What is Contra entry

Answer Posted / raghavendra kiran

Contra Entry is an entry passed when debit and credit
relating to cash/bank transaction.

Ex:- When cash deposited in bank

Bank A/C
to Cash A/c

in this entry debit & credits are relating to bank & cash

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