[Debit] Depreciation account
[Credit] Accumulated depreciation
Debit is to depreciation expense.
Debit depreciation accountCredit accumulated depreciation
To recognize one month of depreciation, you would make the following journal entry: Debit Depreciation Expense (for the amount of depreciation) and credit Accumulated Depreciation (for the same amount). This entry reflects the expense incurred for using the asset during that month, reducing net income, while also increasing the accumulated depreciation on the balance sheet, which reduces the asset's book value.
[Debit] Accumulated Depreciation [Debit] Cash (if any) [Credit] Assets
"Depreciation Expense" is a Debit entry and the counter entry is "accumulated depreciation" on an asset which is a credit entry. Depreciation - DR. Amount X Acc. Depreciation - CR. Amount X
Debit is to depreciation expense.
Debit depreciation accountCredit accumulated depreciation
To recognize one month of depreciation, you would make the following journal entry: Debit Depreciation Expense (for the amount of depreciation) and credit Accumulated Depreciation (for the same amount). This entry reflects the expense incurred for using the asset during that month, reducing net income, while also increasing the accumulated depreciation on the balance sheet, which reduces the asset's book value.
[Debit] Accumulated Depreciation [Debit] Cash (if any) [Credit] Assets
"Depreciation Expense" is a Debit entry and the counter entry is "accumulated depreciation" on an asset which is a credit entry. Depreciation - DR. Amount X Acc. Depreciation - CR. Amount X
[Debit] New Car[Debit] Accumulated depreciation[Credit] Cash / bank[Credit] Trade-in Old car
Depreciating assets over time causes the Accumulated Depreciation to go up with a credit entry. The debit is to depreciation expense.
To record one month of depreciation on computer equipment with a useful life of 3 years, first calculate the monthly depreciation expense. If the cost of the equipment is, for example, $3,600, the annual depreciation would be $1,200, resulting in a monthly depreciation of $100. The journal entry would be: Debit: Depreciation Expense $100 Credit: Accumulated Depreciation - Computer Equipment $100
[Debit] Depreciation account [Credit] Asset account
Debit depreciation expenseCredit fixed asset
DR. Depreciation Expense XX Cr. Accumulated Depreciation - Equipment XX
debit cash / bankdebit accumulated depreciationdebit loss on sale (if any)credit assetcredit profit on sale (if any)