Question 1 Introduction
The entries in the double-entry accounts for a purchase of goods on credit are: debit purchases account in the general ledger (also called the nominal ledger); credit the account of the trade payable in the purchases ledger.
In double-entry bookkeeping a ledger is a section of the accounting system which contains accounts dealing with specific areas, for example sales ledger containing the accounts of trade receivables.
The sales ledger contains sales account and the accounts of trade receivables.
Transactions recorded in sales ledger include sales, sales returns, payments received from trade receivables.
Transactions recorded in purchases ledger include purchases, purchases returns, payments made to trade payables and cash purchases.
The entries in the double-entry accounts for a purchase of goods on credit are: debit purchases account in the general ledger (also called the nominal ledger); credit the account of the trade payable in the purchases ledger.