Question

Which type of accounts will always have debit balances?

Answer 1

Business transactions are events that have a monetary impact on the financial statements of an organisation. When accounting for these transactions, numbers are recorded in two accounts, where the debit column is on the left and the credit column is on the right.

A debit is an accounting entry that either increases an asset or expense account, or decreases a liability or equity account. It si positioned to the left in the accounting entry.

Assets, expenses, losses and the owner's drawing account will normally have debit balances. Their balances will increase with a debit entry, and will decrease with a credit entry.