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In accounting, what is the meaning of dr.? Author: Harold Averkamp, CPA, MBA Definition of Dr. In accounting, dr. is the abbreviation for the Italian term used more than 500 years ago to indicate today’s term debit. In...

What is the abbreviation for debit and credit? Author: Harold Averkamp, CPA, MBA Abbreviation for Debit and Credit The abbreviation for debit is dr. and the abbreviation for credit is cr. Apparently the “dr.” is...

What is the meaning of debit? Author: Harold Averkamp, CPA, MBA Definition of Debit The term debit is similar to the term used in Italy more than 500 years ago when the double entry accounting system was documented. What...

Debits and Credits Author: Harold Averkamp, CPA, MBA 120 Q&A Popular Recent What is a general ledger account? What is the double-entry system? What is a trial balance? What is a journal entry? What is the difference...

Our Explanation of Debits and Credits describes the reasons why various accounts are debited and/or credited. For the examples we provide the logic, use T-accounts for a clearer understanding, and the appropriate general...

Bookkeeping Author: Harold Averkamp, CPA, MBA 353 Q&A Popular Recent What is a general ledger account? What is the difference between accounts payable and accounts receivable? What are accruals? What is the difference...

Our Explanation of Debits and Credits describes the reasons why various accounts are debited and/or credited. For the examples we provide the logic, use T-accounts for a clearer understanding, and the appropriate general...

The withdrawal of business cash or other assets by the owner for the personal use of the owner. Withdrawals of cash by the owner are recorded with a debit to the owner’s drawing account and a credit to the cash...

This contra owner’s equity account has a debit balance that represents the current year draws made by the owner, Mary Smith. After the year’s financial statements have been prepared, the balance in this...

The contra owner’s equity account used to record the current year’s withdrawals of business assets by the sole proprietor for personal use. This is a temporary account with a debit balance. It will be closed...

Actions taken or not taken prior to issuing financial statements in order to improve the amounts appearing in the financial statements.

This is a contra owner’s equity account, because it has a debit balance if draws were made. Even though it is a balance sheet account, it is a temporary account. At the end of each year the account’s debit...

The contra owner’s equity account that reports the amount of withdrawals of business cash or other assets by the owner for personal use during the current accounting year. At the end of the accounting year, the...

This contra owner’s equity account has a debit balance that represents the current year draws made by the sole proprietor, R. Smith. After the year’s financial statements have been prepared, the balance in...

What is a cost driver? Author: Harold Averkamp, CPA, MBA Ideally, a cost driver is an activity that is the root cause of why a cost occurs. In the past century, the root cause of indirect manufacturing costs has changed...

What is window dressing? Author: Harold Averkamp, CPA, MBA Definition of Window Dressing Window dressing refers to actions taken or not taken prior to issuing financial statements in order to improve the appearance of...

What does drop ship mean? Author: Harold Averkamp, CPA, MBA One example of drop ship is a manufacturer shipping goods directly to one of its customers’ customer (instead of delivering the goods to the customer that...

What is meant by owner's draws? Author: Harold Averkamp, CPA, MBA Definition of Owner’s Draws Owner’s draws are withdrawals of a sole proprietorship’s cash or other assets made by the owner for the owner’s...

Is the drawing account a capital account? Author: Harold Averkamp, CPA, MBA Definition of Drawing Account A sole proprietorship will have a drawing account in which the owner’s withdrawals or draws of cash or other...

How do drawings affect the financial statements? Author: Harold Averkamp, CPA, MBA Definition of Drawings Drawings are the withdrawals of a sole proprietorship’s business assets by the owner for the owner’s personal...

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