Practice mode Accounting

Which of these is an error of omission?

Correct answer B. The total of the sales journal has not been posted to the Sales Account

Explanation

Failing to post the sales journal total to the sales account leaves one side of the entry unrecorded in the ledger, which is an error of partial omission.

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