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What type of account is accumulated depreciation and how is it reported in the financial statements?
Accumulated depreciation is a contra-asset account and show in the asset section of the Balance Sheet. It is called contra-asset account because contrary to any asset account Acc. Dep. is a credit type of account. The offset of Accumulated depreciation is to Debit the expense account Depreciation.
Is depreciation real or nominal account?
It is a real contra account. The nominal account associated with depreciation is depreciation expense.
The type of account and normal balance of accumulated depreciation is?
contra asset account, credit balance
Is accumulated depreciation real or nominal account?
It is a real contra account. The nominal account associated with depreciation is depreciation expense.
What is provision for depreciation?
Provision of depreciation account is the account of provision of depreciation.First of all we should understand provision of depreciation .Provision of depreciation is the collected value of all depreciation. With making of this account we are not credited depreciation in asset account. But transfer every year depreciation to provision of depreciation account. Every year we adopt this procedure and when assets are sold we will transfer sold assets 'total depreciation to credit side of asset account. For calculating correct profit or loss on fixed asset. This provision uses with any method of calculating depreciation.
What is journal entry for depreciation?
[Debit] Depreciation account [Credit] Asset account
What is provision for depreciation and how do you treat it in accounts?
A provision of depreciation account is different than other accounts because it collects all of the value of depreciation within the account. In the main asset account, depreciation is not credited because it is credited into this account.
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
How do you record depreciation in a journal entry?
[Debit] Depreciation Account [Credit] Assets Account
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 is the journal entry accumulated depreciation?
[Debit] Depreciation account [Credit] Accumulated depreciation
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.
