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Is a depreciation expense account a permanent or temporary account?
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∙ 12y ago
Yes it is. Permanent accounts are balance sheet accounts which do not close at the end of the accounting year, as opposed to income statement account balances which are removed an added to retained earnings.
Another words income statement accounts are measured for a certain period of time whereas balance sheet accounts carry on to the following years.
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∙ 9y ago
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∙ 12y agoIt may be either permanent or temporary depreciation expense account depending on the market.
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Is accumulated depreciation a permanent or temporary account?
A/D is not temporary. Depreciation expense is the YTD depreciation booked. A/D retains its balance year over year.
Is Accumulated depreciation account a permanent account?
A/D is not temporary. Depreciation expense is the YTD depreciation booked. A/D retains its balance year over year.
Is Interest expense a permanent account?
No it is a temporary account
Is depreciation real or nominal account?
It is a real contra account. The nominal account associated with depreciation is depreciation expense.
Is depreciation recorded by debiting the accumulated depreciation account and crediting the depreciation expense account?
Method 1 1 - [Debit] Depreciation Expense xxxx [Credit] Asset account xxxx Method 2 1 - [Debit] Depreciation Expense xxxx [Credit] Accumulated Depreciation xxxx 2 - [Debit] Accumulated Depreciation xxxx [Credit] Asset Account xxxx
Is accumulated depreciation real or nominal account?
It is a real contra account. The nominal account associated with depreciation is depreciation expense.
What is the purpose of depreciation expense and accumulated depreciation?
Depreciation expense reduce the cost of asset through income statement for the useful life of asset and accumulated depreciation account is contra account for asset account in balance sheet to show the total amount of depreciation charged.
Is depreciation expense is nominal account?
Yes depreciation is a nominal account and used to allocated the portion of fixed cost to income statement as an expense for that specific period.
Is notes payable a permanent account?
Any account on the balance sheet is a permanent account - 'Cash', 'Accounts Receivable', 'Accounts Payable'. Income and expense accounts are temporary accounts because they are closed at the end of an accounting period. Examples are: 'Service Revenue', 'Office Expense', and, my personal favourite, 'Meetings and Entertainment Expense'.
Is Accumulated depreciation account is an expense account?
No. Accumulated Depreciation is a contra-account which appears on the asset side of the Balance Sheet. It is a credit balance account which reduces the value of Fixed Assets to reflect their declining value due to age and use. The normal offset to an entry to the Accumulated Depreciation account is a debit to Depreciation Expense.
Is it customary for the depreciation expense account and the accumulated depreciation account to be equal?
No. Accumulated depreciation is depreciation accumulated every year and it will only increase and won't decrease. Depreciation expenses is incurred every year.
What type of account is a prepaid expense account?
A prepaid expense account is an asset, thus not a temporary account either.
