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Accounts

Forums › Ask ACCA Tutor Forums › Ask the Tutor ACCA FA – FIA FFA › Accounts

  • This topic has 8 replies, 3 voices, and was last updated 2 years ago by John Moffat.
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  • October 17, 2022 at 8:13 am #668970
    MichelleJ
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    I saw your lectures but I want to ask about what the debits and credits mean to each of their accounts.

    1. Asset Account
    Debit = increase in assets
    Credit = decrease in assets

    For eg receivable account
    Debit = increase in asset as receivable
    Credit = decrease in asset as cash received

    2. Liability Account
    Debit = decrease in liability
    Credit = increase in liability

    For eg payable account
    Debit = decrease in liability as cash payment
    Credit = increase in liability as payable

    3. Expense Account
    Debit = increase in expense
    Credit = decrease in expense

    For eg rent account
    Debit = increase in expense as rent
    Credit = decrease in expense as prepayment

    4. Revenue Account
    Debit = decrease in revenue
    Credit = increase in revenue

    For eg sales income account
    Debit = decrease in revenue as sales returns
    Credit = increase in revenue as sales income

    5. Capital Account
    Debit = decrease in capital
    Credit = increase in capital

    For eg capital account
    Debit = decrease in capital as drawings
    Credit = increase in capital as equity

    6. Drawings Account
    Debit = increase in drawings
    Credit = decrease in drawings

    For eg drawings account
    Debit = increase in drawings as opposite to capital
    Credit = decrease in drawings

    Is that all CORRECT?

    October 17, 2022 at 3:13 pm #669062
    John Moffat
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    Yes, correct.

    October 18, 2022 at 9:22 pm #669261
    Sacca22
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    Sorry was just reading this thread and I am confused on the drawings account.

    If we withdrew from capital, would this be a debit in the capital account (to reduce it) and credit to the drawings?

    October 19, 2022 at 9:58 am #669329
    John Moffat
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    We don’t withdraw from capital.

    If the owner takes out cash then we debit drawings. (And on the SOFP we show the capital and drawings separately).

    I do explain this in my free lectures. The lectures are a complete free course for Paper FA and cover everything needed to be able to pass the exam well.

    October 19, 2022 at 12:43 pm #669347
    Sacca22
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    Thank you! I have watched a number of the lectures but apparently I still have some points I need to revise. Appreciate the response.

    October 19, 2022 at 12:58 pm #669348
    Sacca22
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    Sorry but just to clarify what does this mean from the above post.

    For eg capital account
    Debit = decrease in capital as drawings

    A decrease in capital is a debit but what is the drawings referred to.

    October 19, 2022 at 4:23 pm #669357
    John Moffat
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    Drawings are anything taken out from the business by the owner.

    We do not debit capital – we debit drawings.

    On the SOFP we show separately the capital and the drawings.

    Again, you must watch the lectures in chapter order. You cannot expect me to type out my lectures here 🙂

    October 20, 2022 at 7:29 am #669407
    Sacca22
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    Thank you again!

    October 20, 2022 at 7:49 am #669411
    John Moffat
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    You are welcome.

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