What are the features of a ledger account?

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The features of a ledger account are as follows:

It follows the double entry system.

It is known as the principal book of entry.

It helps in the preparation of trial balance from which the financial statements can be prepared.

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Q. State whether the following statements are ‘True or False”.

1) Ledger is known as the book of original entry.
2) Narration is not necessary in ledger.
3) All accounts are closed down at the end of the accounting year.
4) Recording of a transaction in Journal is called posting.
5) Balance of personal account is brought down for the next year.
6) All transactions are recorded directly in ledger.
7) Ledger Folio and index is necessary for ledger.
8) Ledger posting is not necessary for Journal Proper.
9) Ledger Folio is recorded in Journal.
10) Ledger posting is made before passing Journal entry.

Write the word, term, phrase, Which can substitute each of the following statement.

1) Transfer of a Journal entry from Journal to ledger.
2) Total of Debit side of an A/c is more than total of Credit side of an A/c.
3) Page number of ledger.
4) A book of an account in which all ledger accounts are maintained.
5) Left hand side of an account.
6) Right hand side of an account.
7) Types of accounts which are not balanced but transferred to Trading A/c or Profit & Loss A/c.
8) Bound book of accounts.
9) An account where total of Purchases Book is posted.
10) A statement of accounts prepared from the balances of ledger account.

Q. Which is the book of an account in which all ledger accounts are maintained?

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