Debit Credit Accounts
1. The problem asks to explain the debit and credit rules for every account name in accounting.
2. In accounting, accounts are classified into five main types: Assets, Liabilities, Equity, Revenues, and Expenses.
3. For Asset accounts: Debit increases the account, Credit decreases it.
4. For Liability accounts: Credit increases the account, Debit decreases it.
5. For Equity accounts: Credit increases the account, Debit decreases it.
6. For Revenue accounts: Credit increases the account, Debit decreases it.
7. For Expense accounts: Debit increases the account, Credit decreases it.
8. Summary:
- Assets and Expenses: Debit to increase, Credit to decrease.
- Liabilities, Equity, and Revenues: Credit to increase, Debit to decrease.
This is the fundamental rule for recording debits and credits in accounting.