net profit
Net Income (Loss)
Sales is a revenue not an expense or asset while difference between sales and expense is profit which is liability for business.
The money that you invest should be counted as an expense. The income from your investment would be considered revenue.
Net Income
Sales discount is not an expense account, but is also a deduction to an income statement. It is just a contra account of a revenue account particularly a sales revenue account.
Rent expense is a Revenue expense and not a capital expense. It is a revenue expense because it recurs from year to year and is not an expense in purchasing a fixed asset. It is classified as a revenue expense also because it features in the income statement of each year and following the principle of accruals, the accountant must, make the necessary end of period adjustments to make sure that the the amount of rent expense that should have paid is charged against revenue and not just the actual cash paid.
An expense such as rent, utilities, insurance goes on the income statement because it is an expense that occurs to operate the business and it affects the net income of said business. If I have an income of $15,000 and I paid out expenses of $10,000 my net income is $5,000.
As all expenses has debit balance as normal balance and rent is also expense then rent expense also has debit balance and shown in income statement as a reduction from revenue.
Assets (accrued revenue) is understated. Accrued taxes are understated (unaccrued revenue times tax rate) Retained earnings are understated (amount of revenue not accrued less the accrued income tax) Income statement revenue is understated Income tax expense is understated (unaccrued revenue times tax rate)
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It depends on when the Accounting period too place. From2011 onward, it was reported as an Expense. Starting in 2012, bad debt expense is reported as a contra Revenue account.
As all expenses has debit balance as normal balance and rent is also expense then rent expense also has debit balance and shown in income statement as a reduction from revenue.