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Q: Why do expense accounts also have debit balances?
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Does payroll Expense have a credit or debit account?

Payroll expense is a nominal account and as it is expense account so like all expense accounts it also have debit account.


Is wages and salaries expense a debit or credit?

All kind of expenses have debit balances so wages and salaries expenses have also debit balance instead of credit balance.


Why may a control account carries both debit and credit balances?

A control account summarizes a set of subsidiary accounts. For example, Accounts receivable may have a control account, representing total Accounts receivable, and also may have a set of subsidiary accounts, representing the amount of Accounts receivable owed by each customer/debtor. The total of all subsidiary accounts must equal the balance of the control account. Control accounts will have debit or credit balances depending on the nature of those accounts. Control accounts for assets, such as Accounts receivable or Fixed assets, will have native debit balances. Control accounts for liabilities, such as Accounts payable, will have native credit balances.


Is rent expense credit or debit?

As all expenses has debit balance as normal balance and rent is also expense then rent expense also has debit balance and shown in income statement as a reduction from revenue.


What services does Abbey Online Banking provide?

Abbey online banking offers the ability to check your balances of your accounts. You are also able to transfer money to and from accounts and set-up direct debit and direct deposit into these accounts.


Is rent expense is credit?

As all expenses has debit balance as normal balance and rent is also expense then rent expense also has debit balance and shown in income statement as a reduction from revenue.


Does accounts receivalbe carry a credit or debit balance?

Accounts receivable is an asset of company and like all other assets accounts accounts receivable also has debit balance.


Is depreciation allowed a debit or credit?

Depreciation is expense and like all other expense it also has debit balance as default balance and all revenues has credit balance as default balance.


Why assets are debit if it is increased?

Assets are real accounts and according to accounting debit and credit rules. Debit what comes in and credit what goes out. Assets has debit account by nature so when there is an increase in assets it is debited to assets accounts Liabilities are credit accounts because these are burden of the business to payback to their original owners that's why if liabilities increases it is credited to liablities accounts because according to rule mentioned above credit what goes out and liabilities are those items which ultimately need to go out from business at the time of dissolution of business. ---- The above so called rule is not accurate. It is entirely inaccurate to say that debit is what comes in and credit it what goes out. This can be proven quickly by looking at expense accounts. An expense to a company is something you "pay out", however all expense accounts have a DEBIT balance and are increased with Debits, not credits. Revenue is a CREDIT account (money received by the company, which is money coming IN) it is increased by a Credit, not a debit. According to the accounting equation Assets = Liabilities + Owners Equity When a company receives money for a service or sale, they will debit cash (to increase) and credit Revenue (to increase). In double entry accounting for every debit there is an equal credit. Assets have a debit balance - Liabilities have a credit balance + owners equity also a credit balance For example, if you have $19,000 in assets (debit balance) you need one or more credit balance accounts that equal this total. This could be for example $19,000 (assets) = $5,000 (liabilities) + $14,000 (owners equity)


Are revenue and expense accounts real accounts?

No real accounts are for business possessions like assets and stock revenue and expense items are recorded in the nominal also named the general ledger. Personal accounts are for debtors and creditors accounts.


Is cogs normal debit or credit account?

COGS is expense account and all expenses has debit balance as default normal balance so COGS also has debit balance.


Is decrease to accounts payable debit or credit?

Debits decrease the balance of the Accounts Payable account. Accounts Payable is presented in the Liability section of the Balance Sheet. If you purchase a printer for $200 and enter the bill into the accounting program, the program will debit the expense account you choose (e.g. Office Equipment) for $200 and credit Accounts Payable $200. Then, when you pay the bill, the accounting program will debit Accounts Payable $200 - thereby canceling out, you might say, the earlier credit. (And the accounting program will, of course, also credit the Checking Account by $200.) So when we enter bills into the accounting program, Accounts Payable is credited. And when we pay the bill, Accounts Payable is debited, its balance is decreased.