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Can a bank account have a negative balance?

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Question added by Ghada Sameer , Project Manager and media executive , CQA
Date Posted: 2015/06/21
حسين محمد ياسين
by حسين محمد ياسين , Finance Manager , مؤسسة عبد الماجد محمد العمر للمقاولات العامة

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mohamed Hakim CMA CPA Candidate
by mohamed Hakim CMA CPA Candidate , Accounting Manager , Andersen saudi arabia

yes it could happen

 

if you have Bank Facilities like Short term loan or   Over draft -

It is like short term loan when you withdraw this amount will make Bank Balance appear like a negative  till you pay back this overdraft amount

 

Adel BENFIALA
by Adel BENFIALA , Central Administration Inspector , Ministry of Housing, Urban Planning and the City

yes, 

It willl charge you multiple overdraft fees for each transaction that happens when you have no money. Once you overdraw your account, your bank expects you to immediately put money in to bring the balance back to a positive number.

Naveed Farooq  FCCA
by Naveed Farooq FCCA , Finance Manager , Alghnim Industries (Kirby Group - MEA)

Yes it can have negative balance. it is called bank overdraft facility.

Marilyn Jacinto
by Marilyn Jacinto , Admin And HR Coordinator , Bin Hafeez General Contracting Co.

yes..if the cheque you issued to a particular supplier / person is more than the balance you have in your current account..Then it will be negative balance.

Wasim khan wazir
by Wasim khan wazir , Finance Specialist , Mott Macdonald

Yeah it can be in shape of bank overdraft facility.

Cynthia Abrio
by Cynthia Abrio , Finance Manager from Accountant , Euroasian Air Service Inc.

Yes if the company have overdraft facility in the bank.

Haroon Khalid
by Haroon Khalid , Financial Analyst & VAT Specialist , AQESA - Ali Zaid Al-Quraishi & Partners Electrical Services of S.A

Yes, a bank account can have a negative balance if it has overdraft facility. Usually banks facilitate their clients with an overdraft limit without charges depending upon the transactions and other terms & conditions.

Iftikhar Hussain Shah
by Iftikhar Hussain Shah , Senior Manager Audit & Assurance , Deloitte LLP

Yes, an overdraft bank account would have a negative balance.

Sonia Younas
by Sonia Younas , Steward , Blackburn Rovers Football Club

Yes, a bank overdraft of if you have taken out a short-term loan

lakshminarasimham mallareddi
by lakshminarasimham mallareddi , Manager Finance & Accounts , M/s. Vandana Global Limited, Raipur, Chhattisgarh

Answer is yes if overdraft facility is available with bank.

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