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Book-keeping

Books and accounts


or ledgers

Chapter 12

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Books of original entry

Sales Day Book – for credit sales


Purchases Day Book – for credit purchases
Returns Inwards Day Book – for returns inwards
Returns Outwards Day Book – for returns outwards
Cash Book – for receipts and payments of cash and
cheques
General Journal – for all other items

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Types of ledgers

The different types of ledgers most businesses


use are:

Sales ledger – for customers’ personal accounts


Purchases ledger – for suppliers’ personal accounts
General ledger – for all remaining double entry accounts

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Using more than one ledger

Main reason of using more than one ledger is:

To allow different members of staff the ability to


record transactions at the same time.

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A diagram of the books
commonly used

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Types of accounts

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End of Chapter 12

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