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What does a sales journal record?
records sales of inventory on credit
What does cash receipts journal record?
records sales of inventory ON CASH
Where are sales of non-inventory assets on credit recorded?
In the general journal, since it is used for transactions not covered by special journals, as well as adjusting, closing, and correcting entries
Describe the sales journal
Each sale on credit is recorded separately in a sales journal
Information about each sale is taken from the sales receipt or invoice
It has columns for recording the date, customer's name, invoice number, posting reference, and the sales and cost amounts of each credit sale
Totals are posted at the end of the period to GL accounts
Customer accounts are in a subsidiary ledger and the financial statement accounts are in the GL
One column is used to A/R Dr. & Sales Cr, and another for COGS Dr. & Inventory Cr.

What types of posting occur for a sales journal
Posting to the subsidiary ledger(s)
Transactions in the SALES journal are posted to customer accounts in the A/R ledger to keep customer accounts up to date
When sales recorded in the sales journal are individually posted to customer accounts in the A/R ledger, check marks are entered in the sales journal’s PR column (since accounts are organized alphabetically)
THE EQUALITY OF DR. & CR. ARE MAINTAINED IN THE GENERAL LEDGER
Posting to the general ledger (GL)
The sales journal’s account columns are totaled at the end of each period and posted to respective accounts in the GL.
When totals are posted to accounts in the GL, the account numbers are entered below the column total in the sales journal for tracking
(eg. 106/413 in the image)
