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By paying the liability in part or in full.

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Q: How Do You Decrease A Liability Account?
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Does credit from supplier decrease account payable account?

No, it increases the liability account.


What will decrease a liability and increase a liability?

account payable paid-off by arranging a new loan.


Decrease an asset account and decrease a liability account?

if you have a asset and you sale it and then money which you get pay as a liability so decreas in asset and decreas in liability occurs.


What transaction would cause decrease and increase liability account?

A liability account is money owed by a company. Such as Accounts Payable and Notes Payable.A transaction that would increase a liability account is if you purchased an item on account. This would increase either the Account Payable or Note Payable accounts.A transaction that would decrease these are actual payments you make to the person/company you owe, hence lowering the balance of how much is owed.For example, I purchase a truck costing $15,000, that transaction has increased my liability in notes payable. Once I begin making payments on that truck, each of those payments will decrease the liability.


What records a decrease in liability?

Records of decrease in a liability is Debit


What an example of a decrease in an asset and a decrease in a liability?

Paying A/P: Decrease in Cash (Asset), Decrease in A/P (Liability)


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.


Payments of accounts payable will have what affect on total assets?

Making a payment on an account payable will decrease cash. At the same time it will also decrease your liability for that same amount.


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

It increases the amount owed, because creditors would be credited


A payment of a portion of an accounts payable will?

Decrease Cash (credit) and Decrease Account Payable (debit). This is if you're paying cash which of course is the common way to pay an account payable. An account payable is what you owe another person or company, by paying even a portion of the account it will decrease your liability (what you owe) as well as decreasing your amount of cash on hand.


Is an account receivable still enforceable if it is sold to a factor?

Yes. All account receivables are enforceable even if sold to a factor. All a factor does is decrease the liability that is due.