{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Sage Advice US","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-us\/blog","author_name":"Francesca Whitehall","author_url":"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-us\/blog\/author\/francescawhitehall\/","title":"What is a journal entry?","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"kEjUjLwJ44\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-us\/blog\/glossary\/what-is-a-journal-entry\/\">What is a journal entry?<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-us\/blog\/glossary\/what-is-a-journal-entry\/embed\/#?secret=kEjUjLwJ44\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;What is a journal entry?&#8221; &#8212; Sage Advice US\" data-secret=\"kEjUjLwJ44\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-us\/blog\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","description":"A journal entry is a recording of a financial transaction in a ledger (or journal) that can be subsequently used for reconciliation and transfer to other official accounting records such as the\u00a0intelligent general ledger. Often, journal entries are managed through general ledger software. A journal entry lists the transaction date, which account was affected, and [&hellip;]","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/sage-logo.png","thumbnail_width":1200,"thumbnail_height":675}