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Contra Accounts are typically numbered near or right after the normal account. 5010 Revenue 5011 Returns

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What are the examples of capital contra account?

is accumulated depreciation a contra account


Is drawings account is a contra account?

Drawings account is a contra account because it reduces the owner's equity account's normal balance, a credit balance.


What is an account that reduces a related account?

A contra account


How drawings account is contra equity account?

Drawing account is used to reduce the capital by the owners of the business from business that's why it is called the contra account for equity account.


Is a contra account a debit or credit account?

That depends, it could be either. a contra-asset account would be just the opposite of an asset. All assets have a debit balance (increase with debit) therefore a contra-asset account would be a credit. The same holds true with a contra-liability account, it is just the opposite, a liability maintains a credit balance (increases with a credit) therefore a contra-liability account would be a debit.


An account which is offset against another account is?

contra


Is a contra account balance a debit or credit?

A contra account balance is a debit balance account. It is a general ledger account that has a balance that is an exact opposite of a normal balance. Contra accounts are generally used to report the gross and the net amount of an organization.


What is contra account?

A contra-account is a sub-account or a related account that normally has the opposite balance, thereby reducing the balance of the main account. For example, Reserve for Bad Debts is a contra-account to Accounts Receivable. A/R normally has a debit balance while the reserve normally has a credit balance.


Is a contra account a debit or a credit?

That depends, it could be either. a contra-asset account would be just the opposite of an asset. All assets have a debit balance (increase with debit) therefore a contra-asset account would be a credit. The same holds true with a contra-liability account, it is just the opposite, a liability maintains a credit balance (increases with a credit) therefore a contra-liability account would be a debit.


Allowance for doubtful accounts is what type of account?

Asset Contra account to Accounts Receivable (Contra-Asset). Normal balance is credit.


Unearned revenue is classified as which type of the account?

contra account


How do you write a letter for contra account?

how t o write contra note...thanks

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