Interest Revenue: debit or credit?

Interest Revenue increases on the credit side and decreases on the debit side: its normal balance is a credit.

Revenue increases equity through the business’s sales and other income. It increases with a credit.

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)Interest Revenue
Spain (PGC 2007)762 Ingresos de créditos
France (PCG 2025)763 Revenus des autres créances
Germany (generic accounts)Zinserträge

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