Recording of Transactions-I

equal to the total amount credited. In accounting, the terms — debit and credit indicate whether the transactions are to be recorded on the left hand side or right hand side of the account. In its simplest form, an account looks like the letter T . Because of its shape, this simple form called a T-account (refer figure .

). Notice that the T format has a left side and a right side for recording increases and decreases in the item. This helps in ascertaining the ultimate position of each item at the end of an accounting period. For example, if it is an account of a customer all goods sold shall appear on the left (debit) side of customer’s account and all payments received on the right side.

The difference between the totals of the two sides called balance shall reflect the amount due to the customer. In a T account, the left side is called debit (often abbreviated as Dr.) and the right side is known as credit (often abbreviated as Cr.). To