{"id":10244,"date":"2022-12-15T15:16:29","date_gmt":"2022-12-15T09:46:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/razorpay.com\/blog\/?p=10244"},"modified":"2024-09-04T12:59:52","modified_gmt":"2024-09-04T07:29:52","slug":"what-is-a-ledger","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/razorpay.com\/blog\/business-banking\/what-is-a-ledger\/","title":{"rendered":"What is a Ledger?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_80 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69e25feddfb7d\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69e25feddfb7d\"  aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/razorpay.com\/blog\/business-banking\/what-is-a-ledger\/#What_is_a_Ledger\" >What is a Ledger?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/razorpay.com\/blog\/business-banking\/what-is-a-ledger\/#Importance_of_Ledger\" >Importance of Ledger<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/razorpay.com\/blog\/business-banking\/what-is-a-ledger\/#How_a_Ledger_Works\" >How a Ledger Works<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/razorpay.com\/blog\/business-banking\/what-is-a-ledger\/#What_is_a_Ledger_Format\" >What is a Ledger Format?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/razorpay.com\/blog\/business-banking\/what-is-a-ledger\/#Balancing_Ledger_Accounts\" >Balancing Ledger Accounts<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/razorpay.com\/blog\/business-banking\/what-is-a-ledger\/#FAQs\" >FAQs<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/razorpay.com\/blog\/business-banking\/what-is-a-ledger\/#What_is_a_ledger\" >What is a ledger?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/razorpay.com\/blog\/business-banking\/what-is-a-ledger\/#What_is_ledger_good_for\" >What is ledger good for?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/razorpay.com\/blog\/business-banking\/what-is-a-ledger\/#Are_ledgers_still_used\" >Are ledgers still used?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/razorpay.com\/blog\/business-banking\/what-is-a-ledger\/#What_is_debit_and_credit_balance_in_a_ledger\" >What is debit and credit balance in a ledger?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_is_a_Ledger\"><\/span><b>What is a Ledger?<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A ledger is a record of bookkeeping entries or transactions. Ledgers are also called the Book of Secondary Entry, a <a href=\"https:\/\/razorpay.com\/blog\/business-banking\/journal-entry-explained\/\">Journal<\/a> being the Book of Primary Entry. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A ledger shows all the accounts that a business maintains, all debits and credits to that account through time, and finally, the closing balance of the account at the end of the accounting period.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A ledger consists of <\/span><b>accounts<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is easier to understand what an account is if you visualize it as different buckets. A business would have various buckets for each item it owns or interacts with.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Importance_of_Ledger\"><\/span><b>Importance of Ledger<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A ledger gives business owners and accountants a comprehensive view of transactions a business did in the accounting period.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is also well organized into accounts. It is only because of these accounts that we know:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How much cash the business is left with at the end of the period<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How much money the business owes its creditors<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How much money can the business collect from its debtors<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How much cash was spent over the course of the period<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If your business is left with insufficient cash at the end of the quarter, take a look at the Cash A\/c of your Ledger book, and you can see where exactly all that cash is going.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_a_Ledger_Works\"><\/span><b>How a Ledger Works<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ledgers, like all books of accounts, work with the <a href=\"https:\/\/razorpay.com\/blog\/business-banking\/double-entry-system\/\">Double Entry<\/a> principle. This is the underlying principle behind all books of accounts.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Read more: <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/razorpay.com\/blog\/business-banking\/double-entry-system\/\"><b>Double Entry System of Accounting<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In short, the double entry system states that all transactions have a two-sided effect. Purchase of sugar for cash means that the value of the cash account reduces, while the value of the sugar account increases.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_is_a_Ledger_Format\"><\/span><b>What is a Ledger Format?<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The way a ledger looks may differ depending on the software available and the resources at hand, but all ledgers follow the same principles.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Date<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Particulars (Debit)<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">J.F<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Amt (Rs)<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Date<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Particulars (Credit)<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">J.F<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Amt (Rs)<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>Debit\/Credit<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">One side records debit entries, and the other side records credit entries. Debit is value added, and credit is value deducted.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Date<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The date column is important because accounting is done chronologically<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Accountants date each entry so that the reader knows what goes on in the business day by day.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Particulars<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In this column, accountants record the details of the <\/span><b>other side of the transaction.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Let\u2019s see how Razor Bakery\u2019s accountant would record the purchase of Sugar.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There are two accounts in this transaction: Sugar Account and Cash Account.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This is how the Sugar Ledger would look.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>Sugar A\/c<\/b><\/p>\n<table style=\"height: 270px;\" width=\"872\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Date<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Particulars (debit)<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">J.F<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Amt (Rs)<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Date<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Particulars (credit)<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">J.F<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Amt (Rs)<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">25 Nov 22<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To Cash A\/c<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">50<\/span><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Let\u2019s take a look at what the Cash Ledger looks like.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Cash A\/c<\/b><\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Date<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Particulars (debit)<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">J.F<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Amt (Rs)<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Date<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Particulars (credit)<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">J.F<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Amt (Rs)<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">25 Nov 22<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">By Sugar A\/c<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">50<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>Journal Folio<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The information that is in ledgers comes from journal entries. Each line item in every ledger account has a corresponding journal entry.