At their April 21, 2016 meeting, the Forsyth County Board of Commissioners proclaimed May 5, 2016 as âDay of Prayerâ in Forsyth County. All are invited to meet outside of the Forsyth County Courthouse in downtown Cumming at 10 a.m. on May 5, for observance of âDay of Prayer.â.
The accumulated depreciation account is an asset account with a credit balance (also known as a contra asset account); this means that it appears on the balance sheet as a reduction from the gross amount of fixed assets reported.
What is a contra asset account? A contra asset account is an asset account where the balance will be either a credit balance or a zero balance. (A debit balance in a contra asset account will violate the cost principle.) Since a credit balance in an asset account is contrary to the normal or expected debit balance the account is referred to as a contra asset account. The most common contra asset account is Accumulated Depreciation. Accumulated Depreciation is associated with property, plant and equipment and it is credited when Depreciation Expense is recorded. Recording the credits in the Accumulated Depreciation means that the cost of the property, plant and equipment will continue to be reported. Reporting the accumulated depreciation separately allows the readers of the balance sheet to see how much of the cost has been depreciated and how much has ...