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When you settle a card debt for less than the full amount should the amount due and the balance as listed on your credit report be zero or can they list the account as past due with a balance?
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∙ 18y ago
The account can read 'settled-not paid in full'-'settled-paid' or similar. The account should not be listed as 'past due' but any unpaid amount can be picked up by a collection agency who may try and collect on the unpaid amount. Monitor your credit report [[yearly] for any changes in the account status. Don't be afraid of disputing any inaccurate information, after all this is your credit report. Keep all written confirmations of accounts paid in full for about seven years so you have proof at a later date, if necessary.
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Why the ballance of the assets is always on debit side in T account?
Assets maintain a Debit balance and therefore any asset with a positive balance will be listed on the "debit" side of the account. The credit side of the T account for assets is used only to DECREASE that asset. For example Cash is an asset account and it's balance is listed on the Debit side, now your company spends "x" amount of dollars, that entry will be listed on the Credit side to decrease the cash account. If at anytime your Debit side of the asset is less than your Credit side it means that you have a LOSS. For example, you have $1,000 in your cash account and you record $1500 (credit) to the account. Your account will be listed as "OVERDRAWN" and will have a Credit Balance of $500, this of course is not acceptable. A company can never have a higher Credit balance than a Debit balance in their assets.
What is the difference between a Debit and a Credit as it relates to Accounts Receivable?
Accounts Receivable is an account that holds what a person or company owes your business. For example you sold a computer to a customer on credit, this credit is listed in an Accounts Receivable and is an asset.Asset accounts maintain a Debit Balance, meaning that a debit to the account will increase the account (in other words increase the amount the customer owes the company).A credit to the account will decrease the balance of that account (in other words, it records payment or credit to that customers account and decreases the amount the customer owes the company).
Is a credit issued to a customer a debit or credit to Accounts Receivable?
Accounts Receivable is classified as an Asset. Assets have a normal Debit balance. If you mean to say that the customer has paid off some of the amount in their account, then the amount is listed on the Credit side and in the Debit side of the Cash account. If they have bought supplies on the account (owe you money) then the amount is put into the Debit side.
What is trial balace?
A trial balance is a list of all the nominal ledger (general ledger) accounts contained in the ledger of a business. This list will contain the name of the nominal ledger account and the value of that nominal ledger account. The value of the nominal ledger will hold either a debit balance value or a credit value balance. The debit balance values will be listed in the debit column of the trial balance and the credit value balance will be listed in the credit column. The profit and loss statement and balance sheet and other financial reports can then be produced using the ledger accounts listed on the trial balance...cj pulgar
What all is included in the trial balance?
A trial balance includes names and values of nominal ledger accounts. These items will be listed in either the debt or credit column, depending on the nature of the account.
Why the ballance of the assets is always on debit side in T account?
Assets maintain a Debit balance and therefore any asset with a positive balance will be listed on the "debit" side of the account. The credit side of the T account for assets is used only to DECREASE that asset. For example Cash is an asset account and it's balance is listed on the Debit side, now your company spends "x" amount of dollars, that entry will be listed on the Credit side to decrease the cash account. If at anytime your Debit side of the asset is less than your Credit side it means that you have a LOSS. For example, you have $1,000 in your cash account and you record $1500 (credit) to the account. Your account will be listed as "OVERDRAWN" and will have a Credit Balance of $500, this of course is not acceptable. A company can never have a higher Credit balance than a Debit balance in their assets.
What is the difference between a Debit and a Credit as it relates to Accounts Receivable?
Accounts Receivable is an account that holds what a person or company owes your business. For example you sold a computer to a customer on credit, this credit is listed in an Accounts Receivable and is an asset.Asset accounts maintain a Debit Balance, meaning that a debit to the account will increase the account (in other words increase the amount the customer owes the company).A credit to the account will decrease the balance of that account (in other words, it records payment or credit to that customers account and decreases the amount the customer owes the company).
Is a credit issued to a customer a debit or credit to Accounts Receivable?
Accounts Receivable is classified as an Asset. Assets have a normal Debit balance. If you mean to say that the customer has paid off some of the amount in their account, then the amount is listed on the Credit side and in the Debit side of the Cash account. If they have bought supplies on the account (owe you money) then the amount is put into the Debit side.
What is trial balace?
A trial balance is a list of all the nominal ledger (general ledger) accounts contained in the ledger of a business. This list will contain the name of the nominal ledger account and the value of that nominal ledger account. The value of the nominal ledger will hold either a debit balance value or a credit value balance. The debit balance values will be listed in the debit column of the trial balance and the credit value balance will be listed in the credit column. The profit and loss statement and balance sheet and other financial reports can then be produced using the ledger accounts listed on the trial balance...cj pulgar
What accounts might be placed first in a proper journal entry?
Typically, the accounts that are credited are placed first in a journal entry, followed by the accounts that are debited. The credit account is listed on the first line with the credit amount, and the debit account is listed below with the debit amount.
What all is included in the trial balance?
A trial balance includes names and values of nominal ledger accounts. These items will be listed in either the debt or credit column, depending on the nature of the account.
Do you get a balance if you're not joint on a checking account?
If you are not listed as a signer on the account you should receive absolutely no information about that account, including the balance.
Should you dispute an entry on your credit report that is listed twice as the same account and same amount but different account numbers if both are listed as individual debt and should be joint?
You should dispute and have this consolidated with the correct information. Not all creditors or people looking at the credit report would notice this was the same account.
Can you have a credit card and a checking account if you file bankruptcy?
Of course you can. The card issuer has to be listed along with the balance owed. If there is a zero balance on the card and outstanding charges that have not hit yet, you may not have to list it, but it's safer to list it. Any amount in a checking account that cannot be exempted under state or federal exemptions becomes property of the bankruptcy estate. You don't get to keep it.
What is Trial balance format?
A trial balance is a list and total of all the debit and credit accounts for an entity for a given period (usually a month). The format of the trial balance is a two-column schedule with all the debit balances listed in one column and all the credit balances listed in the other. The trial balance is prepared after all the transactions for the period have been journalized and posted to the general ledge. The key to preparing a trial balance is making sure that all the account balances are listed under the correct column.
What is an open account listed on a credit report?
Open Account - account listed as "open" on your credit report are accounts that are open, includes all accounts that have been reported within the last 90 days.
The accounts listed on the trial balance with a credit balance include?
owners capital. revenue and expense accounts
