Ledger Basics
Ledger Basics
Journal
XYZ Company
Ledger
Cash A/c
Dr. Cr.
Debit balance
Capital A/c
Dr. Cr.
Dr. Cr.
Debit balance
Furniture A/c
Dr. Cr.
Debit balance
Equipment A/c
Dr. Cr.
Debit balance
Account Payable A/c
Dr. Cr.
Credit Balance
XYZ Company
Trial Balance
• Sales Ledger
• Purchase Ledger
• General Ledger
1. Sales Ledger – Sales Ledger is a ledger in which the company maintains the transaction of
selling the products, services or cost of goods sold to customers. This ledger gives the idea of sales
revenue and income statement.
2. Purchase Ledger – Purchase Ledger is a ledger in which the company organizes the transaction
of purchasing the services, products, or goods from other businesses. It gives the visibility of how
much amount the company paid to other businesses.
3. General Ledger – General Ledger is divided into two types – Nominal Ledger and Private
Ledger. Nominal ledger gives information on expenses, income, depreciation, insurance, etc. And
Private ledger gives private information like salaries, wages, capitals, etc. Private ledger is not
accessible to everyone.
Record the following transactions in the Journal and post them into
ledger and prepare a Trail Balance
Oct 1st : Neel started business with a capital of 80,000
3rd : Bought goods from Karl on credit 20,000
4th : Sold goods to Tarl 25,000 on account
5th : Cash purchases of goods 25,000
7th : Cash sales 15,000
9th : Goods retuned to Karl 2,000
10th : Bought furniture for 15,000