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Errors Flashcards

1
Q

Error of commission

A

Posting to wrong account

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Error of omission

A

Balance being left out of the ledgers

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3
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Error of principle

A

Error where wrong account is credited/debited

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4
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Corresponding error

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When an error affecting one side of the ledger also effects the other side, an opposite error is made on both sides

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