What Is the Matching Principle

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What is the matching principle?

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Definitions:

Debit Memorandum

A document issued by a buyer to a seller indicating a debit made to the seller's account, often due to returned goods or errors in the invoice.

Subsidiary Ledger

A subsidiary ledger is a detailed ledger containing individual accounts with a common characteristic, which is summarized and presented in a single account in the general ledger.

Control Account

A summary account in the general ledger that consolidates and reflects the total amount of transactions recorded in subsidiary ledgers for easier oversight and reconciliation.