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Balancing Other Accounts
Some ledger accounts have one transaction each and therefore there is no real calculation involved. They would be balanced as shown here.
DR
Advertising Account
CR
Date
Details
Amount
Date
Details
Amount
May 8
Bank Account
400
May 31
Balance c/d
400
400
400
June 1
Balance b/d
400
DR
Bank Account
CR
Date
Details
Amount
Date
Details
Amount
May 1
Capital Account
5000
May 3
Rent Payable Account
1000
May 2
Loan Account
10000
May 4
Equipment Account
1200
May 18
Sales Account
960
May 8
Advertising Account
400
May 25
Sales Account
1220
May 9
Insurance Account
300
May 28
Debtor Greenland Golf Club Account
250
May 10
Purchases Account
2300
May 30
Sales Account
880
May 11
Purchases Account
1800
May 15
Cash Account
300
May 28
Drawings Account
600
May 29
Creditor Shops R Us Account
800
May 30
Bank Interest Account
50
May 31
Balance c/d
9560
18310
18310
June 1
Balance b/d
9560
DR
Bank Interest Account
CR
Date
Details
Amount
Date
Details
Amount
May 30
Bank Account
50
May 31
Balance c/d
50
50
50
June 1
Balance b/d
50
DR
Capital Account
CR
Date
Details
Amount
Date
Details
Amount
May 31
Balance c/d
5000
May 1
Bank Account
5000
5000
5000
June 1
Balance b/d
5000
DR
Cash Account
CR
Date
Details
Amount
Date
Details
Amount
May 15
Bank Account
300
May 26
Sales Returns Account
30
May 31
Balance c/d
270
300
300
June 1
Balance b/d
270
DR
Creditor Shops R Us Account
CR
Date
Details
Amount
Date
Details
Amount
May 29
Bank Account
800
May 5
Equipment Account
800
May 31
Balance c/d
4500
May 6
Fixtures & Fittings Account
4500
5300
5300
June 1
Balance b/d
4500
DR
Creditor Style Accessories Account
CR
Date
Details
Amount
Date
Details
Amount
May 14
Purchases Returns Account
120
May 13
Purchases Account
1400
May 31
Balance c/d
1280
1400
1400
June 1
Balance b/d
1280
DR
Debtor Greenland Golf Club Account
CR
Date
Details
Amount
Date
Details
Amount
May 23
Sales Account
250
May 28
Bank Account
250
250
250
DR
Drawings Account
CR
Date
Details
Amount
Date
Details
Amount
May 28
Bank Account
600
May 31
Balance c/d
600
600
600
June 1
Balance b/d
600
DR
Equipment Account
CR
Date
Details
Amount
Date
Details
Amount
May 4
Bank Account
1200
May 31
Balance c/d
2000
May 5
Creditor Shops R Us Account
800
2000
2000
June 1
Balance b/d
2000
DR
Fixtures & Fittings Account
CR
Date
Details
Amount
Date
Details
Amount
May 6
Creditor Shops R Us Account
4500
May 31
Balance c/d
4500
4500
4500
June 1
Balance b/d
4500
DR
Insurance Account
CR
Date
Details
Amount
Date
Details
Amount
May 9
Bank Account
300
May 31
Balance c/d
300
300
300
June 1
Balance b/d
300
DR
Loan Account
CR
Date
Details
Amount
Date
Details
Amount
May 31
Balance c/d
10000
May 2
Bank Account
10000
10000
10000
June 1
Balance b/d
10000
DR
Purchases Account
CR
Date
Details
Amount
Date
Details
Amount
May 10
Bank Account
2300
May 31
Balance c/d
5500
May 11
Bank Account
1800
May 13
Creditor Style Accessories Account
1400
5500
5500
June 1
Balance b/d
5500
DR
Purchases Returns Account
CR
Date
Details
Amount
Date
Details
Amount
May 31
Balance c/d
120
May 14
Creditor Style Accessories Account
120
120
120
June 1
Balance b/d
120
DR
Rent Payable Account
CR
Date
Details
Amount
Date
Details
Amount
May 3
Bank Account
1000
May 31
Balance c/d
1000
1000
1000
June 1
Balance b/d
1000
DR
Sales Account
CR
Date
Details
Amount
Date
Details
Amount
May 31
Balance c/d
3310
May 18
Bank Account
960
May 23
Debtor Greenland Golf Club Account
250
May 25
Bank Account
1220
May 30
Bank Account
880
3310
3310
June 1
Balance b/d
3310
DR
Sales Returns Account
CR
Date
Details
Amount
Date
Details
Amount
May 26
Cash Account
30
May 31
Balance c/d
30
30
30
June 1
Balance b/d
30
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