Prepaid expenses are like current assets, as for current assets payment made but benefit use in future same like prepaid expenses are those expenses for which payment is made in advance but benefit not yet taken like prepaid insurance etc.
It is an asset, therefore a debit (on initial recognition). It is credited as the prepaid expenses are actually received (expensed out)
Debit
1. asset, debit 2. expense, debit 3. revenue, credit 4. liability, credit which one of them???
This type of payment is actually a pre-paid liability and not an asset. It will be adjusted out as you file your tax return, when it becomes an expense item.
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 xxxxx [Credit] cash / bank xxxxx
you would label it as a prepaid expense. Debit -prepaid travel expense credit- cash
It is an asset, therefore a debit (on initial recognition). It is credited as the prepaid expenses are actually received (expensed out)
[Debit] Prepaid Expenses xxxx [Credit] Cash / bank xxxx
Debit
1. asset, debit 2. expense, debit 3. revenue, credit 4. liability, credit which one of them???
This type of payment is actually a pre-paid liability and not an asset. It will be adjusted out as you file your tax return, when it becomes an expense item.
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.
It's a debit
Prepaid expense is a debit balance.... Explanation... increase in assets......debited decrease in assets ..........credited increase in liabilities ........credited decrease in liabilities..........debited Prepaids Expenses are current assets since future expenses have been covered. Accordingly, an increase to prepaid expenses is a debit.
If revenue (income of money) is a credit, then an expense (outflow of money) is a debit.
debit