Service revenue is considered a temporary account. Temporary accounts, also known as nominal accounts, are used to track financial activity over a specific period and are reset to zero at the end of that period during the closing process. In contrast, permanent accounts, such as assets and liabilities, carry their balances into the next accounting period. Thus, service revenue reflects income earned within a given timeframe but does not retain its balance indefinitely.
Any account on the balance sheet is a permanent account - 'Cash', 'Accounts Receivable', 'Accounts Payable'. Income and expense accounts are temporary accounts because they are closed at the end of an accounting period. Examples are: 'Service Revenue', 'Office Expense', and, my personal favourite, 'Meetings and Entertainment Expense'.
Unearned Service Revenue is a Liability account.
No, it is an owner's equity account.
A service revenue that is billed but not paid is an account receivable. Account receivables are assets and therefore you would "debit" the account.
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Any account on the balance sheet is a permanent account - 'Cash', 'Accounts Receivable', 'Accounts Payable'. Income and expense accounts are temporary accounts because they are closed at the end of an accounting period. Examples are: 'Service Revenue', 'Office Expense', and, my personal favourite, 'Meetings and Entertainment Expense'.
Unearned Service Revenue is a Liability account.
Unearned Service Revenue is a Liability account.
Yes, it is, but accounts receivable is not.
No, it is an owner's equity account.
A service revenue that is billed but not paid is an account receivable. Account receivables are assets and therefore you would "debit" the account.
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In the general journal, services related to unearned service revenue would typically be recorded as a debit to the Unearned Service Revenue account and a credit to the Service Revenue account. This entry reflects the recognition of revenue as the service has now been performed. For example, if $1,000 of unearned revenue is earned, the journal entry would be: Debit Unearned Service Revenue $1,000 and Credit Service Revenue $1,000. This entry indicates that the obligation to provide the service has been fulfilled.
If you render a service n account to a customer you debit Account Receivable and credit Service Revenue.
Service revenue will appear on the income statement as a revenue account. It will indirectly effect the balance sheet in that it will be accompanied by an increase in either cash, accounts receivable, unbilled revenue (assets) or a decrease in unearned revenue (liability).
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