Sales Revenue accounts are generally credited when posting sales. Crediting sales revenue increases the cash flow. Unless monies are actually being lost then it would show a debit balance. Which would then descrease the sales income revenue.  The cash accounts when posting sales is debited. Debiting a cash account increases the cash balances. While crediting cash account such as when payments or withdrawels are entered reduces the cash balance.

When selecting inventory on a sales this credits the inventory accounts. This is because the inventory assets are being depleted at the time of sales. On the other hand when inventory is purchased this creates a debit to the inventory account. Debits to inventory accounts increase the asset value until the items are sold.

HH/Master Tinkerer:

The normal transaction to record a cash sale is to debit your cash and credit your sales account.

Even though you posted this in the Sage 50 forum, you mentioned that you "...debiting my cash accounts and debiting my sales accounts to balance the entry... " It is not possible to balance an entry with two debit entries--are you including a credit entry to a third account?

Ok. I think I have it right then. Thank you for your reply.

Also I apologize for my misstatement, I did mean to say I am debiting my cash accounts and crediting my sales accounts. As far as credit accounts, I don't offer credit personally but do process credit card payments. The amount of sale payed with credit cards goes into an accounts receivable account and gets cleared to the bank cash account less the fees which go to a credit processing fee expense account.