Rules of Debit and Credit

&NewLine;<&excl;-- WP QUADS Content Ad Plugin v&period; 2&period;0&period;95 -->&NewLine;<div class&equals;"quads-location quads-ad1" id&equals;"quads-ad1" style&equals;"float&colon;left&semi;margin&colon;0px 0px 0px 0&semi;">&NewLine;&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<p align&equals;"justify">In order to record the journal entries&comma; one must know the rules of debit and credit&period; First of all we should know the meaning of debit and credit&period; In journalizing&comma; debit simply means the act of recording entry on left side of an account whereas credit means recording the entry on right side&period; Therefore left side is the debit side whereas right side is the credit side of any account&period; In case of double-entry bookkeeping&comma; every transaction affects at least two accounts i&period;e&period; if one is debited other must be credited&period; Following are some of the important rules of debit and credit illustrated on the basis of nature of item or account&period; <&sol;p>&NewLine;<p align&equals;"justify">&&num;160&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h3>Assets<&sol;h3>&NewLine;<p> &&num;160&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<ul>&NewLine;<li>All those assets which are purchased by an organization are debited&period; <&sol;li>&NewLine;<li>All those assets which are sold by an organization are credited&period; <&sol;li>&NewLine;<&sol;ul>&NewLine;<p> For example&colon; Goods purchased for Rs&period; 2500&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;&&num;160&semi;&&num;160&semi;&&num;160&semi;&&num;160&semi;&&num;160&semi;&&num;160&semi;&&num;160&semi;&&num;160&semi;&&num;160&semi;&&num;160&semi;&&num;160&semi;&&num;160&semi;&&num;160&semi;&&num;160&semi;&&num;160&semi;&&num;160&semi;&&num;160&semi; Goods sold for Rs&period; 2000&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p> &&num;160&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p> <a href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;mba-lectures&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2010&sol;07&sol;image2&period;png"><img title&equals;"image" style&equals;"border-top-width&colon; 0px&semi; display&colon; inline&semi; border-left-width&colon; 0px&semi; border-bottom-width&colon; 0px&semi; border-right-width&colon; 0px" height&equals;"159" alt&equals;"image" src&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;mba-lectures&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2010&sol;07&sol;image&lowbar;thumb2&period;png" width&equals;"400" border&equals;"0" &sol;><&sol;a> <&sol;p>&NewLine;<&excl;-- WP QUADS Content Ad Plugin v&period; 2&period;0&period;95 -->&NewLine;<div class&equals;"quads-location quads-ad2" id&equals;"quads-ad2" style&equals;"float&colon;none&semi;margin&colon;0px 0 0px 0&semi;text-align&colon;center&semi;">&NewLine;&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&NewLine;<p> &&num;160&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p align&equals;"justify"><strong>Note&colon;<&sol;strong> In accounting&comma; goods purchased are represented by purchases whereas goods sold are represented by sales&period; <&sol;p>&NewLine;<p align&equals;"justify">&&num;160&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h3>Liabilities<&sol;h3>&NewLine;<p> &&num;160&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<ul>&NewLine;<li>An increase in liabilities will be credited&period; <&sol;li>&NewLine;<li>Any decrease in liabilities will be debited&period; <&sol;li>&NewLine;<&sol;ul>&NewLine;<p> For example&colon; David purchased goods on credit for Rs&period; 3000<br &sol;>&NewLine;&&num;160&semi;&&num;160&semi;&&num;160&semi;&&num;160&semi;&&num;160&semi;&&num;160&semi;&&num;160&semi;&&num;160&semi;&&num;160&semi;&&num;160&semi;&&num;160&semi;&&num;160&semi;&&num;160&semi;&&num;160&semi;&&num;160&semi;&&num;160&semi;&&num;160&semi; David paid for the purchase of goods on credit for Rs&period; 3000<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p> &&num;160&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p> <a href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;mba-lectures&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2010&sol;07&sol;image3&period;png"><img title&equals;"image" style&equals;"border-top-width&colon; 0px&semi; display&colon; inline&semi; border-left-width&colon; 0px&semi; border-bottom-width&colon; 0px&semi; border-right-width&colon; 0px" height&equals;"143" alt&equals;"image" src&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;mba-lectures&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2010&sol;07&sol;image&lowbar;thumb3&period;png" width&equals;"450" border&equals;"0" &sol;><&sol;a> <&sol;p>&NewLine;<p> &&num;160&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h3>Capital <&sol;h3>&NewLine;<p> &&num;160&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<ul>&NewLine;<li>If there is increase in the capital then it will be credited&period; <&sol;li>&NewLine;<li>If there is decrease in the capital then it will be debited&period; <&sol;li>&NewLine;<&sol;ul>&NewLine;<p> For example&colon; Vikram started business with Rs&period; 50000<br &sol;>&NewLine;&&num;160&semi;&&num;160&semi;&&num;160&semi;&&num;160&semi;&&num;160&semi;&&num;160&semi;&&num;160&semi;&&num;160&semi;&&num;160&semi;&&num;160&semi;&&num;160&semi;&&num;160&semi;&&num;160&semi;&&num;160&semi;&&num;160&semi;&&num;160&semi;&&num;160&semi; Vikram drawn Rs&period; 10000 from the business for personal use&period; <&sol;p>&NewLine;<p> &&num;160&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p> <a href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;mba-lectures&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2010&sol;07&sol;image4&period;png"><img title&equals;"image" style&equals;"border-top-width&colon; 0px&semi; display&colon; inline&semi; border-left-width&colon; 0px&semi; border-bottom-width&colon; 0px&semi; border-right-width&colon; 0px" height&equals;"144" alt&equals;"image" src&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;mba-lectures&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2010&sol;07&sol;image&lowbar;thumb4&period;png" width&equals;"450" border&equals;"0" &sol;><&sol;a> <&sol;p>&NewLine;<p> &&num;160&semi;&NewLine;<&excl;-- WP QUADS Content Ad Plugin v&period; 2&period;0&period;95 -->&NewLine;<div class&equals;"quads-location quads-ad3" id&equals;"quads-ad3" style&equals;"float&colon;none&semi;margin&colon;0px&semi;">&NewLine;&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&NewLine;

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