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Offset?

0What does "offset" in the sentence below mean? Thanks02br
00An account on the balance sheet of a corporation or entity that offsets the balance of a related and corresponding account. 0-
  

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02br 00In accounting lingo, an01b 00 offset02b 00 is an amount of money equaling or counterbalancing another amount on the opposite side of the same ledger or the ledger of another account. 01i 00Accumulated depreciation02i 00, which is a contra account to 01i 00fixed assets02i 00 to obtain book value, is an example of an offset account. 0-

  • 02br 00In accounting lingo, an01b 00 offset02b 00 is an amount of money equaling or counterbalancing another amount on the opposite side of the same ledger or the ledger of another account.
  • 01i 00Accumulated depreciation02i 00, which is a contra account to 01i 00fixed assets02i 00 to obtain book value, is an example of an offset account.
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00In accounting lingo, an01b00 offset02b00 is an amount of money equaling or counterbalancing another amount on the opposite side of the same ledger or the ledger of another account. 01i00Accumulated depreciation02i00, which is a contra account to 01i00fixed assets02i00 to obtain book value, is an example of
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1i00offsets02i00: counteracts; compensates for.02br
00For example, you could have one account to record cash in, and another to record cash out. The two accounts would 01u00offset02u00 one another. At the end of the reporting period you can find the difference between the two accounts with a simple subtraction, and report the differenc

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