Impairment Losses on Current Assets: debit or credit?

Impairment Losses on Current Assets increases on the debit side and decreases on the credit side: its normal balance is a debit.

Expenses reduce equity through the costs of running the business. They increase with a debit.

Name in each convention

Account names and codes follow each convention; an account that does not exist in a convention is not offered there.

ConventionAccount
United States (US textbooks)—
Spain (PGC 2007)694 Pérdidas por deterioro de créditos por operaciones comerciales
France (PCG 2025)6817 Dotations pour dépréciations des actifs circulants
Germany (generic accounts)—

Practice entries that use this account