A journal entry is the record of a money related transaction recorded (unaltered) in a journal. A journal items all the budgetary transactions of a business and which accounts these transactions influence. All business transactions are at first recorded in a journal utilizing the double entry or single-entry strategy for accounting. Ordinarily‚ journal entries are entered in order request and charges are entered before the credits. They furnish foundational data for all other monetary reports and
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lost Cash 9‚800 3‚920 3‚920 5‚880 120 6‚000 13-3 Bob Anderson‚ 2004 13-4 Notes Payable April 1 Journal Entry ? Trucks Cash Notes payable Debit 30‚000 Zero Interest-bearing Note Written promises to pay a certain sum of money on a specified future date. No such thing as 0% interest‚ always “impute a rate” if the stated rate is different than a reasonable rate. Credit 4‚000 26‚000 Any entry required at April 30 ? Interest expense 260 Interest payable ($26‚000 x 12% / 12) Example -On May 1
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Communicating Consumer Behavior - An Exercise Using Personal Consumption Journals In consumer behavior‚ it is vital that upon completion of the course students have acquired a sound understanding of how consumers search for‚ purchase‚ and use products and services. Furthermore‚ students should also be exposed to the social and psychological influences on these behaviors. Finally‚ to have garnered the most benefit‚ students should understand how to integrate the theoretical concepts into their real
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ISSUES IN ACCOUNTING EDUCATION Vol. 27‚ No. 2 2012 pp. 493–524 American Accounting Association DOI: 10.2308/iace-50124 How Adjusting Entries Affect the Quality of Financial Reporting: The Case of Frosty Co. Jason C. Porter ABSTRACT: Recent accounting scandals have emphasized the need to think beyond debits and credits. Accounting students must understand the effects of transactions on a company’s financial position‚ as well as the pressures and incentives they will someday face to misrepresent
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Kyle Jarman Group B Topic 4: Adjusting Entries What are the 4 different Adjusting Entries?: Adjusting entries are classified as either deferrals or accruals. Each class has two subcategories: Prepaid Expenses‚ Unearned Revenues‚ Accrued Revenues and Accrued Expenses. What accounting assumptions necessitate the use of adjusting entries?: Some events are not recorded daily because it is not efficient to do so. Some costs are not recorded during the accounting period because they expire
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QUIZ CHAPTER 3 ACTG 500 BE 161 Prepare adjusting entries for the following transactions. Omit explanations. 1. Depreciation on equipment is $800 for the accounting period. 2. There was no beginning balance of supplies and purchased $500 of office supplies during the period. At the end of the period $80 of supplies were on hand. 3. Prepaid rent had a $1‚000 normal balance prior to adjustment. By year end $600 was unexpired. Solution 161 |1 |Depreciation Expense
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A/R 2‚000‚000 Write-offs‚ 2007 1 30‚000 Recoveries 20‚000 Prepare the adjusting entries for each of the following methods: a. 3% of sales‚ b. 8% of A/R‚ c. aging of receivables estimate is 200‚000. Problem 8-29 At the end of the year‚ before making any adjustments‚ the trial balance includes: A/R 500‚000 ADA 20‚000 Sales 5‚000‚000 Sales R&A 30‚000 Sales Discounts 20‚000 Prepare adjusting entries for the following INDEPENDENT assumptions: a. 75% of all sales are on credit
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ACC501: COMPUTERISED ACCOUNTING TUTORIAL 4 DISCUSSION QUESTIONS i. ‘Why are adjusting entries necessary? Surely they cause too much delay in preparing financial statements‚ and the financial effect of any entries made is immaterial in the long run.’ Respond to this criticism. ii. The owner of a business reviews the income statement prepared by you and asks‚ “Why do you report a profit of only $30 000 when cash collections of $100 000 were received and cash payments for the period totalled only
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Adjusting Entries – Examples Let’s work with some examples. We are working with a one year accounting period that ends on 12/31/X2. Let’s use a three step process. Step 1 – Analyze the transaction. Step 2 – Record in the journal. Step 3 – Post to the ledger. Example 1: On 12/31/X2 (before the adjusting process)‚ Supplies‚ an asset‚ has a balance of $2‚500. Employees take a physical account of the supplies on hand. That physical count reveals that $1‚200 of supplies remains. Step 1 ‐‐ The balance
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from Fargo Bank by signing a 60-day‚ 6% interest-bearing note with a face value of $36‚000. Dec. 31 Recorded an adjusting entry for accrued interest on the note to Fargo Bank. 2013 __?__ Paid the amount due on the note to Fargo Bank at the maturity date. 1. award: 8.00 points Problems? Adjust credit for all students. 3. Determine the interest expense to be recorded in the adjusting entry at the end of 2012. (Do not round your intermediate calculations. Use 360 days a year.) Year end accrual required
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