Glossary: J

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1 Canadian tax & accounting term starting with J

Plain-language definitions, each with the CRA rule it comes from and the filings it affects.

Journal Entry

A journal entry is the record of a single financial transaction in double-entry bookkeeping, with equal debits and credits posted to two or more accounts.

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