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Is depreciation expense a debit

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All expenses recognized in a period are debits. While depreciation expense is a debit (increase in expense) shown in the income statement, accumulated depreciation is usually the offsetting credit (contra-asset reduction in balance sheet).

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The journal entry to record depreciation expense consists of a credit to Accumulated Depreciation and a debit to the asset being depreciated?

Debit is to depreciation expense.


What is entry for depreciation?

[Debit] Depreciation expense[credit] fixed asset.


Is depreciation recorded by debiting the accumulated depreciation account and crediting the depreciation expense account?

Method 1 1 - [Debit] Depreciation Expense xxxx [Credit] Asset account xxxx Method 2 1 - [Debit] Depreciation Expense xxxx [Credit] Accumulated Depreciation xxxx 2 - [Debit] Accumulated Depreciation xxxx [Credit] Asset Account xxxx


What is depreciation expense?

normal balance of debit


What is the journal entry for depreciation expense?

Debit depreciation expenseCredit fixed asset


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.


What is the journal entry to depreciate an auto?

Journal Entry for an Auto Depreciation is as follows: [Debit] Depreciation Expense xxxx [Credit] Auto Asset xxxx Another way is as follows: 1 - [Debit] Depreciation Expense xxxx [Credit] Accum. Depreciation xxxx 2 - [Debit] Accum. Depreciation xxxx [Credit] Auto Asset xxxx


Is depreciation a credit or debit entry?

"Depreciation Expense" is a Debit entry and the counter entry is "accumulated depreciation" on an asset which is a credit entry. Depreciation - DR. Amount X Acc. Depreciation - CR. Amount X


Accounting entry for capitalization of inventory as fixed assets?

Debit Depreciation Expense Credit Accumulated Depreciation


How do you record annual depreciation and accumulated depreciation?

[Debit] Depreciation expense[Credit] Accumulated depreciationAfter that depreciation is shown as part of income statement while accumulated depreciation goes to balance sheet.


Is an Increase in Depreciation Expense a credit or debit?

An increase in depreciation expence is a credit to the accounts as it reduces asset value that was once debited


What is the accounting treatment of overdepreciated assets?

You need to reverse the entries for excess depreciation - Debit Accumulated Dereciation and Credit Depreciation Expense