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In Accounts,there are only 2 things

  1. Profit and Loss- Containing Expenses and Incomes
  2. Balance Sheet-Containing Liabilities and Assets

 

 

Rules for Accounting

All Expenses- Debit

All Incomes- Credit

All Liabilities- Credit if Increase (Debit if Decrease)

All Assets- Debit if Increase (Credit if Decrease)

 

If we know these rules, our no entry will be wrong

Profit and Loss

Expense

Incomes

Dr

Cr

 

Balance Sheet

Liabilities

Assets

Cr (Increase)

Dr(Increase)

Dr(Decrease)

Cr (Decrease)

 

EXAMPLES 

 

Example 1:-

Internet Bill received from Reliance of Rs 2000

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Entry:-

Internet Expense Dr       2000

                To Reliance                         2000

Explanation:-

(Internet Bill is an expense, hence we debit it

Reliance is a Creditor i.e. a liability, Since it increases, we Credit it

Example 1 Continued

Suppose Amount paid to Reliance by Cash 2000

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Entry:-

Reliance Dr         2000

                To Cash                2000

 

Explanation:-

(Reliance is our creditor liability, since we have paid him, our liability decreases, hence we debit it

(Cash is our asset, since it also decreases, we Credit it)

Entry 2

Machine purchased from AB Technologies 50000

Amount paid by cheque

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Machinery A/c Dr                50000

                To AB Technologies         50000

(Machinery is our Asset,since it increases,we debit it

AB Technologies is our Sundry Creditor i.e. Liability,since it increases,we Credit it

  AB Technologies Dr        50000

                To Bank                                50000

  (AB Technologies is our creditor liability, since we have paid him, our liability decreases, hence we debit it

(Bank is our asset, since it also decreases, we Credit it)

Example 3

Sales made to Max and Co Rs 30000.

Amount received by NEFT (National Electronic Fund Transfer i.e. amount received directly in bank account)

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Entry

Max Dr                 30000

                To Sales                30000

(Since Sales is an Income, we credit it

Since Max is our Debtor i.e. Asset and it increases, we Debit it)

 

Bank Dr                300000

                To Max                 3000000

(Bank is our asset, since it increases, we debit it

Max is out Sundry Debtor, since it decreases, we credit it)

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  2. Step 1 Basic of Accounts - Debits and Credits

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CA Maninder Singh is a Chartered Accountant for the past 14 years. He also provides Accounts Tax GST Training in Delhi, Kerala and online.