it is a debit balance because it decreases owner's equity, which has credit balance.
Stockholders equity is same as owners equity which has credit balance because both are forms of capital for business and capital also has credit balance because it is the liability for business to payback to it’s owner’s that’s why stockholders equity is also credit balance.
Credit side of balance sheet.....Revenue is an Owners Equity account therefore has a Credit Balance.
Yes. Owner's Equity is a credit and typically displays on the right side of a balance sheet.
Revenue is an Owners Equity account therefore has a Credit Balance:
Because equity is an income - therefore it is a credit, not a debit.
it is a debit balance because it decreases owner's equity, which has credit balance.
it is a debit balance because it decreases owner's equity, which has credit balance.
Stockholders equity is same as owners equity which has credit balance because both are forms of capital for business and capital also has credit balance because it is the liability for business to payback to it’s owner’s that’s why stockholders equity is also credit balance.
Credit side of balance sheet.....Revenue is an Owners Equity account therefore has a Credit Balance.
Stockholders equity is the amount invested by share holders in business and it is liability of business that's why it has credit balance as a normal balance.
Yes. Owner's Equity is a credit and typically displays on the right side of a balance sheet.
Revenue is an Owners Equity account therefore has a Credit Balance:
Credit because it is an equity account
All Stock is listed under Owners Equity or also known as Stockholders Equity. If you look at the Accounting Equation you understand that Assets = Liabilities + Owners (Stockholders) Equity Assets maintain a Debit Balance, while Liabilities maintain a Credit Balance. OE (Stockholders Equity) also will maintain a Credit Balance. Therefore stock will maintain a "Credit" Balance. The only exception to this rule is "Treasury" stock which is stock purchased back by the company to reduce outstanding stock. Although Treasury Stock is still listed in Equity, it is listed as a negative number (or rather a debit).
Because they are both income. Capital and equity are sums of money deposited into an account. They are not withdrawals.
Remember the basic accounting equations Assets = Liabilities + Owners Equity (Stockholders Equity) Assets increase with a debit Liabilities as well as Equity increase with a credit Liabilities have a credit balance (meaning you must credit the account to "increase" it and debit the account to "decrease" it) this makes liabilities a credit.