Accounting Fundamentals

Control account

A summary ledger account used to check individual ledger balances.

A ledger account that summarises the transactions of a ledger (such as receivables or payables), reconciled to the total of the individual account balances to detect errors.

Passende Übungsfragen

☝️ Single Which of the following is a book of prime entry?
The trial balance
The sales day book
The receivables ledger control account
The statement of financial position
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☝️ Single The receivables ledger control account shows a balance of £48,200, but the total of the individual customer balances is £47,900. Which of the following could explain the difference?
Closing inventory has been undervalued
Depreciation has been charged twice
The business's bank balance has been overstated
A sales invoice of £300 was posted to the control account but omitted from the individual customer's account
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