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What is guest ledger?
A subsidiary ledger related to the accounts receivable general ledger account used by hotels to record the individual account activity of guests who are still at the hotel. The total of the balances in the city ledger plus the total of the balances in the guest ledger should equal the balance in the accounts receivable general ledger account.
What is another name for General Ledger?
Another name for the General Ledger is Nominal Ledger.
What are ledgers used for?
Subsidiary ledgers contain the detail that support the general ledger accounts. For example, the general ledger account, "Accounts Receivable" might have a balance of $230. This is the total of all the subsidiary accounts receivable ledgers. So, there would be a subsidiary ledger for John Smith (balance $100), Sam Jones (balance $80) and a subsidiary ledger for George Washington (balance $50). When George pays us the $50 he owes us, we would record it in his subsidiary ledger. That brings George's balance down to $0 and the general ledger account would now be $180 (the total of the two subsidiary ledgers with balances in them). Reasons for subsidiary ledgers: You have to record George's payment as a reduction in what George owe us. If you posted his $50 payment in the general ledger, very quickly you would forget who paid it to you. Also, by looking at the entries in George's subsidiary ledger, you can see what he has charged, what he has paid, and when he has paid. The general ledger is nothing more than the total of the balances in the subsidiary ledgers. The subsidiary ledgers have all the detail.
What is the purpose of the general ledger?
what is the purpose of the ledger?
A ledger that is summarized in a single general ledger account?
There is no "ledger" that summarizes your ledger.The General Ledger used by companies is a list of all accounts the company has, assets, liabilities, owners equity. A summary of these accounts is created using your "trial balance", "adjusted trial balance" and finally, the "post-closing trial balance".Not only does the trial balance summarize all the accounts in the general ledger, it also insures that the accounts "balance". Once adjustments are made (i.e. payments made, payments received, income earned, prepaid expenses used, etc.) then an adjusted trial balance is created. Now the next step is, if you want to find the amount of Retained Earning for the period (what the company made after all expenses are paid) closing entries are entered into the ledger and a post closing trial balance is created along with the income statement, statement of retained earnings, statement of owners equity and many times the balance sheet.
Which accounts belong in accounts payable ledger?
belong to credits
When The AP ledger requires a subsidiary ledger?
A control account is an account found in the general ledger such as accounts receivable,Accounts Payable,inventory etc. The accounts are a summation of entries made in the subsidiary ledgers and are.When using a General Ledger, accounts such as Accounts Payable or Accounts Receivable are much easier to work with in the General Ledger if they have a "single" sum of all accounts, in other words.
What are the two general ledger accounts that may act as control accounts for a subsidiary ledger?
accounts receivable and accounts payable
When does the AP requires a subsidiary ledger?
A control account is an account found in the general ledger such as accounts receivable,Accounts Payable,inventory etc. The accounts are a summation of entries made in the subsidiary ledgers and are.When using a General Ledger, accounts such as Accounts Payable or Accounts Receivable are much easier to work with in the General Ledger if they have a "single" sum of all accounts, in other words.
The principal ledger that contains all the balance sheet and income statement accounts is the general ledger?
general ledger
The general ledger is a book of?
accounts
General ledger account?
There are several different accounts that are used in the general ledger. Some of these accounts include cash, accounts receivable, inventory, notes payable, accounts payable, and customer deposits.
What does General ledger consist of?
A group of accounts.
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 record that contains all accounts of company?
general ledger, general journal, special ledger, special journal, column balance ledger.
What could one do with general ledger accounting software?
General ledger accounting software was made to make the job of a general ledger accountant easier. The software allows the user to keep track of the accounts. It also automates the accounts.
An account in a general ledger that summarizes all accounts in a subsidiary ledger?
Income summary
