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Debit and credit rules

Debit and credit rules Debits  and  credits  are the opposing sides of an accounting  journal entry . They are used to change the ending balances in the  general ledger accounts. The rules governing the use of debits and credits in a journal entry are as follows: Rule 1: All accounts that normally contain a debit balance will increase in amount when a debit (left column) is added to them, and reduced when a credit (right column) is added to them. The types of accounts to which this rule applies are  expenses ,  assets , and dividends. Rule 2: All accounts that normally contain a credit balance will increase in amount when a credit (right column) is added to them, and reduced when a debit (left column) is added to them. The types of accounts to which this rule applies are  liabilities ,  revenues , and  equity . Rule 3:  Contra accounts  reduce the balances of the accounts with which they are paired. This means tha...

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