 1!
What are the limitations of control accounts?
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.
When does the AP requires a subsidiary ledger?
A control account is an account found in the general ledger such as accounts receivable,Accounts Payable,inventory etc. The accounts are a summation of entries made in the subsidiary ledgers and are.When using a General Ledger, accounts such as Accounts Payable or Accounts Receivable are much easier to work with in the General Ledger if they have a "single" sum of all accounts, in other words.
What is control account control account?
A control account is a summary of the individual accounts in the subsidiary ledger(purchases or sales ledger) :)
How is subsidiary ledger different to the general ledger?
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.
What are the limitations of control?
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.
What is the purpose of preparing a Control Account?
They check the accuracy of the ledger accounts that they control and help to detect fraud.
What are general ledger accounts?
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.
What do you call the subsidiary ledger where individual accounts with customers are included?
asset ledger accounts receivable ledger
