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[Bookkeeping.git] / EXAMPLES
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2 equity/debt/income/revenue
4 1. Office equipment is bought.
5         
6         DEBITS          CREDITS                 comments
7         
8         10.00                                   office equip (asset)
9         1.50                                    tax (expense)
10                         11.50                   bank (asset)
13     ISSUES
14     ** for each entry, which debit/credit goes to which account
15     ** these groups of accounts are treated the same:
16         - asset/expense         (outflow of cash -> paying for an exp or buying an asset)
17         - liability/revenue     (inflow of cash -> sold something or borrowing $)
18         -> for a given account, the counter weight belongs to the 'debit' or 'credit'.
19         ex) So 'debit' has the counter weight in asset/expense accounts,
20             and 'credit' has the counter weight in liability/revenue accounts.
21         
22 2. Personal loan from a business account.
23         
24         DEBITS          CREDITS                 comments
25         
26         1500.00                                 loan account (expense)
27                         1500.00                 bank (asset)
30     ISSUES
31     ** same as abouve.