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Why do we have credit balance on the sales ledger control account?
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What does a credit balance in the purchase ledger control account represent?
Indicates monies owed to suppliers.
To increase the balance in an accounts payable ledger?
To increase the balance in an accounts payable ledger you credit the account.
Why are cash sales not recorded in the sales ledger control account?
a ledger account if made for credit sales.
What is sales ledger control account?
Sales control account is a summary of transactions relating to the debtors balance.the debtors ledger account is debited when there is an increase of the debtors balance and credited when there is a reduction of the debtors balance
What is trial balace?
A trial balance is a list of all the nominal ledger (general ledger) accounts contained in the ledger of a business. This list will contain the name of the nominal ledger account and the value of that nominal ledger account. The value of the nominal ledger will hold either a debit balance value or a credit value balance. The debit balance values will be listed in the debit column of the trial balance and the credit value balance will be listed in the credit column. The profit and loss statement and balance sheet and other financial reports can then be produced using the ledger accounts listed on the trial balance...cj pulgar
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 does a credit balance in the purchase ledger control account represent?
Indicates monies owed to suppliers.
To increase the balance in an accounts payable ledger?
To increase the balance in an accounts payable ledger you credit the account.
Why are cash sales not recorded in the sales ledger control account?
a ledger account if made for credit sales.
What is sales ledger control account?
Sales control account is a summary of transactions relating to the debtors balance.the debtors ledger account is debited when there is an increase of the debtors balance and credited when there is a reduction of the debtors balance
How entries are posted from general ledger to trial balance?
Extract of head of account wise debit balance or credit balance from the general ledger has to be posted in the trial balance.
What is trial balace?
A trial balance is a list of all the nominal ledger (general ledger) accounts contained in the ledger of a business. This list will contain the name of the nominal ledger account and the value of that nominal ledger account. The value of the nominal ledger will hold either a debit balance value or a credit value balance. The debit balance values will be listed in the debit column of the trial balance and the credit value balance will be listed in the credit column. The profit and loss statement and balance sheet and other financial reports can then be produced using the ledger accounts listed on the trial balance...cj pulgar
What is the normal balance of an account in the accounts payable subsidiary ledger?
Accounts receivables has debit balance as normal balance of account and shown in current assets in balance sheet.
Why are control account balances reported in external financial statements while subsidiary account balances are not?
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-a ledger outside of the general 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. For example, the Accounts Receivable account in the general ledger could be a control account. If it were a control account, the company would merely update the account with a few amounts, such as total collections for the day, total sales on account for the day, total returns and allowances for the day, etc. The details on each customer and each transaction would not be recorded in the Accounts Receivable control account in the general ledger. Rather, these details of the accounts receivable activity will be in the Accounts Receivable Subsidiary Ledger. This works well because the employees working with the general ledger probably do not need to see the details for every sale or every collection transaction. However, the sales manager and the credit manager will need to know detailed information on individual customers, including whether a customer recently reduced their account balance. The company can provide these individuals with access to the Accounts Receivable Subsidiary Ledger and can keep the general ledger free of a tremendous amount of detail. Sourced: http://blog.accountingcoach.com/accounts-receivable-control-account-subsidiary-ledger/ (second result after googling "Control account balances and Subsidiary account balances" ps: lrn2google)
What does the final balance on a sales ledger control account represent?
it represents the amount that trade receivbles owe to the business at the end of the financial period (dr balance) credit balance represents the amount that the business owe to the debtors (minority balance)
Is a contra account balance a debit or credit?
A contra account balance is a debit balance account. It is a general ledger account that has a balance that is an exact opposite of a normal balance. Contra accounts are generally used to report the gross and the net amount of an organization.
There are two types of control account what are they?
sales ledger control account and purnchase ledger control account
