At year-end, the president instructs you, the financial officer, not to record accrued expenses until next year because they will not be paid until then. The president also directs you to record in current-year sales a recent purchase order from a customer that requires merchandise to be delivered two weeks after the year-end. Your company would report a net income instead of a net loss if you follow these instructions. What do you do?
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At year-end, the president instructs you, the financial officer, not to record accrued expenses until next year because they will not be paid until then. The president also directs you to record in current-year sales a recent purchase order from a customer that requires merchandise to be delivered two weeks after the year-end. Your company would report a net income instead of a net loss if you follow these instructions. What do you do?
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- What Would You Do? You are responsible for preparing all of the journal entries for Regional Financial Services. You have correctly prepared the following entry for financial services provided on December 15: Your boss has asked you to change the date from December 15 to January 15 so that the business’s profit, and thus taxes, would be lower. Are you allowed to do this? What is your response to your boss? How should you handle this situation?Considering the following events, determine which month the revenue or expenses would be recorded using the accounting method specified. a. Gerber Company uses the cash basis of accounting. Gerber prepays cash in May for insurance that only covers the following month, (June). b. Matthews and Dudley Attorneys uses the accrual basis of accounting. Matthews and Dudley Attorneys receives cash from customers in June for services to be performed in July. c. Eckstein Company uses the accrual basis of accounting. Eckstein prepays cash in October for rent that covers the following month, (October). d. Gerbino Company uses the cash basis of accounting. Gerbino makes a sale to a customer in February but does not expect payment until March.At the beginning of 2020, Tanham Company discovered the following errors made in the preceding 2 years: Reported net income was 27,000 in 2018 and 35,000 in 2019. The allowance for doubtful accounts had a zero balance at the beginning of 2018. No accounts were written off during 2018 or 2019. Ignore income taxes. Required: 1. What is the correct net income for 2018 and 2019? 2. Prepare the adjusting journal entry in 2020 to correct the errors.
- It is February 16, 2020, and you are auditing Davenport Corporation's financial statements for 2019 (which will be issued in March 2020). You read in the newspaper that Travis Corporation, a major customer of Davenport, is in financial difficulty. Included in Davenports accounts receivable is 50,000 (a material amount) owed to it by Travis. You approach Jim Davenport, president, with this information and suggest that a reduction of accounts receivable and recognition of a loss for 2019 might be appropriate. Jim replies, Why should we make an adjustment? Ted Travis, the president of Travis Corporation, is a friend of mine; he will find a way to pay us, one way or another. Furthermore, this occurred in 2020, so lets wait and see what happens; we can always make an adjustment later this year. Our 2019 income and year-end working capital are not that high; our creditors and shareholders wouldnt stand for lower amounts than they already are. Required: From financial reporting and ethical perspectives, prepare a response to Jim Davenport regarding this issue.Between the end of one month and the 15th day of the next month, the balance in the employers business bank account has been getting smaller and smaller. An employee prepares the next payroll and correctly computes the necessary withholding taxes. The employer is supposed to pay accumulated employment taxes on the 15th of the next month. Payday is the last day of the month. However, the employer has used the funds withheld from employees to pay some of the businesss bills. He hopes that enough of the customers who owe him money will pay their outstanding debts. If his assumption is true, the checking account will have enough in it to pay the federal deposit on the 15th of the month. Is the employer acting ethically? After all, he says he intends to have enough money in the account for the deposit. Explain your answer.If a customer owed your company $100 on the first day of the month, then purchased $200 of goods on credit on the fifth and paid you $50 on fifteenth, the customers ending balance for the month would show a (debit or credit) of how much?
