Double-entry bookkeeping

GPTKB entity

Statements (33)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Accounting system
gptkbp:advantage Fraud prevention
Error detection
gptkbp:appliesTo Revenue
Equity
Expenses
Assets
Liabilities
gptkbp:basisFor Modern accounting
gptkbp:contrastsWith Single-entry bookkeeping
gptkbp:enables Preparation of financial statements
gptkbp:firstDescribed 1494
Summa de Arithmetica
gptkbp:guarantees Balance of books
gptkbp:hasComponent Double-sided entries
T-accounts
gptkbp:hasConcept Accounting equation
Debits and credits
gptkbp:hasRule Total debits equal total credits
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Double-entry bookkeeping
gptkbp:originatedIn gptkb:Italy
gptkbp:popularizedBy gptkb:Luca_Pacioli
gptkbp:principle Every transaction affects at least two accounts
gptkbp:relatedTo General ledger
Chart of accounts
Trial balance
gptkbp:requires Journal entries
Ledger accounts
gptkbp:usedBy Accountants
Businesses
gptkbp:usedIn Financial accounting
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Europe_(15th–16th_centuries)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6