Accounting Dictionary - Letter V

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Valuation account
is a contra (adjunct) account. A valuation account offsets the gross amount of an account to arrive at a net balance. Examples of valuation accounts include allowance for doubtful accounts, accumulated depreciation and bond premium.
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