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Cornerstones of Financial Accounting

4th Edition

ISBN:9781337690881

Author:Jay Rich, Jeff Jones

Publisher:Jay Rich, Jeff Jones

Chapter8: Current And Contingent Liabilities

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state the differences between unearned revenue and accounts payable? both accounts are liabilities therefore what is the normal balance of liability and does it matter?

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Normal balance refers to the excess of the amount on one side, over the amount on the other side in an account. The excess amount of debit side over the credit side is shown as the normal debit balance. The excess amount of credit side over the debit side is shown as the normal credit balance.

Rules of Debit and Credit: Following rules are followed for debiting and crediting different accounts while they occur in business transactions:

Debit, all increase in assets, expenses, and dividends, all decrease in liabilities, revenues, and stockholders’ equities.
Credit, all increase in liabilities, revenues, and stockholders’ equities, all decrease in assets, expenses.

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