Describe 2 accrual transactions and 2 deferral transactions that your peers will need to journalize.

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Describe 2 accrual transactions and 2 deferral transactions that your peers will need to journalize. For the accrual transactions, please use credit or debit sales and credit purchase. For the deferral transactions, please use prepaid insurance and prepaid telephone charges. This is for an Electrotechnology Sales and Repairs business. Please include the dates that the transactions occurred. Please see the two pictures below, as I have included some examples of what the end product should look like. Please include an explanation as to what was done. 

 

Deferrals
1. On October 1 TruGreen prepays insurance for the year for $1000
2. On October 2 TruGreen receives payment from a customer for a year's
worth of lawn care of $1200 for the year ahead
Accruals
1.On October 3 TruGreen performs service for business building for $100
with a promise to pay from the business
2. On October 3 TruGreen uses $20 of gas to perform service for business
building
Transcribed Image Text:Deferrals 1. On October 1 TruGreen prepays insurance for the year for $1000 2. On October 2 TruGreen receives payment from a customer for a year's worth of lawn care of $1200 for the year ahead Accruals 1.On October 3 TruGreen performs service for business building for $100 with a promise to pay from the business 2. On October 3 TruGreen uses $20 of gas to perform service for business building
Deferral
1. Did $1,200 worth of work towards unearned service revenue of 5,000,
2. Paid $4,200 for one years' worth of insurance.
Accrual
1. On October 12th, the company owes an employee $900 in salary that is to
be paid by October 13th.
2. Revenue for services performed, but not recorded total $3,600.
Transcribed Image Text:Deferral 1. Did $1,200 worth of work towards unearned service revenue of 5,000, 2. Paid $4,200 for one years' worth of insurance. Accrual 1. On October 12th, the company owes an employee $900 in salary that is to be paid by October 13th. 2. Revenue for services performed, but not recorded total $3,600.
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Journal entries are those entries which are recorded at the time when ever a transaction takes place even for the company has made an advance or the expense has been incurred but has not been paid yet by the company.

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