A subsidiary ledger is

A) used in place of the general ledger if the general ledger is destroyed or stolen.
B) a group of accounts used by branches and subsidiaries of a corporate business.
C) a group of accounts with a common characteristic that provides detailed information about a control account in the general ledger.
D) used to post excess transactions if a general ledger account becomes full during an accounting period.

Subsidiary Ledger

A detailed ledger that contains the individual accounts needed to support a major ledger account, such as accounts receivable, where individual customer accounts are detailed.

Control Account

An account used in the general ledger to summarize and keep track of transactions relating to a specific aspect of a company's finances, such as accounts receivable or payable.

General Ledger

A comprehensive record of all financial transactions within an organization, serving as the foundation for a company's financial statements.