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Is a purchase return account a contra account?

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Yes, a purchase return account is a contra account that reduces the balance of the related account.

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Cash Book

Purchase Book

Sales Book and Sales Return Book

Cash Flow Statement

Ledger in Accounting

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Q. Rectify the following errors assuming that Suspense Account was opened. Ascertain the difference in Trial Balance.
(a) Credit sales to Mohan ₹ 7,000 were recorded in Purchase Book. However, Mohan's Account was correctly debited.
(b) Credit purchases from Rohan ₹ 9,000 were recorded in Sales Book. However, Rohan's Account was correctly credited.
(c) Goods returned to Rakesh ₹ 4,000 were recorded in Sale Returns Book. However, Rakesh's Account was correctly debited.
(d) Goods returned from Mahesh ₹ 1,000 were recorded through Purchase Returns Book. However, Mahesh's Account was correctly credited.
(e) Goods returned to Naresh ₹ 2,000 were recorded through Purchases Book. However, Naresh's Account was correctly debited.

From the following Subsidiary Book Prepare necessary ledger accounts and balance them.

Purchases Book
Date	Particulars	Inward Invoice No.	L.F.	Amount Rs
2011 Aug. 2	Laxman			4,250
5	Joseph			1,500
10	Salman			3,000
15	Kamini			2,500
31	Patel			800
	Total			12,050

Purchase Return Book
Date	Particulars	Debit Note No.	L.F.	Amount Rs
2011 Aug.7	Laxman			550
18	Kamini			700
31	Patel			100
	Total			1,350

Rectification of an error of overcasting in the Purchase returns book will require purchase return account to be ___ & suspense account to be ___

The total of Purchase Return book is posted to the ___ of purchases return account.

Q. Purchase return account in ledger
Or purchase return amount in purchases ac at cr side as
By purchases return xxx

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