At the end of the current year, $59,500 of fees have been earned but have not been billed to clients.   Required: A. Journalize the adjusting entry to record the accrued fees on December 31. Refer to the Chart of Accounts for exact wording of account titles. B. If the cash basis rather than the accrual basis had been used, would an adjusting entry have been necessary?

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At the end of the current year, $59,500 of fees have been earned but have not been billed to clients.
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A. Journalize the adjusting entry to record the accrued fees on December 31. Refer to the Chart of Accounts for exact wording of account titles.
B. If the cash basis rather than the accrual basis had been used, would an adjusting entry have been necessary?

CHART OF ACCOUNTSGeneral Ledger

  ASSETS
11 Cash
12 Accounts Receivable
13 Supplies
14 Prepaid Insurance
15 Land
16 Equipment
17 Accumulated Depreciation-Equipment
  LIABILITIES
21 Accounts Payable
22 Unearned Fees
23 Salaries Payable
24 Taxes Payable
  EQUITY
31 Common Stock
32 Retained Earnings
33 Dividends
  REVENUE
41 Fees Earned
  EXPENSES
51 Advertising Expense
52 Insurance Expense
53 Rent Expense
54 Salary Expense
55 Supplies Expense
56 Utilities Expense
57 Depreciation Expense
59 Miscellaneous Expense

 

A. Joumalize the adjusting entry to record the accrued fees on December 31. Refer to the Chart of Accounts for exact wording of account titles.
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PAGE 1
JOURNAL
ACCOUNTING EQUATION
DATE
DESCRIPTION
POST, REF.
DEBIT
CREDIT
ASSETS
LIABILITIES
EQUITY
Adjusting Entries
2
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