General Ledgers

A general ledger, also known as the nominal ledger, is one of the main accounting record of a business using double-entry bookkeeping system. The accounts book contains accounts for items including current assets, fixed assets, liabilities, revenue and expense items, gains and losses etc.It is a summary of all of the transactions that take in the company. It is made by posting transactions recorded in the general journal.

A general ledger can be divided into certain categories in which all accounts are grouped. They are:-
 

  • Asset
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  • Liability
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  • Owner's equity
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  • Revenue
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  • Expense
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  • Gains
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  • Losses
  • It acts as a base for making important financial statements including income statement and balance sheet. It also helps to make a trial balance, which further ensures that total debit and credit amounts are equal.

    A general ledger is further divided into sub-categories including: -
     
  • Cash
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  • Accounts receivable
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  • Accounts payable
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