Subsidiary ledger and the benefit of making it, explain?



Subsidiary ledger and the benefit of making it, explain?..

Answer / aqeel raza

Subsidiary ledger is a sub book of general ledger mostly makes for account receivable and account payable having various parities or clients to whom the goods sold and purchase are made on credit.
The subsidiary ledger helps for receiving the amount balance in party’s account as well as giving discounts on sale or purchases which sometime seller or purchaser issues on early payment. The party’s account in subsidiary ledger is increased or decreased in balance by discounts
The subsidiary ledger helps in doing returns of sale or purchase to any party due to defect in goods or any reason and is affected by increase or decrease in balance.
All accounts which have windows or various accounts relating to specific account may be opened by subsidiary ledger account.
The main benefit of subsidiary accounts is to make separate account of any specific account having multiple parties or clients.

Is This Answer Correct ?    0 Yes 0 No

Post New Answer

More Accounting General Interview Questions

if a employee basic salary is rs. 8000/- in march 2010 his total days of salary is 15 then what will amt comes in his f.p.f.(8.33%) account

5 Answers   Simplex,


What is the definition of manual accounting?

1 Answers  


What is impairment of assets?

1 Answers   CA,


In Which Group "goodwill Written off account " will come?

2 Answers  


in the tds entery party ledger which group under craete

2 Answers  


what is tds,pf and vat?

3 Answers  


how to calculate closing stock?

3 Answers  


If drs are deducting amt as TDS , how entry will be passed in books? pls clarify

2 Answers   HLL,


what is journal

17 Answers   Genpact,


What is mutual fund what is derivatives what is capital market what is TDS.breifly

1 Answers   Syntel,


Tell us do you have any professional experience of this field?

1 Answers  


Give 15 examples for real and nominal accounts

1 Answers  


Categories