Few common words of Account

v Livestock – livestock is cattle, dogs, horses, sheep, and small animals, livestock account records the monetary value of the domestic animals used in a business such as a dog, horses, cows, etc.

Example: - Purchase two horses for 20,000 cash

Livestock a/c Dr- 20,000

       To cash a/c - 20,000

(Purchase two horses for cash)

Example: -Horse died

Profit/loss account Dr-1000

     To livestock a/c – 1000

v  Petty cash -patty cash is the money that a business or company keeps for an employee to make small payments and purchases like paid electric bills, paid phone bills, etc.

Example: - cash transferred as petty cash 20000

                   Petty cash a/c Dr- 20000

                              To cash a/c – 20000

v  Deprecation – deprecation is defined as a reduction in the value of an asset that accurses over time as the assets get older or as value and tear and its usage.

Example: - Purchase a computer for cash 10,000

Computer a/c Dr-10,000

                                           To cash a/c -10,000

Example: -Sold computer on depreciation for cash 2000

Depreciation a/c Dr- 20000 (30%)

          To cash a/c     - 20000

v  Capital Account – owner’s investment and equity in the business. A capital account is a general ledger account that is used to record the owner’s contributed capital and retained earnings.

Example: -Business started by Kiran Maurya for cash 100000

Cash a/c Dr-100000

      To capital a/c – 100000

Example: -Business started by Bella & Kiran with 50,0000 cash

Cash a/c Dr-50,0000

    To Bella a/c -50,0000

     To Kiran a/c -50,000

v  Drawing Account- drawing account is the type of account that shows how much money withdraw by business owners.

Example: - cash used by owner 10,0000

Drawing a/c Dr-10,0000

        To cash a/c-10,0000

v  Bank Account(cheque)- bank account is a type of ledger balance computed by a bank at the end of each business day and includes all withdrawals and deposits to calculate the total amount of money in a bank account.

Example: - paid salary by cheque 10,000

Salary a/c Dr-10,000

      To bank a/c -10,000

Example: -Rs. 2,00,000 / - Transferred into SBI Bank from Dena Bank

SBI Bank a/c Dr-2,00,000

       To Dena bank a/c -2,00,000

 v  Purchase Account - What is the Purchases Account? The purchases account is a general ledger account in which is recorded the inventory purchases of a business. This account is used to calculate the amount of inventory available for sale in a periodic inventory system.

Example: -Purchase goods for cash 10,000

Purchase a/c Dr-10,000

                              To Cash a/c- 10,000

Example: - Purchase goods from Mr. X on the credit of 20000

                              Purchase a/c Dr- 20,000

                                             To MR. X a/c – 20,000

v Sales Account: - A sales account contains the record of all sales transactions. This includes both cash sales and credit sales. The account total is then paired with the sales returns and allowances account to derive the net sales figure that is listed at the top of the income statement.

Example: - Sold goods for cash 20,000

                             Cash a/c Dr-20,000

                                            To sales a/c -20,000

Example: -Sold goods to Mr. Y on credit Rs.30,000

                             Ramlal a/c Dr - 30,000

                                    To sales a/c-30,000


v Purchase Return Account: - A purchase return occurs when the buyer of merchandise, inventory, fixed assets, or other items sends these goods back to the seller. Excessive purchase returns can interfere with the profitability of a business, so they should be closely monitored.

Example: - goods return to Sunny Deol Rs.10,000

                              Sunny Deol a/c Dr-10,000

                                    To Purchase Return a/c -10,0000

v Sales Return Account: - A sales return is merchandise sent back by a buyer to the seller. The return is usually because an excess quantity was either ordered or shipped or due to defective goods.

Example: - Goods return by Bobby Deol Rs.20,000

                          Sales Return a/c Dr-20,000

                                         To Bobby Deol a/c – 20,000