Difference between Journal and Ledger  :- 






    Difference between journal and ledger are 1:- journal is the book of prime entry and ledger is the book of final entry .  

Difference between journal and ledger are 2:- journal Debit and  credit amount of a transaction are record in adjacent columns and ledger Debit and credit amount of a transaction are record in two different sides of two different columns . 

Difference between journal and ledger are 3:- Journal transaction are record in order of  accurance ( chronological order ) and ledger transaction are classified according to the nature and are grooved in to the concerned account . 

4:- Journal assoon as transaction orginates it is recorded in journal and ledger transaction are posted in the ledger of the same have been recorded in the journal .

 5:- Journal narration ( brief description is required for each entry and ledger narration is not required .