Given that both liabilities and shareholders' equity are on the same side of the accounting equation, why

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Given that both liabilities and shareholders' equity are on the same side of the accounting equation, why is it that all liability accounts are increased by credits but all shareholders' equity accounts are not?
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Financial Accounting Tools for Business Decision Making

ISBN: 978-1118644942

6th Canadian edition

Authors: Paul D. Kimmel, Jerry J. Weygandt, Donald E. Kieso, Barbara Trenholm, Wayne Irvine

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