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|rowspan="3"|[[Auxiliary account|Auxiliary<br>account]]s
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|rowspan="3"|[[Beneficiary account|Beneficiary<br>account]]s
 
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|[[Adjusting account|Adjusting<br>account]]s
 
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:''Main wikipage: [[Rules of debit and credit]]''
 
:''Main wikipage: [[Rules of debit and credit]]''
 
*[[Principal account]]s, which are [[assets]], [[withdrawals]], and [[expenses]], are debited when they increase and credited when they decrease.
 
*[[Principal account]]s, which are [[assets]], [[withdrawals]], and [[expenses]], are debited when they increase and credited when they decrease.
*[[Auxiliary account]]s, which are [[liabilities]], [[capital]], and [[revenue]], are debited when decrease and credited when they increase.
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*[[Beneficiary account]]s, which are [[liabilities]], [[capital]], and [[revenue]], are debited when decrease and credited when they increase.
  
 
==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]].

Revision as of 19:39, 9 December 2018

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).

Rules of debit and credit

Rules of debit and credit
Category Type Normal balance (or increase) Decrease
Principal
accounts
Assets Debit Credit
Expenses
Withdrawals
Beneficiary
accounts
Liabilities Credit Debit
Revenue
Capital
Adjusting
accounts
Any Behave oppositely to their corresponding accounts
Main wikipage: Rules of debit and credit

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.