The document discusses the different types of books and records used in accounting. It explains that businesses are required to keep permanently-bound books of accounts which include journals, ledgers, and subsidiary ledgers. Journals are used to initially record transactions, with special journals for specific types like sales and purchases. The general ledger sorts journal entries into individual accounts. Subsidiary ledgers provide more detail for accounts like receivables and payables. Maintaining proper books and records helps businesses track financial information and performance.
2. The Bureau of Internal Revenues, the
taxing in the Philippines, mandates that all
business or persons, required by law, to pay
internal revenue taxes shall keep
permanently-bound books of accounts for
registration or stamping.
3. BOOKS OF ACCOUNTS
Books of accounts are records in which
all accounts and transactions of a business
are maintained on a regular basis.
4. JOURNAL
A journal functions as a financial diary. It is
used to record chronologically all transactions of
a business as they occur. Since it provides the
first evidence of a formally-recorded transaction,
it is commonly referred to as the book of original
entry.
5. THE USE OF A JOURNAL PROVIDES
THE FOLLOWING ADVANTAGES:
1. it provides a systematic and chronological
record of transactions;
2. it simplifies the ledger as some details in the
journal need not be written in the ledge;
6. 3. it provides adequate explanation of each
entry and presents necessary information
about the transactions such as the account
debited and credited and related amounts;
4. it ensures that the double-entry bookkeeping
system is observed when recording
transactions; and
7. 5. it helps in solving misunderstanding in
business because it serves as proof and legal
evidence of transactions.
There are two types of journals: (1) the
special journal: and (2) the general journal
8. SPECIAL JOURNALS
Special journals are journals used to record
recurring transactions. There are four common
types of special journals, namely: (1) sales
journal;
(2) purchases journa1; (3) cash receipts journal;
and (4) cash disbursements journal.
9. SALES JOURNAL
The sales journal (SJ) is a journal used
to record sale of merchandise on account.
This typically used by merchandising
business which have many credit sales
transactions.
10. The SJ typically includes the following
information:
(a) the title Sales Journal;
(b) page number;
(c) date of the transaction;
(d) invoice number;
(e) name of the customer;
(f) reference number for posting purposes;
(g) a special money column for Accounts Receivable
11. Different businesses might have different
formats and columns. A sample format of SJ is
shown below:
SALES JOURNAL
Date Invoice No. Customer Name Ref
Dr: Accounts Receivable
Cr: Sales
12. PURCHASE JOURNAL
The purchases journal (PI) is a journal
used to record purchase of merchandise on
account. This is typically used by
merchandising businesses which have
many credit purchases.
13. The PJ typically includes the following
information:
(a) the title Purchases Journal;
(b) page number;
(c) date of the transaction;
(d) name of the supplier;
(e) reference number for posting purposes;
(f) a special money column for Purchases
debit/Accounts Payable credit.
14. A sample format of a PJ is shown below:
PURCHASE JOURNAL
Date Supplier Name Ref
Dr: Purchases
Cr: Accounts Payable
15. The cash receipts journal (CRJ) is a
journal used to record receipts of cash from
whatever source. All business transactions
which include a debit to Cash are recorded
in this journal.
CASH RECEIPT JOURNAL
16. The CRJ typically includes the following
information: (a) the title Cash Receipts
Journal;
(b) page number;
(c) date of the transaction;
(d) official receipt number;
(e) name of the party from whom cash is
received;
17. (f) reference number for posting purposes;
(g) a special money column for Cash debit;
(h) a special money column for Sales Discount
debit;
(i) a special money column for Accounts
Receivable debit and credit;
18. (j) a special money column for Sales credit;
and
(k) a special money column for Other
Accounts credit.
19. A sample format of a CRJ is shown below:
CASH RECEIPT JOURNAL
Date
Official
Receipt
No.
Received
from
Ref. Cash Dr
Sales
Discount
Dr
Accounts
Receivable
Dr (Cr)
Sales Cr
Other
Accounts
Cr
20. The cash disbursements journal (CDJ), or
sometimes known as the cash payments journal
(CPJ), is a journal used to record payments of
cash for whatever purpose. All business
transactions which include a credit to Cash are
recorded in this journal.
