BACHELOR OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The accountant’s word to indicate that an entry will be recorded on the left-side of an account is ____
A
Debit
B
Credit
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The accountant’s term to indicate that an entry will be recorded on the left-side of an account is Debit.

Detailed explanation-2: -Debit means an entry recorded for a payment made or owed. A debit entry is usually made on the left side of a ledger account. So, when a transaction occurs in a double entry system, one account is debited while another account is credited.

Detailed explanation-3: -A debit is an accounting entry that either increases an asset or expense account, or decreases a liability or equity account. It is positioned to the left in an accounting entry.

Detailed explanation-4: -The left side of a T-account or ledger is known as debit while the right side is known as the credit.

Detailed explanation-5: -Left hand side of an account is called as debit side and right hand side is known as credit side.

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