Debit depreciation account
Credit accumulated depreciation
[Debit] Depreciation account [Credit] Accumulated depreciation
"Depreciation Expense" is a Debit entry and the counter entry is "accumulated depreciation" on an asset which is a credit entry. Depreciation - DR. Amount X Acc. Depreciation - CR. Amount X
Depreciating assets over time causes the Accumulated Depreciation to go up with a credit entry. The debit is to depreciation expense.
DR. Depreciation Expense XX Cr. Accumulated Depreciation - Equipment XX
Debit is to depreciation expense.
[Debit] Depreciation account [Credit] Accumulated depreciation
"Depreciation Expense" is a Debit entry and the counter entry is "accumulated depreciation" on an asset which is a credit entry. Depreciation - DR. Amount X Acc. Depreciation - CR. Amount X
Depreciating assets over time causes the Accumulated Depreciation to go up with a credit entry. The debit is to depreciation expense.
DR. Depreciation Expense XX Cr. Accumulated Depreciation - Equipment XX
Debit Depreciation Expense Credit Accumulated Depreciation
Debit is to depreciation expense.
Accumulated depreciation and depreciation are related with each other as depreciation is annual expense while accumulated depreciation is the sum of all annual depreciation expenses.
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.
Accumulated depreciation and depreciation are related with each other as depreciation is annual expense while accumulated depreciation is the sum of all annual depreciation expenses.
The accumulated deprecation is the all the depreciation amounts should be the accumulated depreciation.
Accumulated depreciation-equipment is contra entry for asset account to show the reduction in actual assets cost through method of depreciation
accumulated depreciation shows the total amount of depreciation charged so it is a contra entry for fixed asset and shown in liability side or in asset side but as a deduction from fixed asset and not in income statement.