What is a Ledger in Accounting? Is There a Difference with a Journal and a Ledger?
Each entry is recorded in two columns, with debit postings on the left and credit entries on the right of the ledger. Companies can maintain ledgers for all types of balance sheet and income statement accounts, including accounts receivable, accounts payable, sales, and payroll. Transactions from subsidiary ledgers are periodically summarized and transferred to the […]