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A double-entry bookkeeping system is one where each [[Financial Transaction|financial transactions]] is recorded in the accounting system [[Two|twice]] - once as a [[credit]] and again as a [[debit]] for the same amount. These two transactions cancel each other out which serves as a way of checking all the transaction amounts are recorded accurately. | A double-entry bookkeeping system is one where each [[Financial Transaction|financial transactions]] is recorded in the accounting system [[Two|twice]] - once as a [[credit]] and again as a [[debit]] for the same amount. These two transactions cancel each other out which serves as a way of checking all the transaction amounts are recorded accurately. | ||
In a manual bookkeeping system each account would have it's own page in the [[Ledger Account|ledgers]], with [[debit]] entries on the left and [[credit]] entries on the right with the top line being used for the account heading (account details etc.) This is why the double entry accounts are sometimes referred to as 'T' accounts. | |||
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A double-entry bookkeeping system is one where each financial transactions is recorded in the accounting system twice - once as a credit and again as a debit for the same amount. These two transactions cancel each other out which serves as a way of checking all the transaction amounts are recorded accurately.
In a manual bookkeeping system each account would have it's own page in the ledgers, with debit entries on the left and credit entries on the right with the top line being used for the account heading (account details etc.) This is why the double entry accounts are sometimes referred to as 'T' accounts.