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Appendix C. Special Journals and Subsidiary Ledgers. Subsidiary Ledger. Contains a large number of individual accounts with a common characteristic Provides detail for a Controlling Account in the General Ledger (the primary ledger). Controlling Account.
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Appendix C Special Journals and Subsidiary Ledgers
Subsidiary Ledger • Contains a large number of individual accounts with a common characteristic • Provides detail for a Controlling Account in the General Ledger (the primary ledger)
Controlling Account • Summarizing account in the General Ledger • Examples: • Accounts Receivable (Customers ledger) • Made up of individual account balances due from customer • Accounts Payable (Creditors ledger) • Made up of individual account balances owed to vendors
Accounts Receivable Ledger • Maintains separate account for each customer • Keeps track of: • credit extended to customer • payments received from customer • Balance due from customer • Total of all customer accounts in Accounts Receivable Ledger should equal balance of Accounts Receivable in the General Ledger
Accounts Payable Ledger • Maintains separate account for each vendor • Keeps track of: • credit extended by vendor • payments made to vendor • Balance owed to vendor • Total of all vendor accounts in Accounts Payable Ledger should equal balance of Accounts Payable in the General Ledger
Special Journal • Used when a business has a large number of similar transactions
Common types of Special Journals • Cash Payments Journal • Cash Receipts Journal • Revenue Journal • Purchases Journal
Cash Payments Journal • Used to record all cash payments • Transactions will have a credit to Cash • Examples of transactions: • Paying expenses • Paying amounts owed to vendors
Cash Receipts Journal • Used to record all cash receipts • Transactions will have a debit to Cash • Examples of transactions • Providing services for cash • Receiving cash from customers on account
Revenue Journal • Used to record services provided on account • Transactions will have a debit to Accounts Receivable and a Credit to Revenue
Purchases Journal • Used to record purchases on account • Transactions will have a credit to Accounts payable • Examples of transactions • Purchase of supplies on credit • Purchase of equipment on credit
General Journal • Used to record entries that don’t fit into special journals • Examples of transactions • Adjusting entries • Closing entries • Special transactions
Revenue Journal . Invoice Post Accts. Rec. Dr. Date No. Account Debited Ref Fees Earned Cr. Customer name enter check mark when posted to A/R Ledger post total of column as a Dr. to A/R and a Cr. to Fees Earned
Revenue Journal Example Nov. 1 Issued Invoice #1 to Sandoval Company for services performed, $750.
Revenue Journal Page 13 Invoice Post Accts. Rec. Dr. Date No. Account Debited Ref Fees Earned Cr. Nov. 1 1 Sandoval Co. 750
Accounts Receivable Subsidiary Ledger . Customer Name: Sandoval Company Post Date Item Ref Dr. Cr. Balance Nov 1 750 750
Cash Receipts Journal . Other Accounts Post Accounts Receivable Cash Date Account Credited Ref Cr. Cr. Dr. For receipt of payments from customers: Customer name enter amount amount check mark when posted to A/R Ledger Post: 1) Transaction amount to Accounts Receivable Ledger 2) Total of Accounts Receivable column as a Cr. To Accounts Receivable in the General Ledger 3) Total of Cash column as a Dr. to Cash in the General Ledger
Cash Receipts Journal . Other Accounts Post Accounts Receivable Cash Date Account Credited Ref Cr. Cr. Dr. For receipt of cash from revenue: Revenue revenue amount amount acct # Post: 1) Transaction amount to revenue account in the General Ledger 2) Total of Accounts Receivable column as a Cr. To Accounts Receivable in the General Ledger 3) Total of Cash column as a Dr. to Cash in the General Ledger
Cash Receipts Journal Example Nov. 9 Received $500 from Sandoval Co. on account
Cash Receipts Journal Page 27 . Other Accounts Post Accounts Receivable Cash Date Account Credited Ref Cr. Cr. Dr. Nov. 8 Sandoval Co. 500 500
Accounts Receivable Subsidiary Ledger . Customer Name: Sandoval Company Post Date Item Ref Dr. Cr. Balance Nov 1 750 750 8 500
Purchases Journal . Accounts Other Post Payable Supplies Accounts Post Date Account Credited Ref Cr. Dr. Dr. Ref. Amount Vendor name enter * ** check mark when posted to A/P Ledger * Every transaction will have an amount in the Accounts Payable column. Individual transaction amounts will be posted to the Accounts Payable Ledger.The total of this column will be posted as a credit to Accounts payable in the General Ledger ** An amount is entered in this column if the purchase is for supplies, and the total of this column is posted to the Supplies account in the General Ledger.
Purchases Journal . Accounts Other Post Payable Supplies Accounts Post Date Account Credited Ref Cr. Dr. Dr. Ref. Amount Vendor name enter * ** *** check mark when posted to A/P Ledger * If the purchase is for something other than Supplies, write in the name of the account (ex.: Equipment) ** Enter the account # of the account to show that the amount is posted here. *** Post the amount to the General Ledger account
Accounts Payable Subsidiary Ledger . Vendor Name: Post Date Item Ref Dr. Cr. Balance
Purchases journal transaction Nov. 5 Purchased supplies on account from Walsh, Inc., $85
Purchases Journal Page 55 Accounts Other Post Payable Supplies Accounts Post Date Account Credited Ref Cr. Dr. Dr. Ref. Amount Nov. 5 Walsh, Inc 85 85
Accounts Payable Subsidiary Ledger . Vendor Name: Walsh, Inc. Post Date Item Ref Dr. Cr. Balance Nov. 5 85 85
Cash Payments Journal . Other Accounts Post Accounts Payable Cash Date Account Debited Ref Dr. Dr. Cr.. For payments made to vendors: Vendor name enter amount amount check mark when posted to A/R Ledger Post: 1) Transaction amount to Accounts Payable Ledger 2) Total of Accounts Payable column as a Dr. to Accounts Payable in the General Ledger 3) Total of Cash column as a Cr. to Cash in the General Ledger
Cash Payments Journal . Other Accounts Post Accounts Payable Cash Date Account Debited Ref Dr. Dr. Cr. . For payment of cash for rent expense, utilities expense, etc.: Name of account acct # amount amount Post: 1) Transaction amount to account in the General Ledger 2) Total of Cash column as a Cr. to Cash in the General Ledger
Cash Payments example Nov. 15 Paid $85 to Walsh, Inc. on account
Cash Payments Journal Page 6 . Other Accounts Post Accounts Payable Cash Date Account Debited Ref Dr. Dr. Cr. Nov 15Walsh, Inc. 85 85
Accounts Payable Subsidiary Ledger . Vendor Name: Walsh, Inc. Post Date Item Ref Dr. Cr. Balance Nov. 5 85 85 15 85