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Debits and Credits
Debits and Credits
For the accounts to the left side of the equal sign, i.e. Assets, Expenses, and
Dividends, debits will increase their balances and credits will decrease the balances.
For the accounts to the right of the equal sign, i.e. Liabilities, common Stock,
beginning Retained earnings and Revenues, debits will decrease the balances and
credits will increase them.
Thus the following holds true:
+ - - +