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What entries appear in the purchases ledger control account?

Intermediate

Answer

Credits: opening creditors, credit purchases, and interest charged by suppliers. Debits: payments to suppliers, discounts received, purchases returns, and contras/set-offs. The balancing figure is the closing creditors total.
PLCA:
  Cr: Opening bal, Credit purchases
  Dr: Payments, Discounts received, Returns, Contra
  Balance c/d = closing creditors
Real-world example The payables control account is credited with supplier invoices and debited with payments and discounts received.

Common follow-ups: What goes on the credit side? | Where do purchases returns appear?

Sales & Purchase Ledgers Cash Book & Petty Cash Control Accounts
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