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A [[financial account]] (or, simply, [[account]]; hereinafter, the ''Account'') is an accounting device used in [[bookkeeping]] to record increases and decreases of business transactions relating to [[assets]], [[liabilities]], [[capital]], [[withdrawals]], [[revenue]], and/or [[expenses]]. In other words, the ''Account'' is the [[concept]] that is used to record financial entries of a similar nature such as cash increases (debits) and decreases (credits) or, vice versa, [[accounts payable]] increases (credits) and decreases (debits).
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A [[financial account]] (or, simply, [[account]]; hereinafter, the ''Account'') is an accounting device used in [[bookkeeping]] to record increases and decreases of business transactions related to [[Assets]], [[Liabilities]], [[Owner's Capital]], [[Owner's Withdrawals]], [[Fiscal Revenue]], and/or [[Expenses]]. In other words, the ''Account'' is the [[concept]] that is used to record financial entries of a similar nature such as [[Cash at Bank]] increases (is [[debit]]ed) and decreases (is [[credit]]ed) or, vice versa, [[Accounts Payable]] increases (is [[credit]]ed) and decreases (is [[debit]]ed).
  
==Rules of debit and credit==
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:''Main wikipage: [[Rules of debit and credit]]''
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==Definitions==
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According to [[College Accounting: A Practical Approach by Slater (13th edition)‎]],
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:[[Account]]. An accounting device used in [[bookkeeping]] to record increases and decreases of business transactions relating to individual assets, liabilities, capital, [[Owner's Withdrawals]], [[Fiscal Revenue|revenue]], expenses, and so on.
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==Journalizing==
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:''Main wikipage: [[Journalizing]]''
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===Rules of debit and credit===
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!Category
 
!Category
 
|Type
 
|Type
![[Normal balance]] (Increase)!!Decrease
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!Increase *!!Decrease
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|rowspan="3"|[[Asset-origin account]]s
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![[Assets]] **
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|rowspan="3"|Debit||rowspan="3"|Credit
 
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|rowspan="3"|[[Principal account|Principal]]
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![[Expenses]] **
![[Assets]]
 
|Debit||Credit
 
 
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![[Expenses]]
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![[Owner's Withdrawals]]
|Debit||Credit
 
 
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![[Withdrawals]]
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|rowspan="3"|[[Equity-origin account]]s
|Debit||Credit
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![[Liabilities]] **
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|rowspan="3"|Credit||rowspan="3"|Debit
 
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|rowspan="3"|[[Auxiliary account|Auxiliary]]
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![[Fiscal Revenue]] **
![[Liabilities]]
 
|Credit||Debit
 
 
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![[Capital]]
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![[Owner's Capital]]
|Credit||Debit
 
 
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![[Revenue]]
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|colspan="4" style="text-align:left; background-color:#fff;"|* Besides [[Income Summary]], increase represents [[account normal balance|normal balance]]<br>** [[Adjusting account]]s behave oppositely to the ''Accounts'' that they adjust
|Credit||Debit
 
 
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*[[Principal account]]s, which are [[assets]], [[withdrawals]], and [[expenses]], are debited when they increase and credited when they decrease.
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::''Main wikipage: [[Rules of debit and credit]]''
*[[Auxiliary account]]s, which are [[liabilities]], [[capital]], and [[revenue]], are debited when decrease and credited when they increase.
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:*[[Asset-origin account]]s, which include [[Assets]], [[Owner's Withdrawals]], and [[Expenses]], are debited when they increase and credited when they decrease.
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:*[[Equity-origin account]]s, which are [[Liabilities]], [[Owner's Capital]], and [[Fiscal Revenue]], are debited when decrease and credited when they increase.
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===Adjusting accounts===
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::''Main wikipage: [[Adjusting account]]''
  
 
==Chart of accounts==
 
==Chart of accounts==
 
:''Main wikipage: [[Chart of accounts]]''
 
:''Main wikipage: [[Chart of accounts]]''
 
Every [[organization]] can establish its own list of account titles, which is called the [[chart of accounts]].
 
Every [[organization]] can establish its own list of account titles, which is called the [[chart of accounts]].
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==Related concepts==
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*[[Bookkeeping]]. Recording, filing, and retrieving of [[financial data]], as well as producing those [[financial report]]s that are required by laws.
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==Related lectures==
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*[[Bookkeeping Quarter]].
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Latest revision as of 19:25, 4 January 2019

A financial account (or, simply, account; hereinafter, the Account) is an accounting device used in bookkeeping to record increases and decreases of business transactions related to Assets, Liabilities, Owner's Capital, Owner's Withdrawals, Fiscal Revenue, and/or Expenses. In other words, the Account is the concept that is used to record financial entries of a similar nature such as Cash at Bank increases (is debited) and decreases (is credited) or, vice versa, Accounts Payable increases (is credited) and decreases (is debited).


Definitions

According to College Accounting: A Practical Approach by Slater (13th edition)‎,

Account. An accounting device used in bookkeeping to record increases and decreases of business transactions relating to individual assets, liabilities, capital, Owner's Withdrawals, revenue, expenses, and so on.

Journalizing

Main wikipage: Journalizing

Rules of debit and credit

Rules of debit and credit
Category Type Increase * Decrease
Asset-origin accounts Assets ** Debit Credit
Expenses **
Owner's Withdrawals
Equity-origin accounts Liabilities ** Credit Debit
Fiscal Revenue **
Owner's Capital
* Besides Income Summary, increase represents normal balance
** Adjusting accounts behave oppositely to the Accounts that they adjust
Main wikipage: Rules of debit and credit

Adjusting accounts

Main wikipage: Adjusting account

Chart of accounts

Main wikipage: Chart of accounts

Every organization can establish its own list of account titles, which is called the chart of accounts.

Related concepts

Related lectures