Concept explainers
It means recording of financial data related to business transactions in a journal in a manner so that debit equals credit. They provide an audit trail to the auditor and a means to analyze the effects of transactions to an organization’s financial health.
Rules of Journal Entry:
To increase the balance of account one needs to debit assets, expenses, losses and credit all the liabilities, revenues and gains including capital. To decrease the balance of account credit all assets, expenses, losses and debit all liabilities, revenues and gains including capital.
Perpetual Inventory System:
It is a inventory system wherein the accounts related to inventory are updated on each purchase and sale happening. Quantities of inventory are updated on continuous basis. This can be done by integrating the inventory system to order entry and to the retail sale point of system.
Gross Method:
Under this method, all the purchases are recorded in the books of account without taking into account the trade discount, returns and allowances. T
he purchases are to be recorded at full cost.
General ledger:
General ledger includes all the accounts for recording of various transactions in relation to income, expenses, assets, liabilities and owner’s equity. It is backbone of any accounting software.
To prepare: Journal entries in the books of Company L.

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