If a customers account has a "credit" balance, this means the company owes that customer rather than the customer owing the company.
Customer accounts tend to have a debit balance, meaning the customer owes the company that amount. It is rare when a company owes a customer, if this does happen, the account becomes a liability instead of an asset because of the fact that now the company owes money rather than is "owed" money.
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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.
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.
debit balances
Customers and Balances. The primary way that retail banks earn money is based on the balances that are in their customers' account. The higher the account balances the better. By getting more accounts, they will bring in more money and the best way to get more accounts is to get more customers.
Barclay's online banking allows customers access to their accounts 24 hours a day. They can check balances, transfer funds, and even open new accounts online.
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Trial Balance
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.
Citicorp offers its customers online features such as online banking which allow for 24 hour service seven days a week. It is a convenient way to transfer balances between accounts and make bill payments.
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.
credit balances
Accounts that are subject to bank service charges.
debit balances
debit balances