Ledger accounts
Where all double entry occurs
DEAD CLIC
DR
Expenses
Assets
Drawings
CR
Liabilities
Income
Capital
PEARLS
DR
Purchases
Expenses
Assets
CR
Revenue
Liabilities
Shareholders equity
Double entry bookkeeping
2 effects for every transaction
DR Entries
Increase in assets Decrease in liabilities Decrease in capital Increases in expenses Decreases in revenue
CR Entries
Decrease in assets Increase in liabilities Increase in capital Decreases in expenses Increases in revenue
Summary of steps to record a transaction
1 identify the items affected
2 consider if increased or decreased
3 decide whether each account should debited or credited
4 check the debit entry and credit entry are for the same amount