The closing entry for an expense account would include a debit to: O The expense account and a credit to Net Income. O Net Income and a credit to the expense account. Retained Earnings and a credit to the expense account. The expense account and a credit to Retained Earnings. O None of the above.

FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING
10th Edition
ISBN:9781259964947
Author:Libby
Publisher:Libby
Chapter1: Financial Statements And Business Decisions
Section: Chapter Questions
Problem 1Q
icon
Related questions
icon
Concept explainers
Question
The closing entry for an expense account would include a debit to:
O The expense account and a credit to Net Income.
O Net Income and a credit to the expense account.
Retained Earnings and a credit to the expense account.
O The expense account and a credit to Retained Earnings.
None of the above.
Transcribed Image Text:The closing entry for an expense account would include a debit to: O The expense account and a credit to Net Income. O Net Income and a credit to the expense account. Retained Earnings and a credit to the expense account. O The expense account and a credit to Retained Earnings. None of the above.
Expert Solution
Step 1

Closing entries are used to close the temporary accounts and transfer the balance to a permanent account. 

 

trending now

Trending now

This is a popular solution!

steps

Step by step

Solved in 2 steps

Blurred answer
Knowledge Booster
Completing the Accounting Cycle
Learn more about
Need a deep-dive on the concept behind this application? Look no further. Learn more about this topic, accounting and related others by exploring similar questions and additional content below.
Recommended textbooks for you
FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING
FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING
Accounting
ISBN:
9781259964947
Author:
Libby
Publisher:
MCG
Accounting
Accounting
Accounting
ISBN:
9781337272094
Author:
WARREN, Carl S., Reeve, James M., Duchac, Jonathan E.
Publisher:
Cengage Learning,
Accounting Information Systems
Accounting Information Systems
Accounting
ISBN:
9781337619202
Author:
Hall, James A.
Publisher:
Cengage Learning,
Horngren's Cost Accounting: A Managerial Emphasis…
Horngren's Cost Accounting: A Managerial Emphasis…
Accounting
ISBN:
9780134475585
Author:
Srikant M. Datar, Madhav V. Rajan
Publisher:
PEARSON
Intermediate Accounting
Intermediate Accounting
Accounting
ISBN:
9781259722660
Author:
J. David Spiceland, Mark W. Nelson, Wayne M Thomas
Publisher:
McGraw-Hill Education
Financial and Managerial Accounting
Financial and Managerial Accounting
Accounting
ISBN:
9781259726705
Author:
John J Wild, Ken W. Shaw, Barbara Chiappetta Fundamental Accounting Principles
Publisher:
McGraw-Hill Education