Interest on Trade Debts: debit or credit?

Interest on Trade Debts 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)—
France (PCG 2025)66181 Intérêts des dettes commerciales
Germany (generic accounts)—

Practice entries that use this account