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Sales journal & Sales returns journal
1. The sales journal shows a list of the names of
businesses to which credit sales have been made, the
value of the goods sold and the date on which the
sales were made.
2. The sales returns journal shows a list of the names of
businesses which have returned goods previously
sold on credit, the value of the goods returned and
the date on which the returns were made.
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Purchases journal & Purchases returns journal
1. The purchases journal shows a list of the names of
businesses from which credit purchases have been
made, the value of the goods purchased and the date
on which the purchases were made.
2. The purchases returns journal show a list of the
names of businesses to which goods, previously
purchased on credit, have been returned, the value
of the goods returned and the date on which the
returns were made.
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REVISION CHECKLIST
1. All transactions should be entered in a book of prime
entry before they are entered in the ledger.
2. The sales journal is written up from copies of invoices
sent to customers and the sales returns journal is
written up from copies of credit notes sent to
customer.
3. The purchases journal is written up from invoices
received from suppliers and the purchases returns
journal is written up from credit notes received from
suppliers.
4. At the end of each month the totals of the sales,
purchases and returns journals are transferred to the
sales, purchases and returns accounts, respectively.
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Practice Questions
Questions 1 to 6
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Questions 1 to 6
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Practice Question
Question 1f
Charles
Date Details Amount Date Details Amount
1114 1114
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Practice Question
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Practice Question
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Practice Question
Question 3a
Sales Journal
Date Name Invoice No. Folio Amount
6800
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Practice Question
Question 3a
Sales Returns Journal
Date Name Credit Note Folio Amount
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Practice Question
Question 3a
Purchases Journal
Date Name Invoice No. Folio Amount
1320
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Practice Question
Question 3a
Purchases Returns Journal
Date Name Credit Note Folio Amount
480
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Practice Question
Question 3b
Sales
Date Details Amount Date Details Amount
Feb 28 Sales 6800
Journal
Purchases
Feb 28 Purchases 1320
journal
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Practice Question
Question 3b
Sales Returns
Date Details Amount Date Details Amount
Feb 28 Sales 110
returns
Purchases Returns
Feb 28 Purchases 480
returns
journal
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Practice Question
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Practice Question
Question 3b
Kumar
Date Details Amount Date Details Amount
Feb 2 Sales 6280
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Practice Question
Question 3b
Dimuth
Date Details Amount Date Details Amount
Feb 14 Sales 520 Feb 20 Sales 110
returns
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Practice Question
Question 3b
Mahela
Date Details Amount Date Details Amount
Feb 10 Purchases 360 Feb 4 Purchases 720
returns
Feb 21 Purchases 120 Feb 19 Purchases 600
returns
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