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- October 17, 2022 at 8:13 am #668970
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 assetsFor eg receivable account
Debit = increase in asset as receivable
Credit = decrease in asset as cash received2. Liability Account
Debit = decrease in liability
Credit = increase in liabilityFor eg payable account
Debit = decrease in liability as cash payment
Credit = increase in liability as payable3. Expense Account
Debit = increase in expense
Credit = decrease in expenseFor eg rent account
Debit = increase in expense as rent
Credit = decrease in expense as prepayment4. Revenue Account
Debit = decrease in revenue
Credit = increase in revenueFor eg sales income account
Debit = decrease in revenue as sales returns
Credit = increase in revenue as sales income5. Capital Account
Debit = decrease in capital
Credit = increase in capitalFor eg capital account
Debit = decrease in capital as drawings
Credit = increase in capital as equity6. Drawings Account
Debit = increase in drawings
Credit = decrease in drawingsFor eg drawings account
Debit = increase in drawings as opposite to capital
Credit = decrease in drawingsIs that all CORRECT?
October 17, 2022 at 3:13 pm #669062Yes, correct.
October 18, 2022 at 9:22 pm #669261Sorry 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 #669329We 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 #669347Thank 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 #669348Sorry but just to clarify what does this mean from the above post.
For eg capital account
Debit = decrease in capital as drawingsA decrease in capital is a debit but what is the drawings referred to.
October 19, 2022 at 4:23 pm #669357Drawings 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 #669407Thank you again!
October 20, 2022 at 7:49 am #669411You are welcome.
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