Ledger Account is a journal in which a company maintains the data of all the transactions and financial statement.

Put your assets and expenses on the left side of the ledger. Your liabilities, equity, and revenue go on the right side. Both sides must have equal values for your ledger to balance. At the end of each period, transfer your journal entries into your general ledger for small business.

A ledger in accounting refers to a book that contains different accounts where records of transactions pertaining to a specific account is stored. It is also known as the book of final entry or principal book of accounts. It is a book where all transactions either debited or credited are stored.