Debit depreciation expense
Credit fixed asset
Debit is to depreciation expense.
To recognize one month of depreciation, you would make the following journal entry: Debit Depreciation Expense (for the amount of depreciation) and credit Accumulated Depreciation (for the same amount). This entry reflects the expense incurred for using the asset during that month, reducing net income, while also increasing the accumulated depreciation on the balance sheet, which reduces the asset's book value.
[Debit] Depreciation expense[credit] fixed asset.
[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
Debit is to depreciation expense.
Journal Entry for an Auto Depreciation is as follows: [Debit] Depreciation Expense xxxx [Credit] Auto Asset xxxx Another way is as follows: 1 - [Debit] Depreciation Expense xxxx [Credit] Accum. Depreciation xxxx 2 - [Debit] Accum. Depreciation xxxx [Credit] Auto Asset xxxx
To record one month of depreciation on computer equipment with a useful life of 3 years, first calculate the monthly depreciation expense. If the cost of the equipment is, for example, $3,600, the annual depreciation would be $1,200, resulting in a monthly depreciation of $100. The journal entry would be: Debit: Depreciation Expense $100 Credit: Accumulated Depreciation - Computer Equipment $100
[Debit] Depreciation expense[credit] fixed asset.
[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
[Debit] Depreciation account [Credit] Asset account
debit depreciationcredit cash
[Debit] Depreciation Account [Credit] Assets Account
DR. Depreciation Expense XX Cr. Accumulated Depreciation - Equipment XX
To close the depreciation expense account, the entry would include a debit to the Income Summary account. The corresponding credit would be made to the depreciation expense account, effectively zeroing it out for the period. This entry reflects the transfer of the expense to the Income Summary, where it will ultimately affect the net income calculation for the period.
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