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Account Types

Lesson
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Being able to identify an account as an assets, liabilities, or owner equity is critical.

You need to be able to look at every change in an account and be able to understand the implications for the company.

If you know the accounting equation, you've already learned was assets, liabilities and equity are.

There are three more important types that you need to learn next:

  • Draw - Money that an owner takes out of the company
  • Expense - Money that a company has spent
  • Revenue - Money that a company received from product and service sales
Question
You're being grilled by the board of directors about the firm's accounting.

You've been briefed with the following facts:

  • The records show a strange $248 transaction involving the unearned revenue account.

What kind of account is unearned revenue?
Answer
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👉 Answer:

  • Unearned revenue is a liability account.

👩‍🎓 Here are the steps to figure it out:

  • It often helps to think about the DEALER table.
    DC DEALER
    + DEBITCREDIT +
    DrawLiability
    ExpenseEquity
    AssetRevenue
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