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Introduction: Accounting is a process under which the financial transactions are identified, recorded, analyzed, and summarized, and at the end of the year, the financial results are reported. The various financials prepared at the end of the year are the
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Introduction: Accounting is a process under which the financial transactions are identified, recorded, analyzed, and summarized, and at the end of the year, the financial results are reported. The various financials prepared at the end of the year are the balance sheet, cash flow statement, and income statement.
To prepare: The adjusting entry on December 31 and entry on January 6 for the payment of salaries assuming reversing entries are made.
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- Reviewing payroll records indicates that one-fifth of employee salaries that are due to be paid on the first payday in January, totaling $15,000, are actually for hours worked in December. There was no previous balance in the Salaries Payable account at that time. Based on the information provided, make the December 31 adjusting journal entry to bring the balances to correct.arrow_forwardReviewing payroll records indicates that employee salaries that are due to be paid on January 3 include $3,575 in wages for the last week of December. There was no previous balance in the Salaries Payable account at that time. Based on the information provided, make the December 31 adjusting journal entry to bring the balances to correct.arrow_forwardWindsor, Inc. has the following information available for accruals for the year ended December 31, 2022. The company adjusts its accounts annually. The December utility bill for $365 was unrecorded on December 31. Windsor paid the bill on January 11. Windsor is open 7 days a week and employees are paid a total of $3,010 every Monday for a 7-day (Monday-Sunday) workweek. December 31 is a Thursday, so employees will have worked 4 days (Monday, December 28-Thursday, December 31) that they have not been paid for by year-end. Employees will be paid next on January 4. 1. 2. Windsor signed a $38,400, 5% bank loan on November 1, 2021, due in 2 years. Interest is payable on the first day of each following month. 3. Windsor receives a fee from Pizza Shop next door for all pizzas sold to customers using Windsor's facility. The amount owed for December is $260, which Pizza Shop will pay on January 4. (Hint: Use the Service Revenue account.) Windsor rented some of its unused warehouse space to a…arrow_forward
- Cedar Park Senior Center has a weekly payroll of $22,500. December 31 falls on Thursday, and Cedar Park Senior Center will pay its employees the following Monday (January 4) for the previous full week. Assume Cedar Park Senior Center has a five-day workweek and has an unadjusted balance in Salaries Expense of $520,000. Read the requirements. Requirement 1. Record the adjusting entry for accrued salaries on December 31. (Record debits first, then credits. Select the explanation o Date Accounts and Explanation Debit Credit Dec. 31 Requirements Unadj. Bal. 1. Record the adjusting entry for accrued salaries on December 31. 2. Post the adjusting entry to the accounts involved, and show their balances after adjustments. Print Done Requirement 2. Post the adjusting entry to the accounts involved, and show their balances after adjustments. Post the adjustment to the two accounts using a "Dec. 31" posting reference, and then calculate and enter the ending balance of the accounts using a "Bal."…arrow_forwardAspen Park Senior Center has a weekly payroll of $20,000. December 31 falls on Monday, and Aspen Park Senior Center will pay its employees the following Monday (January 7) for the previous full week. Assume Aspen Park Senior Center has a five-day workweek and has an unadjusted balance in Salaries Expense of $600,000. Read the requirements. Requirement 1. Record the adjusting entry for accrued salaries on December 31. (Record debits first, then credits. Select the explanation on the last line of the journal entry table.) Accounts and Explanation Debit Credit Date Dec. 31 Cash Prepaid Salaries Revenues Salaries Expense Salaries Payable Requirements 1. Record the adjusting entry for accrued salaries on December 31. 2. Post the adjusting entry to the accounts involved and show their balances after adjustments. 3. Record the journal entry for payment of salaries made on January 7. Print Done Xarrow_forwardThis problem challenges you to apply your cumulative accounting knowledge to move a step beyond the material in the chapter. Irina Company pays its employees weekly.The last pay period for 20-1 was on December 28.From December 28 through December 31, the employees earned $1,754, so the following adjusting entry was made: The first pay period in 20-2 was on January 4.The totals line from Irina Company's payroll register for the week ended January 4, 20-2,was as follows: REQUIRED a.Prepare thejournal entry for the payment of the payroll on January 4, 20-2. b.Prepare T accounts for Wages and Salaries Ex. pense and Wages and Salaries Payable showing the beginning balance, January 4, 20-2.entry, and ending balance as of January 4, 20-2.arrow_forward
- Zoey Bella Company has a payroll of $7,820 for a five-day workweek. Its employees are paid each Friday for the five-day workweek. Journalize the adjusting entry required on December 31, assuming the year ends on a Thursday. If an amount box does not require an entry, leave it blank. Dec. 31arrow_forwardMason Painting Services has a weekly payroll of $25,000. December 31 falls on Wednesday and Mason will pay its employees the following Monday (January 5) for the previous full week. Assume that Mason has a five−day workweek and has an unadjusted balance in Salaries Expense of $800,000 at December 31. What amount should be debited to Salaries Expense on December 31? A. $15,000 B. $25,000 C. $10,000 D. $800,000arrow_forwardOriole provides its employees two weeks of paid vacation per year. As of December 31, 70 employees have earned two weeks of vacation time to be taken the following year. If the average weekly salary for these employees is $920, what is the required journal entry to accrue compensated absences? Debit Salaries and Wages Payable for $128295 and credit Salaries and Wages Expense for $128295. No journal entry required. Debit Salaries and Wages Expense for $128800 and credit Salaries and Wages Payable for $128800. Debit Salaries and Wages Expense for $64400 and credit Salaries and Wages Payable for $64400.arrow_forward
- Assume that the weekly payroll of In the Woods Camping Supplies is $300. December 31, end of the year, falls on Tuesday, and In the Woods will pay its employee on Friday for the full week. What adjusting entry will In the Woods make on Tuesday, December 31? (Use five days as a full workweek.)arrow_forwardIrina Company pays its employees weekly. The last pay period for 20-1 was on December 28. From December 28 through December 31, the employees earned $1,754, so the following adjusting entry was made: The first pay period in 20-2 was on January 4. The totals line from IrinaCompany’s payroll register for the week ended January 4, 20-2, was as follows: Required1. Prepare the journal entry for the payment of the payroll on January 4, 20-2.2. Prepare T accounts for Wages and Salaries Expense and Wages and Salaries Payable showing the beginning balance, January 4, 20-2, entry, and ending balance as of January 4, 20-2.arrow_forwardReviewing payroll records indicates that employee salaries that are due to be paid on January 3 include $5,000 in wages for the last week of December. There was no previous balance in the Salaries Payable account at that time. Based on the information provided, make the December 31 adjusting journal entry to bring the balances to correct. If an amount box does not require an entry, leave it blank. Dec. 31arrow_forward
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