Accountancy Project
Accountancy Project
CASH MEMO
RECEIPT
INTODUCTION- VOUCHER
DEBIT NOTE
CREDIT NOTE
SOURCE DOCUMENTS
1. Accounting deals in facts, which can
be verified by documentary evidence
known as source documents.
2. It usually has A description of a
business transaction, The date , A
specific amount of money and an
authorizing signature.
3. For eg: Cash memo, invoice, cheque
and pay-in-slip, etc.
CASH MEMO
It is a document indicating the amount,
date and details of cash purchases and
cash sales. We receive cash memo on
cash purchases and issue cash memo
on sales. On the basis of these cash
memos, cash purchases, cash sales and
cash payments are recorded in the
books.
Receipt
In case of receiving amount, we issue a
receipt indicating the date and amount of
payment, details of the payer and the
purpose of payment. The counterfeit or the
carbon copy of the receipt issued is used as
source document for the receipt of the
amount. In the same way, when we make
the payment, we are issued receipts and
record the payment in the books of
Accounts.
Vouchers
When source document is considered as
evidence of an event or transaction,
then it is called voucher. eg- debit
note, credit note, cash payment etc.
▪ (i) Vouchers are documentary
evidence.
▪ (ii) Vouchers are written document.
▪ (iii) Vouchers present full description
of the transaction.
DEBIT NOTE