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Increase liabilities = credit

Decrease labilities = debit

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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.


Is a mortgage repayment for a business a credit or a debit entry?

Credit to cash, debit to the liability account for the mortgage.


What is the purchase of equipment on credit recorded by?

A debit to equipment and a credit to liability


Are accrued expenses a debit or credit balance?

credit because it is a liability.


Does accrued salaries have a debit or credit balance?

Credit; liability accounts are always credit


Is land a credit or debit?

Debit - expense or asset Credit - income or liability As land is an asset, it is a debit entry with the credit being to Bank/Cash/Sellor of the land


How is a liability increased by a credit or debit?

Liability has credit balance as normal balance so credit increases the liability which means addition to current liability will increase the overall liability and reduction in liability will reduce overall liability.


What would decrease liability?

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


Why increasing a liability account with a credit when increasing an asset account with a debit?

Liability has credit balance as normal balance so credit joins credit and increases it while assets has debit balance as normal balance so debit and credit cannot join together like plus plus is equals to plus.


How does an increase in liability affect the debit or credit side of the accounting equation?

An increase in liability will affect the credit side of the accounting equation.


Is a contra account a debit or credit account?

That depends, it could be either. a contra-asset account would be just the opposite of an asset. All assets have a debit balance (increase with debit) therefore a contra-asset account would be a credit. The same holds true with a contra-liability account, it is just the opposite, a liability maintains a credit balance (increases with a credit) therefore a contra-liability account would be a debit.


Is a contra account a debit or a credit?

That depends, it could be either. a contra-asset account would be just the opposite of an asset. All assets have a debit balance (increase with debit) therefore a contra-asset account would be a credit. The same holds true with a contra-liability account, it is just the opposite, a liability maintains a credit balance (increases with a credit) therefore a contra-liability account would be a debit.