What Is an Example of an Accounts Receivable Journal Entry? If a restaurant supply company has sold $500 worth of utensils to Joe's Deli, the transaction will be recorded in the company's ledger as a $500 debit to assets as an accounts receivable. A corresponding journal entry will be made as a $500 credit to sales.
How Are Accounts Receivable Journal Entries Recorded? AR journal entries are recorded in the accounting system using a double-entry bookkeeping system. In this system, each transaction is recorded with two journal entries, one debiting one account and one crediting another account.