Chronological list of all credit
purchases. These are complied from
invoices received from creditors.
Purchases Returns Journals:
(Purchases Returns Day Book)
Chronological list of all purchases
subsequently returned to suppliers. These
are complied with the credit notes received.
Sales Journal:
(Sales Day Book)
Chronological list of all credit sales.
These are complied from invoices issued
by the company to debtors.
Sales Returns Journals:
(Sales returns day book)
Chronological list of all sales subsequently returned
to the company by customers. These are complied
from credit notes issued by the company.
Journal:
(Journal Proper)
Used to record entries such as the
purchase or sale of fixed assets or the
correction of errors.
Purchase Ledgers:
Is part of the double-entry system. These contain the
individual personal accounts of a businesses credit suppliers.
The main entries in the purchase ledger are posted from the
purchases journals and the cashbook.
Sales Ledgers:
Part of the double-entry system. These contain the
individual personal accounts of a business's credit
customers. The main entries in the sales ledger are
posted from the sales journal and the cashbook.
General Ledgers:
Part of the double-entry system, the ledger
contains all of the impersonals accounts of the
business, such as fixed assets, expenses, sales
and purchase accounts.
Cashbook:
Is a book of original entry and a part of the double entry
system. This contains details of every transaction that takes
place using the company's bank account or cash funds.