Prepaid insurance is that amount which is paid in advance and no benefit has taken yet that's why it is current asset for business.
Prepaid insurance is amount paid in advance that's why it is an asset of business and like all other assets accounts it also has debit balance as normal balance.
Debit
Prepaid Expenses would normally have a debit balance.
Debit.
Prepaid Rent is an asset, therefore to decrease the asset (or use up the rent) a decrease would be a credit. Assets generally maintain a debit balance, which means to increase the balance we debit and to decrease the balance we credit.
Prepaid insurance is amount paid in advance that's why it is an asset of business and like all other assets accounts it also has debit balance as normal balance.
Debit
Prepaid Expenses would normally have a debit balance.
Debit.
Prepaid Rent is an asset, therefore to decrease the asset (or use up the rent) a decrease would be a credit. Assets generally maintain a debit balance, which means to increase the balance we debit and to decrease the balance we credit.
[Debit] Prepaid Insurance [Credit] Cash / bank
Prepaid insurance is that amount the payment of which is done in advance but benefit has not yet taken by company so it is same like current asset of business and like all other current assets of business it’s balance is also debit balance.
debit insurance expense 10000 credit prepaid insurance 10000
debit prepaid insurance 11520credit cash 11520Debit Insurance Expense 1,920 Debit Prepaid Expenses 9,600 Credit Cash 11,520 This assumes the payment is made in the first month of coverage. If the payment is made before the coverage begins, the entire amount would be posted to Prepaid Expenses. If the payment was made after the coverage began (for example, in the second month of coverage), you would post the remaining number of months times 1,920 to Prepaid and the balance to Insurance Expense.
1. asset, debit 2. expense, debit 3. revenue, credit 4. liability, credit which one of them???
It's a debit
Prepaid expense is a debit balance.... Explanation... increase in assets......debited decrease in assets ..........credited increase in liabilities ........credited decrease in liabilities..........debited Prepaids Expenses are current assets since future expenses have been covered. Accordingly, an increase to prepaid expenses is a debit.