Apart from depreciation, there can be unforeseen circumstances (or act of God instances). These can include: fire, floods etc.
Usually these assets are insured and therefore only a % is lost. If they are not insured, the complete asset is lost.
Give me an example for what, the transaction would decrease an asset account and decrease the owner's equity account?
Give me an example for what, the transaction would decrease an asset account and decrease the owner's equity account?
Give me an example for what, the transaction would decrease an asset account and decrease the owner's equity account?
Yes. If you purchase a new desk, your furniture asset account would increase, and your cash asset account would decrease.
there should be increase in any other asset or decrease in liability or decrease in owners equity to balance.
Paying A/P: Decrease in Cash (Asset), Decrease in A/P (Liability)
if an asset increases, is it an icrease or decrease in cash?
Decrease asset; since repurchase is with cash, whis is an asset Decrease equity; if repurchased stock is not to be reissued, it is declared void and the number of outstanding assets is decreased. Hence, equity is decreased.
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.
No! Accounts receivables is treated as an asset element in the balance sheet, and crediting an asset means decrease in asset.
Credit balance records a decrease in fixed assets like depreciation or loss of asset or sale of asset etc.
Credit Decreases an Asset and Debit decreases Owners Equity.