A credit to a liability account a) indicates a decrease in the amount owed to creditors. b) is an error. c) must be accompanied by a debit to an asset account. d) indicates an increase in the amount owed to creditors

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A credit to a liability account a) indicates a decrease in the amount owed to creditors. b) is an error. c) must be accompanied by a debit to an asset account. d) indicates an increase in the amount owed to creditors.
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Amount owed  by the company to the outside persons such as suppliers, bank etc are called liabilities.

All liabilities normally have credit balance.

 

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