Loss on Disposal of Equipment: debit or credit?

Loss on Disposal of Equipment 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)Loss on Disposal of Equipment
Spain (PGC 2007)671 Pérdidas procedentes del inmovilizado material
France (PCG 2025)—
Germany (generic accounts)Verluste aus dem Abgang von Anlagevermögen

Practice entries that use this account