Accumulated provision for depreciation has a credit balance because it represents the total amount of depreciation expense that has been allocated against an asset since its acquisition. This account acts as a contra asset account, reducing the book value of the related asset on the balance sheet. As depreciation is recorded over time, it increases the credit balance, reflecting the wear and tear or obsolescence of the asset. Thus, it offsets the asset's original cost, showing its reduced value.
Accumulated depreciation is a contra account for specific fixed asset so fixed assets has debit balance as normal balance so accumulated depreciation has credit balance as default balance.
Accumulated Depreciation normally has a credit balance and because it is shown on the asset (ie debit) side of the Balance Sheet, it is called a "contra-account"
[Debit] Depreciation expense[Credit] Accumulated depreciationAfter that depreciation is shown as part of income statement while accumulated depreciation goes to balance sheet.
No - its a contra asset so it maintains a credit balance.
contra asset account, credit balance
yes
the normal balance of accumulated depreciation is "credit"
Accumulated depreciation is a contra account for specific fixed asset so fixed assets has debit balance as normal balance so accumulated depreciation has credit balance as default balance.
Accumulated depreciation is a contra to related asset so if asset has a debit balance then it has credit balance to reduce the related asset's value.
Accumulated Depreciation normally has a credit balance and because it is shown on the asset (ie debit) side of the Balance Sheet, it is called a "contra-account"
[Debit] Depreciation expense[Credit] Accumulated depreciationAfter that depreciation is shown as part of income statement while accumulated depreciation goes to balance sheet.
no, provision of depreciation iscredit in nature. And thus it should be shown at the credit side at trial balance.
false.
False. Normal Credit Balance.
No - its a contra asset so it maintains a credit balance.
contra asset account, credit balance
Accumulated depreciation is a contra account to asset account to reduce the actual value of fixed asset so accumulated depreciation has a credit balance as a default balance which is reverse of fixed asset’s debit balance.