Which of the following statements is true regarding debits and credits? On the income statement, revenues are increased by debits whereaSon the statement of financial position retained earnings is increased by a credit. The basic equation on the statement of financial position is Assets + Liabllities = Equity. The rules for debit and credit and the normal balance of Share CapitaL-Ordinary are the same as for liablities. On the income statement, debits are used to increase account balances, whereas on the statement of financial position, credits are used ta increase account balances