debtors ledger control account

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• debtors' ledger control account — sales ledger control account A nominal ledger (or general ledger) control account that records the totals of entries made to the individual debtors ledgers from the sales day book and the cash receipts journal. The total on the debtors ledger… …   Accounting dictionary

• sales ledger control account — See: debtors ledger control account …   Accounting dictionary

• debtors' ledger — sales ledger; = sold ledger A memorandum ledger account in which individual debtors accounts are recorded. Each account records sales made (debit), payments received (credit), discounts given (credit), and returns inwards (credit). The total sum… …   Accounting dictionary

• debtors — Those who owe money to an organization, for example for sales of goods. The balance on the debtors ledger control account is included in the balance sheet (subject to any provision for bad debts) under current assets. Amounts due from debtors in… …   Accounting dictionary

• control accounts — Accounts in which the balances are designed to equal the aggregate of the balances on a substantial number of subsidiary accounts. Examples are the sales ledger control account (or total debtors account), in which the balance equals the aggregate …   Accounting dictionary

• control accounts — Accounts in which the balances are designed to equal the aggregate of the balances on a substantial number of subsidiary accounts. Examples are the sales ledger control account (or total debtors account), in which the balance equals the aggregate …   Big dictionary of business and management

• day book — A specialized book of prime entry recording specific transactions. For example, the sales day book records invoices for sales, the purchase day book records invoices received from suppliers. Day book entries are transferred to memorandum ledgers …   Accounting dictionary

• day book — A specialized book of prime entry recording specific transactions. For example, the sales day book records invoices for sales, the purchase day book records invoices received from suppliers. Day book entries are transferred to memorandum ledgers …   Big dictionary of business and management

• returns inwards book — sales returns book The book of prime entry used to record any returns of goods sold. Returns are posted to the individual debtor s account in the debtors ledger and the total returns are posted to the debtors ledger control account and returns… …   Accounting dictionary

• balance off — The practice of totalling the debit and credit sides of an account and inserting a balance to make them equal at the end of a financial accounting period. For example, on the debtors ledger control account amounts owed will be debited, amounts… …   Accounting dictionary

• debit entry — An entry made in double entry book keeping on the left hand side of an account. It records either an increase in an asset or expense or a decrease in a liability, revenue, or equity item. For example, cash paid into the bank from a debtor will… …   Accounting dictionary