If there is a net income, debit Income Summary. If there is a net loss, then credit it.
A credit and debit tally is the total of the credits and debits, separately. The difference between the totals is the net profit or loss.
does net income have a normal debit or credit balance
Income Statement Credit and Balance Sheet Debit columns.
the company has a net loss
we show indirect expenses on debit side and indirect income on credit side. indirect expenses like salaries, Rent, carriage outward, staffwalefare expenses and other expneses and indirect income like commission received, discount received and others. if credit side more that debit side it means Net profit and debit side more than credit side it means Net loss.
No. It is closed as a credit owner's capital. Chapter 4 on page 217--Closing the accounts.
A debit is money paid out or a loss, a credit in income or a gain.
[Debit] Accululated Depreciation xxxx [Debit] Loss on disposal of asset xxxx [Credit] Asset account xxxx Entry 2 [debit] Profit and loss account xxxx [Credit] Loss on disposal of asset xxxx
[Debit] Net income account [Credit] General Reserves
Retained Earnings normally has a credit balance. Net loss will be debited to Retained Earnings account thus results to a debit balance. Retained Earnings with a debit balance will be called as 'Deficits" or "Accumulated Deficits".
debit column of the Income Statement columns