Tenax Therapeutics' (TENX) CEO John Kelley on Q3 2015 Results-Earnings Call Transcript.
Debit the cost of the asset and credit the loan account with the capitalized interest. In the example, debit the asset cost and credit the loan account with $50,000. The asset cost available for depreciation at the end of Year One is therefore $1,050,000. Debit the interest expense account and credit the loan account with any interest paid in excess of the interest capitalized. For example, if the total interest paid in the first year was $75,000, debit the interest expense account and credit the loan account with $75,000 minus $50,000, or $25,000.
A debit or a credit either increases or decreases the total balance in each account, depending on what kind of accounts they are. Each transaction (say, of value Â£100) is recorded by a debit entry of Â£100 in one account and a credit entry of Â£100 in another account.f debits exceed credits, the account has a debit balance; if credits exceed debits, the account has a credit balance. For the company as a whole, the totals of debit balances and credit balances must be equal as shown in the trial balance report, otherwise an error has occurred.