Bills Receivable Book is a special purpose book that is maintained to keep records of bills received from the debtors. It contains details such as acceptor’s name, date of bill, due date, amount, etc. for future references. It is totaled periodically and its balance is transferred to the debit side of the bills receivable account.
Benefits of Maintaining the Bill Receivable Book –
a. Availability of information: All the information related to the bills receivable, such as amount, due date, etc., is recorded at one place and hence are easily accessible.
b. Possibility of fraud: Since all the bills are recorded at one place, possibility of fraud is minimized.
c. Responsibility: The person who maintains the bills receivable book will also be responsible for any errors or omissions. Therefore, higher degree of accountability and responsibility exists. Also, if any error is detected, then it can be fixed quickly.
d. Time efficient: Recording of bills receivable through the bills receivable book takes lesser time than that of journal entry. Therefore, it saves time of the accountant in recording numerous transactions of repetitive and routine nature.
