Columnar Juniper Trees. Columnar junipers bring strong, thin vertical lines to your landscape. One of the most popular columnars is Juniperus scopulorum Skyrocket, which can grow to 15 feet high with a width of 2 to 3 feet; Wichita Blue, another J. scopulorum grows to 10 feet with a width of 4 feet.
contra asset account. Definition. A balance sheet account in the financial statements that offsets a related asset account. Contra asset accounts are subtracted from a related asset account since asset accounts have debit balances while contra assets have credit balances.
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 ...