- On December 31, the end of the year, the accountant for Fireside Magazine was called away suddenly because of an emergency. However, before leaving, the accountant jotted down a few notes pertaining to the adjustments. Journalize the necessary adjusting entries. Assume that Fireside Magazine uses the periodic inventory system. ab. A physical count of inventory revealed a balance of 199,830. The Merchandise Inventory account shows a balance of 202,839. c. Subscriptions received in advance amounting to 156,200 were recorded as Unearned Subscriptions. At year-end, 103,120 has been earned. d. Depreciation of equipment for the year is 12,300. e. The amount of expired insurance for the year is 1,612. f. The balance of Prepaid Rent is 2,400, representing four months rent. Three months rent has expired. g. Three days salaries will be unpaid at the end of the year; total weekly (five days) salaries are 4,000. h. As of December 31, the balance of the supplies account is 1,800. A physical inventory of the supplies was taken, with an amount of 920 determined to be on hand.A firm is preparing to make adjusting entries at the end of the accounting period. The balance of the merchandise inventory account is 200,000. If the firm is using the periodic inventory system, what does this balance represent?After all revenue and expenses have been closed at the end of the fiscal period ended December 31, Income Summary has a debit of 45,550 and a credit of 36,520. On the same date, D. Mau, Drawing has a debit balance of 12,000 and D. Mau, Capital had a beginning credit balance of 63,410. a. Journalize the entries to close the remaining temporary accounts. b. What is the new balance of D. Mau, Capital after closing the remaining temporary accounts? Show your calculations.
- The following transactions were completed by Hammond Auto Supply during January, which is the first month of this fiscal year. Terms of sale are 2/10, n/30. The balances of the accounts as of January 1 have been recorded in the general ledger in your Working Papers or in CengageNow. Hammond Auto Supply does not track cash sales by customer. Jan. 2Issued Ck. No. 6981 to JSS Management Company for monthly rent, 775. 2J. Hammond, the owner, invested an additional 3,500 in the business. 4Bought merchandise on account from Valencia and Company, invoice no. A691, 2,930; terms 2/10, n/30; dated January 2. 4Received check from Vega Appliance for 980 in payment of 1,000 invoice less discount. 4Sold merchandise on account to L. Paul, invoice no. 6483, 850. 6Received check from Petty, Inc., 637, in payment of 650 invoice less discount. 7Issued Ck. No. 6982, 588, to Fischer and Son, in payment of invoice no. C1272 for 600 less discount. 7Bought supplies on account from Doyle Office Supply, invoice no. 1906B, 108; terms net 30 days. 7Sold merchandise on account to Ellison and Clay, invoice no. 6484, 787. 9Issued credit memo no. 43 to L. Paul, 54, for merchandise returned. 11Cash sales for January 1 through January 10, 4,863.20. 11Issued Ck. No. 6983, 2,871.40, to Valencia and Company, in payment of 2,930 invoice less discount. 14Sold merchandise on account to Vega Appliance, invoice no. 6485, 2,050. Jan. 18Bought merchandise on account from Costa Products, invoice no. 7281D, 4,854; terms 2/10, n/60; dated January 16; FOB shipping point, freight prepaid and added to the invoice, 147 (total 5,001). 21Issued Ck. No. 6984, 194, to M. Miller for miscellaneous expenses not recorded previously. 21Cash sales for January 11 through January 20, 4,591. 23Issued Ck. No. 6985 to Forbes Freight, 96, for freight charges on merchandise purchased on January 4. 23Received credit memo no. 163, 376, from Costa Products for merchandise returned. 29Sold merchandise on account to Bruce Supply, invoice no. 6486, 1,835. 31Cash sales for January 21 through January 31, 4,428. 31Issued Ck. No. 6986, 53, to M. Miller for miscellaneous expenses not recorded previously. 31Recorded payroll entry from the payroll register: total salaries, 6,200; employees federal income tax withheld, 872; FICA Social Security tax withheld, 384.40, FICA Medicare tax withheld, 89.90. 31Recorded the payroll taxes: Social Security tax, 384.40, FICA Medicare tax, 89.90; state unemployment tax, 334.80; federal unemployment tax, 37.20. 31Issued Ck. No. 6987, 4,853.70, for salaries for the month. 31J. Hammond, the owner, withdrew 1,000 for personal use, Ck. No. 6988. Required 1. Record the transactions for January using a sales journal, page 73; a purchases journal, page 56; a cash receipts journal, page 38; a cash payments journal, page 45; and a general journal, page 100. Assume the periodic inventory method is used. 2. Post daily all entries involving customer accounts to the accounts receivable ledger. 3. Post daily all entries involving creditor accounts to the accounts payable ledger. 