an online retailer selling tennis supplies. HST is calculated by the web software for every sale at a rate of 13%. Sales (before tax) for the last month was $125,000. All sales are on debit card or bank credit card. Cost of goods sold is 75% of sales and a perpetual inventory system is used. This information needs to be entered into the accounting system.   Instructions (a) Calculate the amount of HST. (b) Prepare the journal entry to record the sales, sales taxes, and cost of goods sold. (c) Record the journal entry to record sending the collected HST to the government.

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 an online retailer selling tennis supplies. HST is calculated by the web software for every sale at a rate of 13%. Sales (before tax) for the last month was $125,000. All sales are on debit card or bank credit card. Cost of goods sold is 75% of sales and a perpetual inventory system is used. This information needs to be entered into the accounting system.

 

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(a) Calculate the amount of HST.

(b) Prepare the journal entry to record the sales, sales taxes, and cost of goods sold.

(c) Record the journal entry to record sending the collected HST to the government.

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