How to post a transaction that touches three accounts

Part paid now, part owed. Two bills in one payment. Build entries with three lines and check the debits still equal the credits.

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Task 1More than two accounts2 questions

Some transactions touch three accounts or more. This is called a compound entry.

The rule does not change: the debits add up to the same total as the credits.

Kestrel Coffee buys a second van from Ridge Motors for £9,000. It pays £3,000 from the bank now and owes Ridge Motors the rest. Ignore VAT.

Task 2A sale paid in part2 questions

You write a journal entry and pick the right answer.

Task 3Two bills in one payment2 questions

You write a journal entry and find the mistake in a table.