To record the utilities bill of Rs 3000 in the general journal, you would make the following entry:
Debit Utilities Expense Rs 3000
Credit Accounts Payable Rs 3000
This entry reflects the expense incurred for utilities and the liability created since the bill has not yet been paid.
You would reverse the journal entry then record the correct entry.
Cash a/c to debtors a/c
Reserves always created from profit. Therefore the Journal entry will be for creating reserves Dr Profit & Loss A/c CR Reserve A/c
Compound journal entry is that entry which records more than one business transaction in one single journal entry.
A compound entry in a general journal is any entry that has more than one debit or credit value. A compound entry is used to close the expense accounts because you will need to credit all of the expense accounts, then debit either the Income Summary, or the Capital itself.
Debit Utilities expense Credit Cash
Debit utility expensesCredit cash /bank
1 - General journal entry2 - Adjusting journal entry3 - Month end adjusting entry
the information is entered in the general journal, which is called the book of original entry.
Recording of a transaction in an accounting journal, such as the General Journal. The journal entry has equal debit and credit amounts, and it usually includes a one-sentence explanation of the purpose of the transaction is called journal entry.
The General Journal
To record a journal entry in QuickBooks, go to the Company menu, select Make General Journal Entries, enter the date and journal entry number, choose the accounts to debit and credit, input the amounts, and save the entry.
If a company gives a director a loam of 15000 you will record it on the debit section of the general journal entry.
You would reverse the journal entry then record the correct entry.
Cash a/c to debtors a/c
debit investment accountcredit cash / bank
Compound journal entry is that entry which records more than one business transaction in one single journal entry.