A general ledger is an accounting record book in which you maintain a record of transactions for each of your company's accounts. The source of information for each transaction is typically your ...

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A company's business transactions are recorded to a general ledger for financial reporting and analysis purposes. There are several advantages to immediately updating a general ledger account. Current ...