Question
What is a Purchases Book?

Answer

Purchases Books is a subsidiary book in which credit purchases of goods, i.e., goods in which the firm deals or uses for manufacturing goods are recorded. Thus, cash purchases of goods and non-goods like fixed assets are not recorded in Purchases Bock.

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