Supplies (sometimes also referred to as "inventory", depending on your industry) is an asset, or more specifically, if you are using a classified balance sheet format, current asset, account. The reason for this is that supplies and inventory are seen as being able to be used for production or converted to cash within one year.
Office supplies acct is an account that you book as payables and a offfice supplies expense account is a Liability Account on your Chart of accounts
Accounts payable is a liability account. When something is purchased on account it falls under this category such as purchasing $10,000 worth of office supplies on account. You would debit the office supplies account under assets and credit accounts payable under liabilities.
Say I purchsed $500 in Office Supplies on account, I return the office supplies, since I purchased them on account, the company I purchased them from will extend me a credit to my account decreasing the balance I owe them by the said amount. My books will record....Account Payable (debit)Office Supplies (credit)I debit my Account Payable to show that I no longer owe that amount and I credit my Office Supplies to show that I no longer have that amount of supplies on hand.
debit accounts payablecredit supplies return account
The amount which is paid on account(credit) should be recorded in a liability account i believe while record the purchased supplies in the asset.
Office supplies acct is an account that you book as payables and a offfice supplies expense account is a Liability Account on your Chart of accounts
Accounts payable is a liability account. When something is purchased on account it falls under this category such as purchasing $10,000 worth of office supplies on account. You would debit the office supplies account under assets and credit accounts payable under liabilities.
Say I purchsed $500 in Office Supplies on account, I return the office supplies, since I purchased them on account, the company I purchased them from will extend me a credit to my account decreasing the balance I owe them by the said amount. My books will record....Account Payable (debit)Office Supplies (credit)I debit my Account Payable to show that I no longer owe that amount and I credit my Office Supplies to show that I no longer have that amount of supplies on hand.
debit accounts payablecredit supplies return account
The amount which is paid on account(credit) should be recorded in a liability account i believe while record the purchased supplies in the asset.
Debit supplies inventoryCredit cash / bank
When used supplies are accounted for, the Supplies Expense account is debited to reflect the consumption of supplies. Simultaneously, the Supplies Inventory account is credited to reduce the asset value of supplies on hand. This transaction reflects the expense incurred for the supplies that have been utilized during the accounting period.
Debit supplies inventoryCredit accounts payable
Debit supplies accountCredit bank account
yes it is
Debit account
Depending on the type of technician the supplies can be endless. Each type of technician has a special list of supplies.