it serves as a prime book as well as a ledger
how is cash book both a book of prime entr and an account
The cash book is a book of prime (original) entry because it is written up from business documents. The cash book is part of the double entry system as it acts as ledger accounts for cash and bank.
When double entry for both side of cash books appears that type of transaction is called contra entry as in double column cash book entry for receiving or paying cash in bank or from bank requires entry on debit as well as credit side of cash book.
cash book, petty cash book, returns inwards journal, returns outwards journal, yes
yes. the entry should be: petty cash fund debit cash in bank credit
how is cash book both a book of prime entr and an account
The cash book is a book of prime (original) entry because it is written up from business documents. The cash book is part of the double entry system as it acts as ledger accounts for cash and bank.
book of prime entry are the first recorded book. The book of prime have including cash book , sales day book . purchase day book , and so on..
There will be no entry in cash book when cheque is paid into bank if cash was deposited into bank then there will be entry in cash book
When double entry for both side of cash books appears that type of transaction is called contra entry as in double column cash book entry for receiving or paying cash in bank or from bank requires entry on debit as well as credit side of cash book.
These r accounting books which is marked with foremost entry of transaction, that's why it is called prime entry .. usually journal is referred as book of prime entry but in big organisations others books are maintained for giving spl importance .. they r 1.debtors book 2. creditors book 3.bills receiveble 4.bills payable 5.cash book 6.sales return books
Cash Account :- 1. Is an account in the ledger. 2. Cash account is part of the ledger. Cash account is opened in the ledger in which posting is done from some book of original entry. 3. In cash account posting is not followed by narration. 4. It only records one aspect of transaction involving cash & bank. Cash Book :- 1. Is a separate book of account forming a part of accounting system. 2. Cash book records entries directly from transaction & there is no need for a book of prime entry. 3. In cash book entries are followed by narration also. 4. It records both the aspect of this transaction in cash & bank columns to complete double entry posting.
5 examples of single entry cash book
Debit book expenseCredit cash / bank
yes
cash book
Cash deposited will be shown in cash column while bank account will be debited to bank account and balance in bank column of cash book while as this is contra entry "C" will be shown in third column for both cash and bank.