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==Rules of debit and credit==
 
==Rules of debit and credit==
 
:''Main wikipage: [[Rules of debit and credit]]''
 
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|rowspan="3"|[[Principal account|Principal]]
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*[[Principal account]]s, which are [[assets]], [[withdrawals]], and [[expenses]], are debited when they increase and credited when they decrease.
 
*[[Principal account]]s, which are [[assets]], [[withdrawals]], and [[expenses]], are debited when they increase and credited when they decrease.
 
*[[Auxiliary account]]s, which are [[liabilities]], [[capital]], and [[revenue]], are debited when decrease and credited when they increase.
 
*[[Auxiliary account]]s, which are [[liabilities]], [[capital]], and [[revenue]], are debited when decrease and credited when they increase.

Revision as of 02:03, 9 December 2018

A financial account (or, simply, account; hereinafter, the Account) is an accounting device used in bookkeeping to record increases and decreases of business transactions relating to assets, liabilities, capital, withdrawals, revenue, and/or expenses. In other words, the Account is the concept that is used to record financial entries of a similar nature such as cash increases (debits) and decreases (credits) or, vice versa, accounts payable increases (credits) and decreases (debits).

Rules of debit and credit

Main wikipage: Rules of debit and credit
Category Type Normal balance (Increase) Decrease
Principal Assets Debit Credit
Expenses Debit Credit
Withdrawals Debit Credit
Auxiliary Liabilities Credit Debit
Capital Credit Debit
Revenue Credit Debit

Chart of accounts

Main wikipage: Chart of accounts

Every organization can establish its own list of account titles, which is called the chart of accounts.