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What is normal balance of liability accounts?
Liabilities are typically credit balances
Which accounts normally have credit balances?
All liabilities as well as sales account has credit balance as normal accounting balances.
Which of the following accounts are expected to have normal credit balances?
Income, Liabilities Capital/Funds
Which account decreases when debit?
All those accounts decreases with debit which normal or default balances are credit for example all liabilities or incomes are decreased with debits because their default balances are credit balance.
How do you verify balances on the trial balance?
verify the balances of all ledger accounts
WHAT is normal balance of accounts payable?
credit balances
What is normal balance of liability accounts?
Liabilities are typically credit balances
Which accounts normally have credit balances?
All liabilities as well as sales account has credit balance as normal accounting balances.
Which of the following accounts are expected to have normal credit balances?
Income, Liabilities Capital/Funds
What is the normal balance of an account in the accounts payable subsidiary ledger?
Accounts receivables has debit balance as normal balance of account and shown in current assets in balance sheet.
Definition of contra equity?
Contra Equity refers to an equity account with a normal debit balance, where as other standard equity accounts have normal credit balances. Expense accounts are contra equity accounts because they are used to find totals for a debit of the owner's equity account.
Which account decreases when debit?
All those accounts decreases with debit which normal or default balances are credit for example all liabilities or incomes are decreased with debits because their default balances are credit balance.
How do you verify balances on the trial balance?
verify the balances of all ledger accounts
Why do expense accounts have debit balances?
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What report lists accounts and their balances in which the total debit balances should equal the total credit balances?
Trial Balance
What is the purpose of closing entries?
The purpose of closing entries is to transfer the balances of temporary accounts to permanent accounts. These entries are used via the adjusted trial balances.
Why may a control account carries both debit and credit balances?
A control account summarizes a set of subsidiary accounts. For example, Accounts receivable may have a control account, representing total Accounts receivable, and also may have a set of subsidiary accounts, representing the amount of Accounts receivable owed by each customer/debtor. The total of all subsidiary accounts must equal the balance of the control account. Control accounts will have debit or credit balances depending on the nature of those accounts. Control accounts for assets, such as Accounts receivable or Fixed assets, will have native debit balances. Control accounts for liabilities, such as Accounts payable, will have native credit balances.
