Tax should be recorded in the general journal because it is an expense.
Tax is an expense, you do not record it in a balance sheet but on the general journal.
general ledger, general journal, special ledger, special journal, column balance ledger.
general journal
Record it as an expense.
debit cash / bank / accounts payablecredit expense account
Debit Accrued Interest Expense Credit Accrued Interest Payable
Debit is to depreciation expense.
The General Journal
the asset method = record all purchases as asset then recognize expense (diff of beg bal & end bal) dr. prepaid supply (purchase) cr. cash expense method = record all purchases as expense, then account for the ending balance. adjust beg balance to reflect end balance. dr. supply expense cr. cash
debit interest expensescredit interest payable
debit business expensescredit owner capital account
debit: expense account credit: account payable (vendor)