A personal account is an account for use by an individual for that person's own needs. A few examples of personal accounts include debtors, creditors, banks, outstanding/prepaid accounts, accounts of credit customers, accounts of goods suppliers, capital, drawings, etc.

impersonal accounts: Accounts which are not held in the name of the persons or are directly related to the customers or suppliers of a business. a. Real Accounts, e.g. Asset Account; and, 2. Nominal Accounts, e.g. Income and Expenditure Accounts.