Understanding Debits and Credits

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Knowing how debits and credits affect each type of account is critical to understanding how different transactions affect your chart of accounts, especially with journal entries.

The table below can be a good reference to determine how a debit or credit affects each type of account in Church360°.

Account Type Increases Decreases
Asset Debit Credit
Liability Credit Debit
Equity (and Equity-backed Funds) Credit Debit
Income Credit Debit
Expense Debit Credit