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Edexcel IAL·Accounting·IAL Accounting

Double-Entry Bookkeeping

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The rules of debit and credit, T-accounts, and recording transactions on both sides.

Every transaction is recorded twice — once as a debit and once as a credit. This is double-entry bookkeeping.

The rules of debit and credit

Use DEAD CLIC:

  • Debit increases: Drawings, Expenses, Assets.
  • Credit increases: Capital, Liabilities, Income.

To decrease one of these, do the opposite entry.

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