No, rent revenue is not an asset account; it is classified as a revenue account. Revenue accounts reflect earnings generated from business activities, such as rent collected from tenants. In contrast, asset accounts represent resources owned by a company that have economic value. While rent revenue contributes to a company's overall financial position, it does not meet the criteria of an asset.
balance sheet as a current liability until it's earned, when you transfer the amount earned to revenue.
Revenue
No, it is an owner's equity account.
Revenue account
unearned rent
balance sheet as a current liability until it's earned, when you transfer the amount earned to revenue.
Revenue
No, it is an owner's equity account.
No, it is an owner's equity account.
Revenue account
unearned rent
No. It's a liability account.
The revenue account.
Rent is a revenue account and like all revenue accounts it has credit balance as normal balance.
Equipment is a long term asset account available for business to generate economic revenue.
Yes, unearned rent is considered a liability rather than an asset. It represents rent payments received in advance for which the service has not yet been provided, indicating an obligation to deliver future rental services. As the rental period progresses and the service is rendered, the unearned rent is recognized as revenue, reducing the liability.
Prepaid Rent is a Current-Asset account. Since it deals with "prepaid" it will expire on a regular basis and is not a "fixed" asset. Each month (or whatever terms the rent may be paid) the amount is removed from Prepaid-Rent and placed in Rent Expense.