Each account used in a double entry bookkeeping system has a normal balance side, either debit of credit. Test your knowledge of the normal balance for an account using our accounting quiz.
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What is the normal balance side of an account? Can you identify whether the normal balance of each of the following accounts is a debit balance or a credit balance.
For each question click on an answer to reveal whether its Right! or Wrong.
1. What is the normal balance of accounts payable?
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2. What is the normal balance of accounts receivable?
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3. The normal balance for asset accounts is a debit or credit?
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4. The equity account normal balance?
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5. Interest receivable normal balance side?
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6. Unearned revenue normal balance?
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7. Inventory normal balance?
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8. Cost of goods sold normal balance?
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9. Dividends normal balance side?
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10. Retained earnings normal balance?
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11. Accumulated depreciation normal balance?
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12. Common stock normal balance?
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13. Sales discount normal balance?
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14. Cash normal balance?
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15. The normal balance side of a liability account is the debit or credit?
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16. The revenue normal balance?
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Try Another Double Entry Bookkeeping Quiz
This normal balance side of accounts quiz is one of many of our online quizzes which are used to test your knowledge of double entry bookkeeping, discover another at the links below.
- Quiz 53: Identify the Debit Entry
- Quiz 29: Break Even Quiz
- Quiz 15: Accounts Payable Test
- Quiz 19: Debit and Credit Entries Quiz
Last modified April 5th, 2018