accrued expense has debit balance like all other expenses.
Credit; liability accounts are always credit
Debit Accrued Interest Expense Credit Accrued Interest Payable
debit accrued expensescredit cash / bank
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 accrued expensesCredit expenses payable
Credit; liability accounts are always credit
If you are doing adjusting entries, an accrued expense will affect a balance sheet account (payable) and an income statement account (expense). Such as accrued interest at the end of year would be: Interest Expense (Debit) Interest Payable (Credit)
As you accrue expenses, they show up as a CREDIT on the balance sheet, and a DEBIT on the income statement. Then as you actually incur the expense and pay out, you would CREDIT your cash account, and DEBIT the accrued liability account on the balance sheet. For example, if you expect to spend $12,000/year on business travelling expenses, you would accrue $1000 monthly as a CREDIT to your accrued liability account (on the balance sheet), then a DEBIT to the expense account (on the income statement). When you actually do incur the expense and pay out, you CREDIT your cash account, and DEBIT the accrued liability account. Thus, the accrued liability account is cleared out and eventually washed out to zero.
Debit Accrued Interest Expense Credit Accrued Interest Payable
debit accrued expensescredit cash / bank
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 accrued expensesCredit expenses payable
debit interest expense, credit interest payable for the accrued amount
Accrued expenses are also expenses which are accrued but not paid yet so these are also shown in debit side of trial balance.
Jan - Debit Utilities Expense $15 Credit Accrued Expenses $15, Jan accrual. Feb - Debit Utilities Expense $15 Credit Accrued Expenses $15, Feb Accrual March - Debit Utilities Expense $12 Credit Accrued Expenses $12, Mar Accrual Feb or March (when bill is received) - Debit Utilities Expense $25 Credit Accounts Payable $25, record gas bill. and Debit Accrued Expenses $15 Credit Utilities Expense $15, reverse Jan accrual. March - Debit Accounts Payable $25 Credit Cash $25, record Check #? (could be posted in Cash Disbursements Journal).
Debit in your Income statement credit in your balance sheet.
debit accounts receivableCredit services revenue