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Accountants record the serial number of the corresponding journal entry in this column.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Amount<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This is where the accountant records the exact amount of the transaction. Ideally, every ledger account will have multiple entries. How do we know how much is left in an account at the end of the accounting period?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We do this by <\/span><b>balancing<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> the ledger accounts. Let\u2019s understand this in more detail in the next column.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Balancing_Ledger_Accounts\"><\/span><b>Balancing Ledger Accounts<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">One of the most important things that a ledger does is provide information for other financial statements. The <a href=\"https:\/\/razorpay.com\/learn\/trial-balance\/\">Trial Balance<\/a> is created from the closing balances of all the accounts in the ledger.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">At the end of the quarter, the accountant <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">adds all the debit values and subtracts them from the sum of all the credit values.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Razor Bakery is left with Rs 110 at the end of the quarter! Since this is a positive value, it is a <\/span><b>debit<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> value.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Closing debit values are recorded on the credit side of the ledger to balance both sides. This is how a cash account would look like:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>Cash A\/c<\/b><\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Date<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Particulars (debit)<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">J.F<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Amt (Rs)<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Date<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Particulars (credit)<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">J.F<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Amt (Rs)<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">25 Nov 22<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">By Sugar A\/c<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">50<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">27 Nov 22<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To Sales A\/c<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">3<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">300<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">30 Nov 22<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">By Flour A\/c<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">40<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">3 Dec 22<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">By Salary A\/c<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">4<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">100<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">31 Dec 22<\/span><\/td>\n<td><strong>By Balance c\/d<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">190<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">300<\/span><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">300<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When the accountant creates the Cash A\/c for the next quarter, in January 2023, he will take this value as the starting balance for the account, as Balance b\/d, or \u201cbrought down\u201d.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Cash A\/c<\/b><\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Date<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Particulars (debit)<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">J.F<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Amt (Rs)<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Date<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Particulars (credit)<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">J.F<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Amt (Rs)<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1 Jan 23<\/span><\/td>\n<td><strong>To Balance b\/d<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">190<\/span><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Money is the lifeblood of any business. How well managed is your business&#8217;s money? RazorpayX is a neobanking solution, optimized for business owners.<\/p>\n<p>You get everything your business needs, all in one place. Payroll, vendor payments, corporate credit cards, smart dashboards, and so much more.<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a style=\"border-radius: 3px; background: #528FF0; padding: 15px; font-weight: 600; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none; color: white;\" href=\"https:\/\/razorpay.com\/x\/?r=blog_cta_business_banking_what_is_a_ledger&amp;utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=cta\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-schema-attribute=\"\">Check out RazorpayX!<\/a><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"FAQs\"><\/span>FAQs<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<div id=\"rank-math-rich-snippet-wrapper\"><div id=\"rank-math-faq\" class=\"rank-math-block\">\n<div class=\"rank-math-list \">\n<div id=\"faq-1\" class=\"rank-math-list-item\">\n<h3 class=\"rank-math-question \"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_is_a_ledger\"><\/span>What is a ledger?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<div class=\"rank-math-answer \">\n\n<p>A ledger is the second step in the process of recording how money moves through a business. Ledgers are also called the Book of Secondary Entry. A ledger shows all the accounts that a business maintains, all debits and credits to that account through time, and finally, the closing balance of the account at the end of the accounting period.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"faq-2\" class=\"rank-math-list-item\">\n<h3 class=\"rank-math-question \"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_is_ledger_good_for\"><\/span>What is ledger good for?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<div class=\"rank-math-answer \">\n\n<p>A ledger gives business owners and accountants a comprehensive view of everything a business did in the accounting period. It is not just comprehensive, it is also well organized into accounts. If your business is left with insufficient cash the end of the quarter, all you\u2019d need to do is take a look at the Cash A\/c of your Ledger book, and you\u2019d be able to see where exactly all that cash is going!<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"faq-3\" class=\"rank-math-list-item\">\n<h3 class=\"rank-math-question \"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Are_ledgers_still_used\"><\/span>Are ledgers still used?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<div class=\"rank-math-answer \">\n\n<p>Yes! Ledgers remain a very important part of the accounting process. Of course, the actual recording procedure has changed thanks to new accounting software, but the importance of a ledger hasn't changed. <\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"faq-4\" class=\"rank-math-list-item\">\n<h3 class=\"rank-math-question \"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_is_debit_and_credit_balance_in_a_ledger\"><\/span>What is debit and credit balance in a ledger?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<div class=\"rank-math-answer \">\n\n<p>One of the most important things that a ledger does is provide information for the other financial statements. The Trial Balance is created from the closing balances of all the accounts in the ledger. Closing balances are calculated by adding all the debit values, and subtracting it from the sum of all the credit values. <\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What is a Ledger? A ledger is a record of bookkeeping entries or transactions. Ledgers are also called the Book of Secondary Entry, a Journal being the Book of Primary Entry. 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