Prepaid Expenses would normally have a debit balance.
Prepaid taxes and equipment are asset accounts, so would normally have a debit balance. Rent expense is an expense account, so would normally have a debit balance. Liability, equity, and income accounts normally have credit balances.
Debit.
Prepaid expense is personal account in nature and default normal balance is debit balance and shown under current asset in asset side of balance sheet.
balance sheet as a current liability until it's earned, when you transfer the amount earned to revenue.
Prepaid insurance is personal nature of account and amount in it is shown as current asset in balance sheet.
Prepaid taxes and equipment are asset accounts, so would normally have a debit balance. Rent expense is an expense account, so would normally have a debit balance. Liability, equity, and income accounts normally have credit balances.
No, prepaid insurance typically does not have a credit balance. Instead, it usually appears as an asset on the balance sheet with a debit balance, reflecting the amount paid in advance for insurance coverage. As time passes and the coverage is used, the prepaid insurance is expensed, reducing the asset balance. A credit balance in this account would indicate an overpayment or error.
Debit.
Prepaid expense is personal account in nature and default normal balance is debit balance and shown under current asset in asset side of balance sheet.
balance sheet as a current liability until it's earned, when you transfer the amount earned to revenue.
Prepaid insurance is personal nature of account and amount in it is shown as current asset in balance sheet.
asset, debit
A liability is what it represents.
Prepaid Income is considered current liability as it represents the advances received from customers on account of work to be performed.
Prepaid rent is recorded as an asset on the balance sheet and is increased with a debit. When a company pays rent in advance, it debits the prepaid rent account to reflect that it has a right to use that space in the future. As the rent is utilized over time, the prepaid rent is then expensed, which involves a credit to the prepaid rent account.
Dr. Prepaid expence (balance sheet) Cr. Expense (income statement) e.g. you have already paid $1200 insurance, but at year end still have six months to go until you have to renew your premium. You would have expensed the full $1200 - now you need to remove the unused (prepaid) portion. Dr. Prepaid expense $600 Cr. Insurance $600
A prepaid expense account is an asset, thus not a temporary account either.