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ledger
The ledger is the chief book of accounts, and it is the book in which all the business transactions would
ultimately find their place under their under in a duly classified manner.
Rules of posting :-
1. All the transaction relating to one account should be entered at one place.
2. The word “To” is used at the before the accounts which appear on the debit side of an account.
Similarly, the word “By” is used before the accounts which appear on the credit side of an account.
3. If an account is debited in journal entry, the posting in the ledger should also be made on the debit side
of such an account.
Similar account which has been posted on the debit side of an account should also be posted on
the credit side of an account
Contents
Introduction
Transaction
Journal
Ledger
Trial Balance
Trading and Profit and Loss Account
Balance Sheet
Conclusion
Reference
Introduction
He withdrew ₹6000 by cheque by each month for his personal expenses. He paid the bank loan regularly.
Journal
Journal is a book of original entry in which the transaction are recorded first of all as and when they take
place. Transactions are originally recorded in a chronological order according to the principle of double
entry system.
Features of Journal :-
A Journal records both debit and credit aspects of a transaction according to the
double entry system of book keeping.
Each entry in a journal is followed by a brief explanation of the transaction which is
called “Narration”.
A single entry is capable of recording more than one transaction involving more than
two accounts, such an entry is called compound entry.
It provides a basis for posting into ledger.
It maintains a identity of each transaction by keeping a complete record of beach
transaction at one place on a permanent basis.
Trading and P/L
account
In order to ascertain the profit or loss of a business, a business concern has to prepare an account called
“Profit and Loss Account”. The profit and loss account is, usually divided into two sections, viz. (1)
Trading Account, (2) Profit And Loss Account. These two accounts may be shown as one account called
“Trading and Profit and Loss account”. However, the common practice is to show them as one account,
but under two section viz. (1) Trading Account section and, (2) Profit and Loss Account section.
Trading Account is prepared for calculating gross profit or gross loss arising or incurred as a result
of trading activities of a business.
Profit and Loss is an account into which all gains and losses are collected in order to ascertain the
excess of gains over losses or losses over gains.
Balance sheet
A Balance Sheet is a statement at a particular date showing on one side the trader property and possessions
and on the other hand the liabilities. Its classified summary of accounts balances remaining open in the
ledger after the nominal accounts relating to incomes and expenses have been closed by transferring either
to the trading account and profit and loss account. This statement is prepared to know the financial status of
the business concern.
According to professor W.H Ripatric, a project is a whole hearted , purposeful activity proceeding in a
social environment.
A project from the point of view of students can be purposeful learning activity
including practical problems, planned and carried out in a real life manner to achieve specific goals. In
other word project work refers to a successful compilation of a study.
This project work has been helpful in studying the meaning, techniques and objectives of financial
statement in a better manner.
Analysis of financial statement is the process of understanding the risk and profitability of a business
concern through analysis of reported financial information. This project may be helpful in understanding
the objectives of financial statement as follows :-
1) Judging the earning capacity or profitability
2) Judging the managerial efficiency
3) Making forecasts and preparing budgets
4) Understandable
5) Intra-form comparison
reference
BOOKS :-
Juneja, Arora, Chawla and Sahoo: 2017: Double Entry Book Keeping:
1.2 – 2.66
Sahoo, Swain, Jain : 2017 : Fundamental of Accounting : 1.00 – 2.80
WEBSITES :-
www.wikipedia.org
www.accindia.co.in
www.slideshare.net
www.investopedia.com
Cash A/c
Date Particular J/F Amount Date Particular J/F Amount
1-4-2017 To capital A/c 2,50,000 1-4-2017 By bank A/c 2,40,000
By balance c/d 10,000
2,50,000 2,50,000
Building A/c
Date Particular J/F Amount Date Particular J/F Amount
1-4-2017 To capital A/c 1,00,000 31-3- By depreciation A/c 5000
2017 By balance c/d 95,000
1,00,000 1,00,000
Capital A/c
Date Particular J/F Amount Date Particular J/F Amount
31-3- To balance c/d 3,50,000 1-4-2017 By building A/c 1,00,000
2018 By cash A/c 2,50,000
3,50,000 3,50,000
By balance b/d 3,50,000
By telephone
expenses A/c 34,000
By petty expenses
12,000
A/c
By entertainment
10,000
expenses A/c
By miscellaneous
10,000
expenses A/c
6000
By wages A/c
72,000
By drawings A/c
1,30,000
By bank loan A/c
1,78,500
By balance c/d
10,38,000
1-4-2018 10,38,000
To balance b/d 1,78,500
Bank A/c
Date particular J/F Amount Date particular J/F Amount
1-4-2017 To bank A/c 4,00,000 31-3- By depreciation A/c 1,00,000
2018 By balance c/d 3,00,000
4,00,000 4,00,000
Computer A/c
BSNL A/c
Date particular J/F Amount Date particular J/F Amount
1-4-2017 To bank A/c 1,00,000 31-3- By balance c/d 1,00,000
2018
1,00,000 1,00,000
Advertisement A/c
Purchase A/c
Date particular J/F Amount Date particular J/F Amount
Wages A/c
Date Particular J/F Amount Date Particular J/F Amount
31-3- To bank A/c 6000 31-3- By Trading A/c 6000
2018 2018
Drawings A/c
Date Particular J/F Amount Date Particular J/F Amount
31-3- To bank A/c 72,000 31-3- By balance c/d 72,000
2018 2018
72,000 72,000
Depreciation A/c
Date Particular J/F Amount Date Particular J/F Amount
31-3- To computer A/c 1,00,000 31-3- By Profit and Loss 1,07,500
2018 To furniture A/c 2500 2018 A/c
To building A/c 5000
1,07,500 1,07,500
Trial Balance
The Trial Balance is a statement prepared with the help of ledger balance, at the end of the financial year
to find out whether debit total agrees with the credit total.
4,98,000 4,98,000
Balance Sheet
As On 31st March 2018
Liabilities Amount Assets Amount