Ledger account numbering example.

1000 ASSETS

2000 LIABILITIES

3000 OWNERS EQUITIES

4000 REVENUE

5000 COST OF GOODS SOLD

6000 – 7000 OPERATING EXPENSES

Simple Example Chart of Accounts

Asset Accounts
  • 101 Bank/Cash at Bank[
  • 102 Cash
  • 108 Deferred Expense
  • 110 Other A52312
  • 112 Accounts Receivable
  • 116 Supplies
  • 130 Prepaid Insurance
  • 157 Equipment
  • 158 Accumulated Depreciation Equipment
Liability Accounts
  • 200 Notes Payable
  • 201 Accounts Payable
  • 209 Unearned Service Revenue
  • 230 Interest Payable
  • 231 Deferred Gross profit
Equity Accounts (for sole proprietorship and partnerships)
  • 300 Owner’s capital
  • 311 Share Capital-Ordinary
  • 320 Retained Earnings
  • 330 Capital contributions
  • 332 Dividends
  • 350 Income Summary
  • 360 Drawings (Distributions)
Equity Accounts (for corporations)
  • 300 Dividend
  • 310 Capital in excess of par
  • 330 Retained earnings

Profit & Loss Accounts

Revenue Accounts
  • 400 Rental Income
  • 410 Sales Income
  • 420 Interest Income
  • 430 Other Income
Expense Accounts
  • 570 0000Office Expense
  • 585 Computer Expenses
  • 595 Communication Expense
  • 597 Labour & Welfare Expenses
  • 610 Advertising Expenses
  • 599 Printing & Stationery Expenses
  • 631 Supplies Expense
  • 007 Depreciation Expense
  • 722 Insurance Expense
  • 726 Salaries and Wages Expense
  • 729 Rent Expense
  • 732 Utilities Expense
  • 905 Interest Expense

Swedish BAS chart of accounts layout

Asset accounts
  • 1150 Buildings and land assets
  • 1200 Inventories, Machines
  • 1210 Alterna
  • 1220 IngDirect Savings
  • 1230 Tangerine chequing
  • 1240 Account Receivable
Liability accounts
  • 2300 Loans
  • 2400 Short debts (payables 2440)
  • 2500 Income Tax Payable
  • 2600 VAT Payable
  • 2700 Wages Payable
  • 2800-2999 other liabilities

Profit & Loss accounts

Revenue accounts
  • 3000 Revenue Accounts
Expense accounts
  • 4000 Costs directly related to revenues
  • 5000-7999 General expense Accounts
  • 8000 Financial Accounts
  • 9000 Contra-accounts

Source:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chart_of_accounts#Example_Chart_of_Accounts

Last modified: July 29, 2019

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