Prepaid rent is a rent paid in advance so it is current asset and it will have debit balance as normal balance.
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Prepaid Rent is an asset, therefore to decrease the asset (or use up the rent) a decrease would be a credit. Assets generally maintain a debit balance, which means to increase the balance we debit and to decrease the balance we credit.
It has a normal balance of a credit.
Rent is a revenue account and like all revenue accounts it has credit balance as normal balance.
Debit.
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Prepaid Rent is an asset, therefore to decrease the asset (or use up the rent) a decrease would be a credit. Assets generally maintain a debit balance, which means to increase the balance we debit and to decrease the balance we credit.
Prepaid rent is that amount which is paid in advance but benefit of which is not yet taken by business so it is current asset of business and like all current assets it is also shown under asset side of balance sheet and not in income statement.
It has a normal balance of a credit.
Rent is a revenue account and like all revenue accounts it has credit balance as normal balance.
Debit.
balance sheet as a current liability until it's earned, when you transfer the amount earned to revenue.
A liability is what it represents.
Prepaid rent is the asset of compan as it is paid already but not due yet so it is current asset and shown in current assets under balance sheet.
we will take it as a current asset
Prepaid rent A/c Dr To, Rent A/C
The normal balance of Unearned Rent is typically a liability credit entry. The balance will show up in the post-closing trial of the balance sheet.