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Journal entry with two or more debits and credits is called "Compound Journal Entry" because either in one transaction or more than one transactions are join together in one journal entry.
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It describes debits and credits in the general journals
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Total Debit should equal to Total Debit at all times.
Journal entry with two or more debits and credits is called "Compound Journal Entry" because either in one transaction or more than one transactions are join together in one journal entry.
It describes debits and credits in the general journals
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done to check the equality of debits and credits
Total Debit should equal to Total Debit at all times.
1. Debits Sales Returns, credits Cash 2. Debits Inventory, credits COGS
The debits and credits for ALL the T-Accounts must balance - if you had the same debits and credits to each T-Account, your trial balance would be all zeros. If you take all the T-Accounts you've used in making your journal entry(s) and add them up, if the total debits and total credits don't agree you're missing part of an entry.
A balance sheet should be equal debits and credits at the end of it. Your debits are what you spend. Money on expenses or just about anything. Credits is assets/money/capital credited to accounts. Credits must equal the debits.
debits expense accounts and credits contra accounts
If you do a Trial Balance and your Credits Equal your Debits, then more than likely your books are correct.In double entry accounting the debits and credits must balance or be equal.
credits exceeds the debits