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Monday, August 22, 2011

General Ledger and Subsidiary Ledger

The general ledger, often called simply as the ledger, is a group of many accounts. An account is the accounting device used in summarizing the effect of transaction on each asset, liability, equity, revenue and expense. Simply, each account is a record of information about accounting transaction.Such category

Asset - such as cash, account receivable, merchandise inventory, furniture and fixture, land and building.

Liability - such as accounts payable, notes payable, bonds payable, income tax payable.

Equity - such as common stock, retained earning, treasury stock, paid in capital, revaluation surplus.

Income - such as interest income, gain on sales of asset, rental income and other income.

Expense - such as interest expense, rent expense, communication expense and transportation expense.


Open Space Media Inc 
                                                                             Chart of Accounts                                                                                   

ASSET

Account Code             Account Name                      

0001-001                  Cash in Bank
0002-001                  Account Receivable
0003-001                  Merchandise Inventory

LIABILITY

0005-002                  Accounts Payable
0006-002                   Notes Payable
0007-002                   Bonds Payable

EQUITY

0010-003                  Retained Earning
0011-003                  Treasury Stock
0012-003                  Paid in Capital

INCOME

0020-004                  Sales
0020-004                  Interest Income
0020-004                  Rental Income

EXPENSE

0030-007                  Interest Expense
0030-008                  Rent Expense
0030-009                  Communication Expense     


The common used by a particular company are usually expressed in the form called chart of accounts. A chart of accounts is a list of all the company general ledger accounts in systematic form. The accounts usually numbered or called account number to make it series and easy to identify.

in extend to general ledger most company maintain we called subsidiary ledger is the device storing the details of certain general ledger accounts are actually the main account supported the details of Subsidiary Ledger.



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