Trading and Adjusting Entries
Trading and Adjusting Entries
Trading and Adjusting Entries
RS.25,000
Journal Entries
BALANCE SHEET
AS AT DECEMBER 31,2004
Current Assets
Cash 59,500 A/c Payable 9000
A/c Receivable 7500
Supplies 400
Owner’s equity
67400 Capital 50,000
Net profit 22,600
Drawing (3000)
Fixed Assets
Equipment 10,000
Acc.dep. (2000) 8000
69,600
Furniture 3200
78,600
78,600
Adjustment
Effect on ledgers
Salaries expense
Income st
Salaries payable
1500
Balance sh
liability
EFFECT ON INCOME STATEMENT
EFFECT ON BALANCE SHEET
Current liability
A/c Payable 9000
Salary payable 1500
Owner’s equity
Capital 50,000
Fixed Assets
Net profit 21,100
Equipment 10,000
Drawing (3000)
Acc.dep. (2000) 8000
Furniture 3200
68,100
78,600
78,600
ADJUSTMENT
Effect on ledgers
Supplies
balance 150
250
I/ST
EFFECT ON INCOME STATEMENT
EFFECT ON BALANCE SHEET
Current liability
A/c Payable 9000
Salary payable 1500
Requires that expenses be recorded in the same period in which the revenues they helped
produce are recorded
Accrual Basis Accounting
Adheres to the time period assumption and revenue recognition and matching principles
Revenue is recorded when earned, rather than when cash is received
Expense recorded when incurred, rather than when cash is paid
Accrual accounting records events when the economic event occurs
GAAP
Adjusting Entries
Types of Adjusting Entries
Prepayments
Prepaid expenses
Unearned revenues
Accruals
Accrued revenues
Accrued expenses
Prepayments
Cash has been spent but the item acquired has not been used or consumed (prepaid expenses)
Cash has been collected but the revenue has not been earned (unearned revenues)
Supplies
An inventory on January 31 reveals that $1,000 of supplies remain on hand; therefore, $1,500 of supplies
had been used. ($2,500 - $1,000) =$ 1,500
On February 4 the company paid $600 for a 1-year insurance policy; coverage began February 1.
On February 28, $50 ($600/12 months) of the insurance had been used or had expired.
Note: This is not an attempt to reflect the actual change in value of an asset.
Depreciation Example
Depreciation Example
Accumulated Dep-Office Equipment
Depreciation Expense
Office Equipment
Earned $200 for advertising services to clients in October, but they were not billed until after
October 31.
Expenses incurred but not yet paid or recorded at the end of period
Accrued Interest Expense
Oct. 31 50 Oct. 31 50
Temporary Permanent
Shareholders’ equity
Dividends account
accounts
Individual Expenses Individual Revenues
2 Income Summary 1
3 Retained Earnings
is a permanent
Retained Earnings account; the others
shown here
are temporary
4
Dividends
Required Steps in the Accounting Cycle