What is meant by purchase return books?

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Purchase returns book is a book in accounting where the goods that are returned to the supplier are recorded. It is also known as purchase returns day book or return outwards book.

Also read:

Cash Book

Purchase Book

Sales Book and Sales Return Book

Cash Flow Statement

Ledger in Accounting

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Rectify the following errors:

(a)	Sales book overcast by Rs 700.
(b)	Purchases book overcast by Rs 500.
(c)	Sales return book overcast by Rs 300.
(d)	Purchase return book overcast by Rs 200.

2017
March 1	Sold to Chandra Light House :−
	50 Tubelights @ ₹ 60 each Less : 20%
	20 Heaters @ ₹120 each Less : 25%
5	Purchased from Charat Ram Electric Co. :−
	25 Table Fans @ ₹ 600 each
	20 Ceiling Fans @ ₹800 each
10	Chaudhary & Sons purchased from us :−
	80 Dozen Bulbs @ ₹ 90 per Dozen
12	Purchased from Ram Lal & Sons one Typewriter for ₹ 6,000 on credit, for office use.
16	Sri Ram & Sons sold to us :−
	10 Electric Irons @ ₹ 180 each less : 10%
20	Chandra Light House returned :−
	5 Tubelights sold on March 1.
22	Sold goods to Jai Bhagwan & Co. for cash ₹ 10,000.
25	Returned to Sri Ram & Sons 2 Electric Irons purchased on March 16.

Rectify the following errors.

(i) Sales book overcast by Rs. 700.

(ii) Purchase book overcast by Rs. 500.

(iii) Sales return book overcast by Rs. 300.

(iv) Purchase return book overcast by Rs. 200.

(v) Sales book undercast by Rs. 300.

(vi) Purchase book undercast by Rs. 400.

(vii) Return inwards book undercast by Rs. 200.

(viii) Return outwards book undercast by Rs. 100.

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

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