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General Ledger (GL): Definition, Significance, Implementation

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Since the money account is obtaining income, then the debit section will show a gain and display an amount for the amount. For this transaction, the credit section will stay intact for this account. To retain the accounting equation's net-zero discrepancy, one asset account must enhance while another reduces by the same quantity.

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What are GL Codes and how to assign them effectively?

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For example, all asset accounts might start with the number 1 (e.g., 1010 for Cash, 1020 for Accounts Receivable, etc.). Posting to Accounting Software and Syncing Data with other apps: The validated transaction, complete with assigned GL codes, is automatically uploaded to the accounting software.