Date | Accounts involved in transaction? | Classification of the account? | Increasing or Decreasing? | Debit or Credit the Account? | Amount? |
July 2 | Received $14,000 (cash) contribution from Brett Lawrence, owner, in exchange for capital. | ||||
Tell me what happen to the business today in your own words? | |||||
Example: The business got cash from the owner. | |||||
Cash | Asset | Increasing | Debit | $ 12,000 | |
London, Capital | Capital | Increasing | Credit | $ 12,000 | |
July 4 | Paid (cash) for utilities expense of $370. | ||||
July 5 | Purchased equipment on account, $1,600. | ||||
July 10 | Performed services for a client on account, $2,900. | ||||
July 12 | Borrowed $7,100 cash, signing a notes payable. | ||||
July 19 | The owner, Brett London, withdrew $200 cash from the business. | ||||
Practice this transaction. It will appear in almost every problem. | |||||
London, Withdrawals* | Contra Capital | Increasing | Debit | $200 | |
Cash | Asset | Decreasing | Credit | $200 | |
*Withdrawals in called a "Contra Capital" Account. A "Contra" account has its balance | |||||
on the opposite side of the account it is associated with. | |||||
Therefore, Withdrawals has a "normal debit balance." The account increases on the | |||||
debit side and decreases on the credit side. Memorize this exception to the rule. | |||||
July 21 | Purchased office supplies for $840 and paid cash. | ||||
July 27 | Paid (cash) for the liability from July 5. |
Date | Accounts involved | Account classification | Increasing/Decreasing | Debit/Credit | Amount |
July 4 | Utilities expense | Expense | Increasing | Debit | 370 |
Cash | Asset | Decreasing | Credit | 370 | |
July 5 | Equipment | Asset | Increasing | Debit | 1,600 |
Accounts payable | Liability | Increasing | Credit | 1,600 | |
July 10 | Accounts receivable | Asset | Increasing | Debit | 2,900 |
Service revenue | Revenue | Increasing | Credit | 2,900 | |
July 12 | Cash | Asset | Increasing | Debit | 7,100 |
Note payable | Liability | Increasing | Credit | 7,100 | |
July 21 | Supplies | Expense | Increasing | Debit | 840 |
Cash | Asset | Decreasing | Credit | 840 | |
July 27 | Accounts payable | Liability | Decreasing | Debit | 1,600 |
Cash | Asset | Decreasing | Credit | 1,600 |
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