Xacc 280: Appendix B

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Checkpoint: Debits and Credits Terra Ballenger XACC 280: Financial Accounting Concepts and Principles August 16, 2012 Paul Gomez Associate Level Material Appendix B Debits and Credits Consider the information presented in PhxKlips™ Debits and Credits. Pay particular attention to the meaning of debits and credits and their effects on accounts. Then follow the instructions below. 1. Write a response to the following questions: In what two ways is the word debit defined in Debits and Credits? Debit is always on the left side of the T-account. For the costs of goods sold account, an increase is recorded on the debit side. The normal balance for cost of good sold will be recorded on the left side. Any expense accounts would be listed on the debit side. A debit increases the balance of the asset and expense accounts. Decreases the balance of liability, revenue, and owner equity. Expenses In what two ways is the word credit defined in Debits and Credits? A credit is on the right side of the T-account. A credit would be like any profit, or net income, coming into the business. Revenues. 2. Complete the following matrix. To do so, ask yourself questions, such as: • What increases the Asset account, a debit or a credit? • What decreases the Asset account, a debit or a credit? • What is the normal balance of the Asset account, a debit or a credit? |Account Changes | |Account Categories |What increases the account? |What decreases the account? |What is the normal balance? | |Assets |Debit |Credit |debit | |Liabilities |Credit |Debit

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