A sub ledger is a ledger containing all a detailed sub-set of
transactions. The total of the transactions in the sub ledger roll up into the
general ledger. For example, a sub ledger may contain all accounts receivable,
or accounts payable, or fixed asset transactions. Depending on the type of
sub ledger, it might contain information about transaction dates, descriptions,
and amounts billed, paid, or received. A summary-level entry is periodically
recorded in the general ledger. If someone is researching information in the
general ledger in an account that contains this summarized level of
information, he or she must then access the sub ledger to review
transaction-specific information.
As part of their year-end tests, auditors may trace
transactions from a sub ledger to the general ledger and from there to the
financial statements, to ensure that transactions are being recorded properly
in the accounting system.
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