ACG 2021 Chapter Notes - Chapter 5: Subledger, General Ledger, Accounts Payable

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Accounting system- the methods and procedures for collecting, classifying, summarizing, and reporting a business"s financial and operating information: analyze user information needs, design the system to meet the user needs. Internal controls- the policies and procedures that protect assets from misuse, ensure that business information is accurate, and insure that laws and regulations are being followed. Processing methods- the means by which the accounting system collects, summarizes, and reports accounting information. Subsidiary ledger- a large number of individual accounts with a common characteristic are grouped together in this separate ledger. General ledger- the primary ledger which contains all of the balance sheet and income statement accounts. Controlling account- a summarizing account that represents each subsidiary ledger. Two of the most common subsidiary ledgers are accounts receivable subsidiary ledger and accounts payable subsidiary ledger. Accounts receivable subsidiary ledger- also known as customer"s ledger; lists the individual customer accounts in alphabetical order.

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