General ledger

General

The central record of a company's accounting, holding every account in the chart of accounts and every posted transaction as debits and credits. The general ledger is the source from which the trial balance, the balance sheet and the profit and loss statement are produced.

Related terms

Multi-entity accountingCapital expenditure (CapEx)Break-even pointKey account managementGDPRHRIS

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