Credit because it is an equity account
The normal balance in a capital account is a credit. Capital is a balance sheet account. Assets = Liabilities + Capital
A liability account normally has a credit balance.
Additional Paid-in Capital is a normal credit balance account.
Capital is a Credit Balance account. To increase capital and therefore increase OE, you will Credit the account. Not DEBIT. You Debit Cash, Credit Capital.
Capital account has credit balance as a normal balance of account as it is the amount company requires to return back to it's owner at the time of liquidation.
The normal balance in a capital account is a credit. Capital is a balance sheet account. Assets = Liabilities + Capital
it is a credit balance
A liability account normally has a credit balance.
Yes capital stock has credit balance as a normal balance so increase is also has credit balance.
Additional Paid-in Capital is a normal credit balance account.
Capital is a Credit Balance account. To increase capital and therefore increase OE, you will Credit the account. Not DEBIT. You Debit Cash, Credit Capital.
Capital account has credit balance as a normal balance of account as it is the amount company requires to return back to it's owner at the time of liquidation.
No. A revenue account should always show a credit balance.
Debit
Prepaid Expenses would normally have a debit balance.
Paid in capital is liability for business and like all liabilities it also has credit balance as normal balance.
A contra-account is a sub-account or a related account that normally has the opposite balance, thereby reducing the balance of the main account. For example, Reserve for Bad Debts is a contra-account to Accounts Receivable. A/R normally has a debit balance while the reserve normally has a credit balance.