The General Ledger
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debits expense accounts and credits contra accounts
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Yes. And Liabilties are increased by credits.
A balance sheet should be equal debits and credits at the end of it. Your debits are what you spend. Money on expenses or just about anything. Credits is assets/money/capital credited to accounts. Credits must equal the debits.
journel
debits expense accounts and credits contra accounts
posting
Yes. And Liabilties are increased by credits.
A balance sheet should be equal debits and credits at the end of it. Your debits are what you spend. Money on expenses or just about anything. Credits is assets/money/capital credited to accounts. Credits must equal the debits.
Yes, dividend accounts increase with debits and decrease with credits. In accounting, dividend accounts are part of the equity section and are typically recorded as debits when dividends are declared or paid to shareholders. Conversely, if a company were to reverse or adjust a dividend, it would use credits, which would decrease the dividend account balance.
A credit is not the normal balance for asset accounts and expense accounts. Assets typically have a normal debit balance, meaning they increase with debits and decrease with credits. Similarly, expenses also increase with debits and decrease with credits, making credits the opposite of their normal balance. In contrast, liability and equity accounts normally have credit balances.
Yes, revenue accounts are increased with credits. In accounting, revenues are recorded as credits in the double-entry bookkeeping system, which reflects an increase in the overall equity of the business. Conversely, when revenues decrease, they are recorded as debits. This aligns with the basic accounting principle that credits increase revenue and debits decrease it.
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Accounts Receivable.
The debits and credits for ALL the T-Accounts must balance - if you had the same debits and credits to each T-Account, your trial balance would be all zeros. If you take all the T-Accounts you've used in making your journal entry(s) and add them up, if the total debits and total credits don't agree you're missing part of an entry.
done to check the equality of debits and credits