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Q: Do you decrease a liability account with credit?
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Does credit from supplier decrease account payable account?

No, it increases the liability account.


Does sales tax payable have a normal credit balance?

All payable maintain a credit balance. A payable is a liability account and therefore like a liability does increase with a credit and decrease with a debit.


What would decrease liability?

Debit balance would decrease the liability as credit balance increases the liability.


Does a debit decrease liability?

Yes, a debit decrease liability and a credit increase liability. if a debtors/customer make the repayment obligation, it will decrease debtors, meaning decrease in liability.


How do you increase a liability?

A liability account is a credit account, and credit accounts can be increased by writing a credit in the journal entry. Therefore, a liability is increased by crediting it.


How Do You Decrease A Liability Account?

By paying the liability in part or in full.


Does a credit to a liability account increase or decrease amount owed?

It increases the amount owed, because creditors would be credited


Does a Credit to a liability account increases or decreases?

It increases the credit account


Is liability credit or debit?

Increase liabilities = credit Decrease labilities = debit


Is a liability account a debit or a credit?

Remember the basic accounting equations Assets = Liabilities + Owners Equity (Stockholders Equity) Assets increase with a debit Liabilities as well as Equity increase with a credit Liabilities have a credit balance (meaning you must credit the account to "increase" it and debit the account to "decrease" it) this makes liabilities a credit.


How do you record an increase in a liability account?

Any increase is an credit for a liability


What is the normal balance for an liability account?

Credit