General ledger

<p>In <a href="/facts/Bookkeeping/zHglNNjd">bookkeeping</a>, a general ledger is a bookkeeping <a href="/facts/Ledger/MtxtsquH">ledger</a> in which accounting data are posted from <a href="/facts/General_journal/pdM4UmvD">journals</a> and aggregated from <a href="/facts/Subledger/UogFvKgR">subledgers</a>, such as <a href="/facts/Accounts_payable/paPtrc3d">accounts payable</a>, <a href="/facts/Accounts_receivable/FRRvpnyg">accounts receivable</a>, <a href="/facts/Cash_management/eLzAaqLI">cash management</a>, <a href="/facts/Fixed_assets/67rk5BsC">fixed assets</a>, purchasing and projects. A general ledger may be maintained on paper, on a computer, or in the cloud. A ledger account is created for each account in the <a href="/facts/Chart_of_accounts/BEBlnozR">chart of accounts</a> for an organization and is classified into account categories, such as income, expense, assets, liabilities, and equity; the collection of all these accounts is known as the general ledger. The general ledger holds financial and non-financial data for an organization. Each account in the general ledger consists of one or more pages.  It includes details such as the date of sale, invoice number, customer details, and the amount due. This ledger helps businesses track outstanding receivables and manage <a href="/facts/Cash_flow/TM2tHnlW">cash flow</a> efficiently. An organization's <a href="/facts/Statement_of_financial_position/ovuN89Tg">statement of financial position</a> and the <a href="/facts/Income_statement/8GA6orju">income statement</a> are both derived from income and expense account categories in the general ledger.
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General ledger