हिंदी

Concept of Account

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Topics

  • Introduction
  • Definitions: Account
  • Types of Accounts
  • Examples
Maharashtra State Board: Class 11

Introduction

An account is where we keep all the records of monetary transactions about persons, properties, expenses or incomes,etc in one place.

Maharashtra State Board: Class 11

Definitions : Account

An account is a summarized record of transactions affecting one person, one kind of property or one class of gain or loss.” – G.R. Batliboi
“An account is a ledger record in a summarized form of all the transactions that have taken place with the particular person or thing specified.” –Carter

Maharashtra State Board: Class 11

Types of Accounts

Maharashtra State Board: Class 11

Examples

Account Type Sub-type Meaning Examples
Personal Account Natural Person Accounts of human beings Rajesh A/c, Meena A/c
  Artificial Person Accounts of organisations (created by law or otherwise) SBI Bank A/c, Infosys Ltd. A/c
  Representative Personal Accounts that indirectly represent a person (prepaid or outstanding amounts) Outstanding Rent A/c, Prepaid Insurance A/c
Impersonal Account: Real Tangible Real Assets you can touch and see Furniture A/c, Machinery A/c
  Intangible Real Assets that cannot be seen/touched Goodwill A/c, Patents A/c, Trademark A/c
Impersonal Account: Nominal Expenses, losses, incomes and gains of the business Rent Expense A/c, Salary A/c, Commission Received A/c
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