Accounting Basics

Basic

Debits and credits

The two sides of every entry.

Debits and credits

Every transaction touches at least two accounts: one is debited, one is credited. The two sides always balance — that is what keeps your books honest.

Debit does not mean bad and credit does not mean good. They are just the left and right sides of an entry.

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