ACCOUNT TITLES
AS TO THEIR
CLASSIFICATION, PRESENTATION
AND
NORMAL BALANCE
Document Edition: 20190624
ACCOUNT STATEMENT | NORMAL
TITLE CLASSIFICATION OF BALANCE
Accounts Financial
Payable Current Liability Position Credit
Accounts. Financial
Receivable Current Assets Position Debit
Accrued
Salaries Financial
Payable Current Liability Position Credit
Accumulated Financial
Depreciation Contra Account Position. Credit
Additional Paid Financial
in Capital uit) Position Credit
Administrative Financial
Expenses Operating Expense Performance _| Debit
Allowance for
Doubtful Financial
Accounts: Contra Account Position Credit
Bad Debts Financial
Expense Operating Expense Performance _| Debit
Financial
Bond Payable _| Non-current Liability Position Credit
Financial
Buildings Non-current Asset Position Debit
Financial
Cash Current Asset Position DebitFinancial
Common Stock | Equity Position Credit
Financial
Copyrights Intangible Asset Position Debit
Cost of Goods Financial
Sold Cost of Goods Sold, Performance _| Debit
Debt Current Asset/Long- Financial
Instruments. Term Investment Position Debit
Depreciation Financial
Expense Operating Expense Performance __| Debit
Discount on Financial
Bonds Payable _| Contra Account Position Debit
Nominal Account
Closed to Retained Retained
Dividends Eamings Eamings Debit
Dividends Financial
Payable Current Liabilit Position Credit
Dividends Financial
Revenue Other Income Performance __| Credit
Financial
Equipment Non-current Asset Position Debit
Financial
Fees Earned Revenue Performance _| Credit
Financial
Freight-In Cost of Goods Sold Performance __| Debit
Financial
Freight-Out Operating Expense Performance _| Debit
Gain‘on
Disposal of Financial
Piant Assets. Other Income Performance _| Credit
Financial
Goodwill Intangible Asset Position Debit
‘Nominal Account - Debit (Loss)
Income Closed to Retained
Summary Earnings Not Applicable _| Credit (Profit)
Income Tax Financial
Expense Income Tax Expense __| Performance _| Debit
Income Taxes Financial
Payable Current Liability Position CreditInterest Payable
Current Liability
Insurance Financial
Expense Operating Expense Performance _| Debit
Interest Financial
Expense Other Expense Performance
Interest
Notes Payable
‘Current / Non-current
Liability
Receivable Current Asset Position Debit
Interest Financial
Revenue Other Income Performance \Creait
Financial
Inventory, Current Asset Position Debit
Financial
Land Non-current Asset Position Debit
Loss on Financial
Disposal Other Expense Performance __| Debit
Mortgage Financial
Payable Non-current Liabilit Position Credit
Patents Intangible Asset Debit
Financial
Preferred Stock | Equity Position Credit
Premiums on Non-current Liability- | Financial
Bonds Payable || Adjunct Position Credit
Prepaid Financial
Insurance Current Asset. Position Debit
Financial
Prepaid Rent Current Asset Position
Purchase Financial
Discount ‘Contra Account Position
Purchase
Returns and Financial
Allowances Contra Account Position Credit
Financial
Purchases Current Asset Position Debit
Financial
RentExpense | Operating Expense. Performance | DebitFinancial
Rent Revenue | Revenue Performance _| Credit
Retained Financial
Earnings Equit Position Debit
Salaries and Financial
Wages Operating Expense. Performance _| Debit
Financial
Sales Discount_.| Contra Account Position Debit
Sales Retums Financial
and Allowances _| Contra Account Position Debit
Sales/ Sales Financial
Revenue Revenue Performance _| Credit
Service Financial
Revenue Revenue. Performance | Credit
Financial
Supplies Current Asset Position Debit
Supplies
Expense
Treasury Stock
Unearned
Service
Revenue Current Liability _
Credit
Utilities Expense | Operating Expense
Adjunct account
‘An adjunct account increases the valuation of a liability account. In essence, the credit
balance in this account is added to the liability account with which it is paired. The most
common example of an adjunct account is the unamortized bond premium account, which
is used when a business sells bonds at a premium. The unamortized bond premium and
the band liability, when combined, represent the actual liability of the bond issuer.
‘This concept is the reverse of a contra account, which reduces the balance of the account
with which it is paired.
Source: httos://weww accountingtools.com/articies/2017/5/7/adiunct-account