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Contra Entry

Also called: contra transaction

What is Contra Entry?

A contra entry records a movement between a business's own accounts — cash deposited into the bank, cash withdrawn for the till, or a transfer between two bank accounts. Nothing is earned or spent.

Why Contra Entry matters

Contra entries are frequently miscoded as income or expense, which inflates both sides of the P&L. A shop depositing daily takings can double-count an entire month's revenue this way.

How Contra Entry works in practice

Post them as transfers between asset accounts, never through income or expense. In a cash book they appear on both sides, which is why they are marked as contra rather than totalled.

Worked example

Depositing ₹50,000 of takings debits the bank and credits cash in hand — no revenue is recorded.

Frequently asked questions

No. The income was recorded when the sale happened; the deposit only moves money between your own accounts.

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