Looking at Exhibit 2-16A, an increase in dividends is a debt, while a decrease in an asset is a credit.  Remember that dividends are a negative element of stockholders' equity decreases.  So in this case, dividends decreases equity with a debit.  Cash (an asset) decreases with a credit $1,500 is posted to the debit (left) side of the dividends T-account $1,500 is posted to the credit (right) side ofthe cash account as follows:
Select one of the nine financial transactions of the medical practice of Bob Morn, P.C. Develop a journal entry with date and explanation.  Post it.  The next requirements is to select one of the five questions (a-e) and post an answer.  Do show your computations.