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For each of the following situations write the principle, assumption, or concept that justifies or explains what occurred.
A. A landscaper received a customer’s order and cash prepayment to install sod at a house that would not be ready for installation until March of next year. The owner should record the revenue from the customer order in March of next year, not in December of this year.
B. A company divides its income statements into four quarters for the year.
C. Land is purchased for $205,000 cash; the land is reported on the
D. Brandy’s Flower Shop is
E. When preparing financials for a company, the owner makes sure that the expense transactions are kept separate from expenses of the other company that he owns.
F. A company records the expenses incurred to generate the revenues reported.
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- 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.arrow_forwardIn July of this year, M. Wallace established a business called Wallace Realty. The account headings are presented below. Transactions completed during the month follow. a. Wallace deposited 24,000 in a bank account in the name of the business. b. Paid the office rent for the current month, 650, Ck. No. 1000. c. Bought office supplies for cash, 375, Ck. No. 1001. d. Bought office equipment on account from Dellos Computers, 6,300. e. Received a bill from the City Crier for advertising, 455. f. Sold services for cash, 3,944. g. Paid on account to Dellos Computers, 1,500, Ck. No. 1002. h. Received and paid the bill for utilities, 340, Ck. No. 1003. i. Paid on account to the City Crier, 455, Ck. No. 1004. j. Paid truck expenses, 435, Ck. No. 1005. k. Wallace withdrew cash for personal use, 1,500, Ck. No. 1006. Required 1. Record the transactions and the balance after each transaction. 2. Total the left side of the accounting equation (left side of the equal sign), then total the right side of the accounting equation (right side of the equal sign). If the two totals are not equal, check the addition and subtraction. If you still cannot find the error, re-analyze each transaction.arrow_forwardPrepare journal entries to record the following transactions that occurred in March: A. on first day of the month, purchased building for cash, $75,000 B. on fourth day of month, purchased inventory, on account, $6,875 C. on eleventh day of month, billed customer for services provided, $8,390 D. on nineteenth day of month, paid current month utility bill, $2,000 E. on last day of month, paid suppliers for previous purchases, $2,850arrow_forward
- Assume you are a newly-hired accountant for a local manufacturing firm. You have enjoyed working for the company and are looking forward to your first experience participating in the preparation of the companys financial statements for the year-ending December 31, the end of the companys fiscal year. As you are preparing your assigned journal entries, your supervisor approaches you and asks to speak with you. Your supervisor is concerned because, based on her preliminary estimates, the company will fall just shy of its financial targets for the year. If the estimates are true, this means that all 176 employees of the company will not receive year-end bonuses, which represent a significant portion of their pay. One of the entries that you will prepare involves the upcoming bond interest payment that will be paid on January 15 of the next year. Your supervisor has calculated that, if the journal entry is dated on January 1 of the following year rather than on December 31 of the current year, the company will likely meet its financial goals thereby allowing all employees to receive year-end bonuses. Your supervisor asks you if you will consider dating the journal entry on January 1 instead of December 31 of the current year. Assess the implications of the various stake holders and explain what your answer will be.arrow_forwardAt the end of August, the first month of operations, the following selected data were taken from the financial statements of Tucker Jacobs, an attorney: In preparing the financial statements, adjustments for the following data were overlooked: Unbilled fees earned at August 31, 31,900. Depreciation of equipment for August, 7,500. Accrued wages at August 31, 5,200. Supplies used during August, 3,000. Instructions 1. Journalize the entries to record the omitted adjustments. 2. Determine the correct amount of net income for August and the total assets, liabilities, and owners equity at August 31. In addition to indicating the corrected amounts, indicate the effect of each omitted adjustment by setting up and completing a columnar table similar to the following. The first adjustment is presented as an example.arrow_forwardOn March 1 of this year, B. Gervais established Gervais Catering Service. The account headings are presented below. Transactions completed during the month follow. a. Gervais deposited 25,000 in a bank account in the name of the business. b. Bought a truck from Kelly Motors for 26,329, paying 8,000 in cash and placing the balance on account, Ck. No. 500. c. Bought catering equipment on account from Luigis Equipment, 3,795. d. Paid the rent for the month, 1,255, Ck. No. 501. e. Bought insurance for the truck for one year, 400, Ck. No. 502. f. Sold catering services for cash for the first half of the month, 3,012. g. Bought supplies for cash, 185, Ck. No. 503. h. Sold catering services on account, 4,307. i. Received and paid the heating bill, 248, Ck. No. 504. j. Received a bill from GC Gas and Lube for gas and oil for the truck, 128. k. Sold catering services for cash for the remainder of the month, 2,649. l. Gervais withdrew cash for personal use, 1,550, Ck. No. 505. m. Paid the salary of the assistant, 1,150, Ck. No. 506. Required 1. Record the transactions and the balance after each transaction. 2. Total the left side of the accounting equation (left side of the equal sign), then total the right side of the accounting equation (right side of the equal sign). If the two totals are not equal, check the addition and subtraction. If you still cannot find the error, re-analyze each transaction.arrow_forward
- At the end of April, the first month of operations, the following selected data were taken from the financial statements of Shelby Crawford, an attorney: In preparing the financial statements, adjustments for the following data were overlooked: Supplies used during April, 2,750. Unbilled fees earned at April 30, 23,700. Depreciation of equipment for April, 1,800. Accrued wages at April 30, 1,400. Instructions 1. Journalize the entries to record the omitted adjustments. 2. Determine the correct amount of net income for April and the total assets, liabilities, and owners equity at April 30. In addition to indicating the corrected amounts, indicate the effect of each omitted adjustment by setting up and completing a columnar table similar to the following. The adjustment for supplies used is presented as an example.arrow_forwardTypes of Events For each of the following events, identify whether it is an external event that would be recorded as a transaction (E), an internal event that would be recorded as a transaction (I), or not recorded (NR). ________________ 1. A vendor for a companys supplies is paid an amount owed on account. ________________ 2. A customer pays its open account. ________________ 3. A new chief executive officer is hired. ________________ 4. The biweekly payroll is paid. ________________ 5. Depreciation on equipment is recognized. ________________ 6. A new advertising agency is hired to develop a series of newspaper ads for the company. ________________ 7. The advertising bill for the first month is paid. ________________ 8. The accountant determines the federal income taxes owed based on the income for the period.arrow_forwardThe 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?arrow_forward
- 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?arrow_forwardIn April, J. Rodriguez established an apartment rental service. The account headings are presented below. Transactions completed during the month of April follow. a. Rodriguez deposited 70,000 in a bank account in the name of the business. b. Paid the rent for the month, 2,000, Ck. No. 101 (Rent Expense). c. Bought supplies on account, 150. d. Bought a truck for 23,500, paying 2,500 in cash and placing the remainder on account. e. Bought insurance for the truck for the year, 2,400, Ck. No. 102. f. Sold services on account, 4,700. g. Bought office equipment on account from Stern Office Supply, 1,250. h. Sold services for cash for the first half of the month, 8,250. i. Received and paid the bill for utilities, 280, Ck. No. 103. j. Received a bill for gas and oil for the truck, 130. k. Paid wages to the employees, 2,680, Ck. Nos. 104106. l. Sold services for cash for the remainder of the month, 3,500. m. Rodriguez withdrew cash for personal use, 4,000, Ck. No. 107. Required 1. Record the transactions and the balance after each transaction. 2. Total the left side of the accounting equation (left side of the equal sign), then total the right side of the accounting equation (right side of the equal sign). If the two totals are not equal, check the addition and subtraction. If you still cannot find the error, re-analyze each transaction.arrow_forward
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