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<glossdef >
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<para >In formal accounting, a transaction is never deleted. Therefore, when
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a mistake is made, the original transaction remains in the ledger, and a
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- transaction is added to the ledger that reverses the original. This
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- <emphasis >reversing transaction</emphasis > restores the books to the state before
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- the error, and a new correct transaction is created. Reversing
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+ transaction is added to the ledger that reverses the original. This
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+ <emphasis >reversing transaction</emphasis > duplicates the original transaction,
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+ but with debit and credit amounts reversed. This removes the effect of the
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+ erroneous transaction from the books. After entering the reversing transaction,
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+ a corrected transaction can then be entered. Reversing
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transactions are not commonly used in personal accounting.</para >
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