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If an transaction is both a debit and a credit… should I put it on both the credit and debit side of the balancing off sheet.

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Double-entry bookkeeping is a method of recording transactions where for every business transaction, an entry is recorded in at least two accounts as a debit or credit. In a double-entry system, the amounts recorded as debits must be equal to the amounts recorded as credits.

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