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What is the sales book?

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A sales book is a book that contains details of all the credit sales made by the firm. It is also called a sales journal.

Also read:

Cash Book

Purchase Book

Sales Book and Sales Return Book

Cash Flow Statement

Ledger in Accounting

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Q. How will be the following errors rectified?
(i) Sales Book is short casted by ₹ 5,000.
(ii) Sales Return Book is short casted by ₹ 500.
(iii) Balance of Sales Book is carried forward short by ₹ 1,000.
(iv) Balance of Sales Return Book is carried forward short by ₹ 100.

Q. How will you rectify the following errors?
(i) Sales Book is overcasted by ₹ 5,000.
(ii) Sales Return Book is short casted by ₹ 500.
(iii) Balance of Sales Book is carried forward in excess by ₹ 1,000.
(iv) Balance of Sales Return Book is carried forward in excess by ₹ 100.

Q. Following transactions were recorded in the books of Darshan Traders:−

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.

You are required to prepare (i) Purchase Book; (ii) Sales Book; (iii) Purchase Return Book, and (iv) Sales Return Book.

A sales book is :

Q. Total of sales book is ________ to sales accounts.

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