CASH DISBURSEMENTS JOURNAL
21. The CDJ typically includes the following
information:
(a) the title Cash Disbursements Journal;
(b) page number;
(c) date of the transaction;
(d) check voucher number or reference number of
other source documents;
22. (e) name of the party to whom cash is paid;
(f) reference number for posting purposes;
(g) a special money column for Cash credit;
(h) a special money column for Purchases debit;
(i) a special money column for Accounts Payable
debit and credit;
23. (j) a special money column for Purchase
Discount credit; and
(k) a special money column for Other
Accounts debit.
24. A sample format of a CDJ is shown below:
CASH DISBURSEMENTS JOURNAL
Date
Check
Voucher
No.
Paid to Ref.
Accounts
Payable
(Dr) Cr
Purchases
Dr
Other
Accounts
Dr
Purchase
Discount
Cr
Cash Cr
25. The general journal (GD) which looks
like a two-column columnar notebook, is
the journal used to record all other
business transactions not recorded in the
special journals.
GENERAL JOURNALS
26. The GJ includes the following information:
a) the title General Journal;
b) Page number;
c) Date of transaction;
d) Particulars column;
e) Reference column;
f) Debit money column; and
g) Credit money column
28. The particulars column is used to record
the journal entry itself which includes the
account/s debited, the account/s credited, and
the explanation for the journal entry. The
reference column is use for posting purposes.
30. The use of special journals, in addition to
the general journal, provides the following
advantages: (1) it promotes division of
labor, (2) it saves time journalizing
transaction; (3) saves time in posting
transactions, and it aids in decision
making.
31. LEDGER
A ledger is a collective record of individual
accounts used by a business. It is used to sort
all entries made in the journal in chronological
order and to group all transactions that affect
individual accounts in order to facilitate the
preparation of financial statements.
32. The use of a ledger has the following advantages:
(1) it provides detailed information about revenues
and expenses in one place, hence results of
business operations can be easily determined;
(2) it provides detailed information about assets,
liabilities, and owners equity of the business,
thus the financial position of the business can
easily be known;
33. 3) it assists management in monitoring
business performance through information
in individual ledger accounts; and
4) it serves as tool for auditors to track the
flow of business transactions for a given
period of time.
34. The general ledger is used to accumulate and
classify individual transactions from the
journal. It divides the account into two sides:
the left side and the right side. Debit
information is listed on the left side, while
credit information is listed on the right side.
GENERAL LEDGER
35. A typical general ledge; includes the following
information:
(a) account title;
(b) account number;
(c) date of the transaction;
(d) items column;
(e) reference column;
(f) debit money column; and (g) credit money column.
36. A sample general ledger is presented below:
ACCOUNT TITLE
Date Items Ref. Dr Date Items Ref Cr
37. The subsidiary Iedger is used to provide
detailed information about a specific ledger
account. This means that just by looking at
the subsidiary ledger, the business know at a
glance how much it owes others and how
much other owe to it.
SUBSIDIARY LEDGER
38. Subsidiary are normally set up for Accounts
Renewable and Accounts Payable. The Accounts
receivable subsidiary ledger, also known as
customer subsidiary ledger, gives more detailed
information on the transaction on each credit
customer and provides information on which
customers owe money to the business and how
much.
39. The Accounts Payable subsidiary ledger,
also known as the supplier subsidiary ledger,
gives details on the transactions of the
business with each account supplier and
provide information on which suppliers the
business owes money to and how much.
40. A typical subsidiary ledger includes the following information:
(a) the related control account;
(b) name of the customer/supplier;
(c) page number;
(d) date of the transaction;
(e) items column;
(f) reference column;
(g) debit money column:
(h) credit money column; and the
(i) (i) account balance column
41. A sample subsidiary ledger is presented below:
ACCOUNTS PAYABLE - A
Date Items Ref Dr Cr Balance