4. Post daily those entries involving the Other Accounts columns and the general journal to the general ledger. Write the owners name in the Capital and Drawing accounts. 5. Add the columns of the special journals and prove the equality of the debit and credit totals. 6. Post the appropriate totals of the special journals to the general ledger. 7. Prepare a trial balance. 8. Prepare a schedule of accounts receivable and a schedule of accounts payable. Do the totals equal the balances of the related controlling accounts?The following transactions were completed by Hammond Auto Supply during January, which is the first month of this fiscal year. Terms of sale are 2/10, n/30. The balances of the accounts as of January 1 have been recorded in the general ledger in your Working Papers or in CengageNow. Hammond Auto Supply does not track cash sales by customer. Jan. 2Issued Ck. No. 6981 to JSS Management Company for monthly rent, 775. 2J. Hammond, the owner, invested an additional 3,500 in the business. 4Bought merchandise on account from Valencia and Company, invoice no. A691, 2,930; terms 2/10, n/30; dated January 2. 4Received check from Vega Appliance for 980 in payment of 1,000 invoice less discount. 4Sold merchandise on account to L. Paul, invoice no. 6483, 850. 6Received check from Petty, Inc., 637, in payment of 650 invoice less discount. 7Issued Ck. No. 6982, 588, to Fischer and Son, in payment of invoice no. C1272 for 600 less discount. 7Bought supplies on account from Doyle Office Supply, invoice no. 1906B, 108; terms net 30 days. 7Sold merchandise on account to Ellison and Clay, invoice no. 6484, 787. 9Issued credit memo no. 43 to L. Paul, 54, for merchandise returned. 11Cash sales for January 1 through January 10, 4,863.20. 11Issued Ck. No. 6983, 2,871.40, to Valencia and Company, in payment of 2,930 invoice less discount. 14Sold merchandise on account to Vega Appliance, invoice no. 6485, 2,050. Jan. 18Bought merchandise on account from Costa Products, invoice no. 7281D, 4,854; terms 2/10, n/60; dated January 16; FOB shipping point, freight prepaid and added to the invoice, 147 (total 5,001). 21Issued Ck. No. 6984, 194, to M. Miller for miscellaneous expenses not recorded previously. 21Cash sales for January 11 through January 20, 4,591. 23Issued Ck. No. 6985 to Forbes Freight, 96, for freight charges on merchandise purchased on January 4. 23Received credit memo no. 163, 376, from Costa Products for merchandise returned. 29Sold merchandise on account to Bruce Supply, invoice no. 6486, 1,835. 31Cash sales for January 21 through January 31, 4,428. 31Issued Ck. No. 6986, 53, to M. Miller for miscellaneous expenses not recorded previously. 31Recorded payroll entry from the payroll register: total salaries, 6,200; employees federal income tax withheld, 872; FICA Social Security tax withheld, 384.40, FICA Medicare tax withheld, 89.90. 31Recorded the payroll taxes: Social Security tax, 384.40, FICA Medicare tax, 89.90; state unemployment tax, 334.80; federal unemployment tax, 37.20. 31Issued Ck. No. 6987, 4,853.70, for salaries for the month. 31J. Hammond, the owner, withdrew 1,000 for personal use, Ck. No. 6988. Required 1. Record the transactions in the general journal for January. If you are using Working Papers, start with page 1 in the journal. Assume the periodic inventory method is used. The chart of accounts is as follows: 2. Post daily all entries involving customer accounts to the accounts receivable ledger. 3. Post daily all entries involving creditor accounts to the accounts payable ledger. 4. Post daily the general journal entries to the general ledger. Write the owners name in the Capital and Drawing accounts. 5. Prepare a trial balance. 6. Prepare a schedule of accounts receivable and a schedule of accounts payable. Do the totals equal the balances of the related controlling accounts?Assume you are employed as the chief financial officer of a corporation and are responsible for preparation of the financial statements, including the adjusting process and preparation of the adjusted trial balance. The company is facing a slow year, and after your adjusting entries, the financial statements are accurately reflecting that fact. However, as you are discussing the matter with your boss, the chief executive officer (CEO), he suggests that you have the power to make further adjustments to the statements, and that you should use that power to adjust the profits and equity into a stronger position, so that investor confidence in the companys prospects will be restored. Write a short memo to the CEO, stating your intentions about what you can and/or will do to make the financial statements more appealing. Be specific about any planned adjustments that could be made, assuming that normal period-end adjustments have already been reflected accurately in the financial statements that you prepared.
