
Concept explainers
Asset: It refers to all valuable items that a company owns or items that generate some income to the company whether tangible or intangible. The more assets a company owns, the stable its financial position would be.
Accounting rule for assets is,
- Increase in assets is always debited
- Decrease in assets is always credited.
Liability: It refers to all items that have some monetary value in market and that company owes from others. The liability is much important for a company for financial support.
Accounting rule for liabilities is,
- Increase in liabilities is always credited.
- Decrease in assets is always credited.
Equity: It refers to the contribution that an owner makes to the company. The more equity the company has, the more profitable the company would be.
Accounting rule for equity is,
- Increase in Equity is always credited.
- Decrease in equity is always debited.
To classify: Items into asset (A) account, liability (L) account and equity (EQ) account.

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