Test your knowledge of double entry bookkeeping with our books of prime entry quiz.
Books of prime entry are used in bookkeeping to record and summarize details of accounting source documents. By recording details of specific types of transaction (such as credit sales or credit purchases) in one book or journal, a summary posting can be made to the accounting ledgers.
If you need a refresher course on this topic take a look at our special journals tutorial or our bookkeeping basics tutorials for further information.
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It is important to be able to identify which book of prime entry is used to record and summarize a particular type of accounting transaction. Test you knowledge by clicking on an answer to reveal whether its Right! or Wrong
Identify which book of prime entry is used for the transactions which follow.
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Chartered accountant Michael Brown is the founder and CEO of Double Entry Bookkeeping. He has worked as an accountant and consultant for more than 25 years and has built financial models for all types of industries. He has been the CFO or controller of both small and medium sized companies and has run small businesses of his own. He has been a manager and an auditor with Deloitte, a big 4 accountancy firm, and holds a degree from Loughborough University.