Q. Describe about ledger?

A ledger (general ledger) is the absolute collection of all the accounts of a company. The ledgers are feasibly in a bound volume in, loose-leaf form or in computer memory. Accounts plunge into two general groups (a) balance sheet accounts (assets, liabilities, and stockholders' equity) and (b) income statement accounts (revenues and expenses). The terms permanent accounts and real accounts as well refer to balance sheet accounts. Balance sheet accounts are real accounts for the reason that they aren't sub classifications or subdivisions of any other account.

They are permanent accounts for the reason that their balances are not transferred (or closed) to any other account at the end of the accounting period. Dividends accounts and the account Income statement are nominal accounts for the reason that they are merely sub classifications of the stockholders' equity accounts. Nominal literally indicates that ‘in name only'. Nominal accounts are as well called temporary accounts because they temporarily contain revenue expense and dividend information that is transferred (or closed) to the Retained Earnings account at the end of the accounting period.