Accounts increased by debits A debit will increase the following types of accounts: Assets (Cash, Accounts receivable, Inventory, Land, Equipment, etc.) Expenses (Rent Expense, Wages Expense, Interest Expense, etc.) Losses (Loss on the sale of assets, Loss from a lawsuit, etc.)
A liability account is increased by a debit. An account that normally has a debit balance may occasionally have a credit balance. All asset accounts and equity accounts increase with a debit. The balances in the accounts of liabilities and revenues are increased with a credit.
Rule 1: Debits Increase Expenses, Assets, and Dividends The types of accounts to which this rule applies are expenses, assets, and dividends.
These ending balances by account type can be referred to as the natural balance. Assets and expenses both increase with a debit and therefore have debit ending balances. Liabilities, equity, and revenue increase with a credit and therefore have credit ending balances.
Assets and expenses have natural debit balances. This means that positive values for assets and expenses are debited and negative balances are credited. For example, upon the receipt of $1,000 cash, a journal entry would include a debit of $1,000 to the cash account in the balance sheet, because cash is increasing.
In asset accounts, a debit increases the balance and a credit decreases the balance. For liability accounts, debits decrease, and credits increase the balance. In equity accounts, a debit decreases the balance and a credit increases the balance.
Accounts that normally have a debit balance include assets, expenses, and losses. Examples of these accounts are the cash, accounts receivable, prepaid expenses, fixed assets (asset) account, wages (expense) and loss on sale of assets (loss) account.
Asset accounts. A debit increases the balance and a credit decreases the balance. Liability accounts. A debit decreases the balance and a credit increases the balance.
Rationale:Assets, dividend, and expense accounts normally have debit balances, whereas liabilities, common stock, and revenue accounts normally have credit balances.
Assets accounts: A debit increases the balance and a credit decreases the balance.
In asset accounts, a debit increases the balance and a credit decreases the balance. For liability accounts, debits decrease, and credits increase the balance. In equity accounts, a debit decreases the balance and a credit increases the balance.
Debit: Assets, expenses, losses, and the owner's drawing account will normally have debit balances.