Types of Accounts in Tally ERP 9


1. Personal account:


Personal account includes the account of persons with whom the business deals. The person classified the following ways.

a) Natural person:

The natural person mention to name of individuals customers and Suppliers. E.g.: Ravi, Rams, Mala

b) Artificial person:

Clubs, Banks, Companies, Firms, Co-Operative societies.

c) Representative person:

The Accounts which represent a certain person or group of person. For example, Rent outstanding represents the amount rent dues to the Land lord.

The Rules for the Personal Account are:

  • a. Debit the Receiver
  • b. Credit the Giver

2. Real Account:


These are account of assets or properties. Real account includes tangible assets and also intangible assets.

The rules of Real Account are::

  • a. Debit What Comes In
  • b. Credit What Goes Out

3. Nominal Account:


These are the accounts of items which do not have any material existence. Accounts of expenses or loses and Income or gain comes under it.The rules of nominal Account are:

  • a. Debit all expenses and loses
  • b. Credit all incomes and gains

Tally ERP 9