3 years ago

When a company records depreciation it debits:_____.

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Svetlanka [38]3 years ago

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Answer: A. Depreciation Expense and credits a contra-asset account.

Explanation:

Depreciation is an expense which means that when it is incurred, it will be debited because expenses are debited to show that they have increased.

Depreciation reduces the value of an asset so the asset needs to be credited which is what is done when an asset reduces. The full entry would therefore involved a debit to the Depreciation account and a credit to the asset account that is being depreciated.

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