Double Entry Bookkeeping System || Concept, Meaning & Notes || Grade XI ||
Grade XI Chapter - 2 Double Entry Bookkeeping System Meaning: Double entry book keeping system is a modern and scientific system of recording financial transactions. It recognizes the two aspects of every financial transaction and both of these are recording books of accounts. The system of making two entries for recording a transaction in the books of each contracting party is called the double entry bookkeeping system. Features of double entry bookkeeping system: 1. Double effect: - It follows the principles of double aspect by debiting and crediting the transactions. Every transaction has two fold effects : debit and credit. So, it has features of duality in the accounting system . 2. Equal effect : - It assumes that debit must be equal to credit amount. It considers the e...