| General rules of thumb:
All revenue accounts (credit balance normally) are closed with a DEBIT
All expense accounts (debit balance normally) are closed with a CREDIT
All assets and liabilities are never closed.
Therefore, of the list above, you will close the following with a DEBIT:
Sales Revenue
interest revenue
Of the list above, you will close the following with a CREDIT:
salary expense
depreciation expense
interest expense
Sales returns and allowances (because this is the opposite of a revenue account)
cost of goods sold
Of the list above, you will NEVER close the following:
accounts receivable
inventory
accumulated depreciation |