Class 11 Accountancy - Chapter Recording of Transactions - 1 NCERT Solutions | What is a journal? Give a specimen of jo
What is a journal? Give a specimen of journal showing at least five entries.
Journal is derived from the French word Jour, means daily records. In this book, transactions are recorded in order of their occurrence, i.e., in chronological order from the source document. It is also termed as the book of original entry and each transaction is termed as journal entry.
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Performa of Journal |
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Date− Date of transaction is recorded in the order of their occurrence.
Particulars− Details of business transactions like, name of the parties involved and the name of related accounts, are recorded.
L.F.− Page number of ledger account when entry is posted.
Debit Amount− Amount of debit account is written.
Credit Amount− Amount of credit account is written.
Recording of a Journal Entry
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Started business with cash Rs 1,00,000 |
April 01 |
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Open a bank account Rs 20,000 |
April 03 |
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Purchase goods for cash Rs 25,000 |
April 04 |
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Goods sold for cash Rs 30,000 |
April 05 |
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Goods sold to Mr. X Rs 2,000 |
April 06 |
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Credit Amount Rs |
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April1 |
Cash A/c |
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1,00,000 |
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To Capital A/c |
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1,00,000 |
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(Started business with cash) |
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April 3 |
Bank A/c |
Dr. |
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20,000 |
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To Cash A/c |
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20,000 |
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(Bank account opened with cash) |
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April 4 |
Purchase A/c |
Dr. |
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25,000 |
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To Cash |
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25,000 |
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(Goods purchased for cash) |
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April 5 |
Cash A/c |
Dr. |
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30,000 |
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To Sales A/c |
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30,000 |
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(Goods sold for cash) |
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April 6 |
Mr. X's A/c |
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2,000 |
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To Sales |
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2,000 |
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(Goods sold to Mr. X on credit) |
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Total |
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177,000 |
177,000 |
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