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BabyJJ54
May 10, 2013, 05:35 PM
1. Receiva check from Pinpoint Marketing to pay balance due on their acct.
Their balance is $1605.

I am not sure how to record and post these as you please tell me if I am on the right track.
Accont Receivable Ledger
1605 Cr
Cash Receipts Journal
1605 Cr
General Journal
Accounts receivable-Pinpoint Marketing 1605 Dr
Sales 1605 Cr
Am I any where close to a being right on this. Please help.

pready
May 10, 2013, 08:01 PM
You only have one journal entry here. You are receiving payment on an account, so your journal entry will be:
Debit Cash for 1605
Credit Accounts Receivable for 1605

Your other journal entry is incorrect because your Sales have already been recorded when the Accounts Receivable Account was increased.

BabyJJ54
May 10, 2013, 09:41 PM
You only have one journal entry here. You are receiving payment on an account, so your journal entry will be:
Debit Cash for 1605
Credit Accounts Receivable for 1605

Your other journal entry is incorrect because your Sales have already been recorded when the Accounts Receivable Account was increased.

Thank you, I was thinking I had to also post to the General Ledger. I am a beginner at this I hope I can catch on soon. It is not as easy as I thought.

pready
May 11, 2013, 05:24 AM
My post was for a general ledger posting. If you are using special journals your debit would be to the Cash Receipts journal and your credit would be to Accounts Receivable.