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There are two types of control account what are they?
sales ledger control account and purnchase ledger control account
Why are cash sales not recorded in the sales ledger control account?
a ledger account if made for credit sales.
What is control account control account?
A control account is a summary of the individual accounts in the subsidiary ledger(purchases or sales ledger) :)
Which ledger account is affected by an overcast inward journal?
sales ledger
What are the types of Control Account?
sales control account purchases control account
There are two types of control account what are they?
sales ledger control account and purnchase ledger control account
Why are cash sales not recorded in the sales ledger control account?
a ledger account if made for credit sales.
What is control account control account?
A control account is a summary of the individual accounts in the subsidiary ledger(purchases or sales ledger) :)
Which ledger account is affected by an overcast inward journal?
sales ledger
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)
Is a control account part of the double entry system?
Yes. The balancing entry is passed in the self balancing ledger.For e.g. an increase in debtors due to sales will have the following entry passed- Debtors Ledger Adjustment a/c[In the general ledger] dr. To Sales a/c General Ledger Adjustment a/c[In the Debtors Ledger] dr. To Debtors Ledger Adjustment a/c[In The general 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.
Debit balance in the sales ledger set off against credit balances in the purchase ledger?
Its a contra settlement. for sales ledger control a/c ...we put contra settlement in the Cr side and in purchases ledger control a/c ..we put contra settlement in the Dr side
What are the types of Control Account?
sales control account purchases control account
What is a subsidiary account?
A subsidiary account is an account that is found in the subsidiary ledger. It is used to summarize the control account.
What are the different type of control account?
sales control account purchases control account
What you meant by Self balancing system?
when separate ledgers are maintained for trade debtors and trade creditors ,the debit and credit aspect of certain transactions will note appear in the same ledger Eg: in case of credit sales ,the credit aspect (Sales account) will appear in general ledger whereas the debit aspect (personal account of debtor)will appear in debtors ledger .Take another Eg.like cash discount allowed by a creditor .The credit aspect (personal account of the creditor )will appear in creditors ledger .Thus no ledger is self balancing and it is not possible to prepare a separate trial balance for each ledger .Hence in ,in order to make each ledger self -balancing it is necessary that the corresponding debit and credit aspects are fully "adjustment accounts " in each ledger . the adjustment account helps in completing the double entry in each ledger and making it self balancing . The adjustment account opens in various ledgers are; 1 ) general ledger adjustment account(in debtors ledger) 2 ) general ledger adjustment account(in creditors ledger) 3 ) debtors ledger adjustment account (in general ledger) 4 ) creditors ledger adjustment account (in general ledger)
