The general ledger is also known as the main or nominal ledger, because it holds both sides of double-entry transactions. In contrast, the purchase and sales ledgers are called subsidiary ledgers ...

A purchase order is a legally binding document between a supplier and a buyer. It details the items the buyer agrees to purchase at a certain price point. It also outlines the delivery date and terms ...

Next up in our series looking at open-source business applications is SQL-Ledger. This software package, written in the Perl scripting language, is a double-entry accounting system aimed at small and ...

When Fort Meade leaders realized in January that an emergency repair was needed to keep the city’s electrical substation running, City Manager Edward Dean was unavailable. Someone with the city ...