Your business transactions must be recorded on a regular basis to create current financial statements. Financial statements are used by your accountant to prepare tax returns; by investors and lenders ...

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A general ledger contains all balance sheet and income statement accounts. A general ledger controlling account represents a summary of transactions recorded in a subsidiary ledger. In turn, a ...