For each of the following independent situations, give the journal entries to adjust and correct the books at the end of 2020. In all situations you are to assume that the company in question closes its books on December 31 of each year and that reversing entries have been properly recorded where needed except as indicated. ADJUSTING ENTRIES The trial balance before adjustments on December 31, 2020 shows Prepaid Insurance at $1,500. The insurance coverage consists of one policy that expires on April 1 each year. The renewal premium paid on April 1 for one year in advance was identical to the premium paid the previous year. Rent on unused space is received on May 1 each year for one year in advance. The Unearned Rent account is reported at $1,720 on the trial balance before adjustments on December 31, 2020. The rent received on May 1, 2020, was 10% higher than the rent received on May l of the previous year. The Prepaid Insurance account is reported at $800 on the December 31, 2020 unadjusted trial balance. Analysis of the insurance coverage reveals that the company has two policies that were acquired at the same premium: Policy A for 3 years was acquired on January 1, 2018. Policy B for 2 years was acquired on January 1, 2020.
The Effect Of Prepaid Taxes On Assets And Liabilities
Many businesses estimate tax liability and make payments throughout the year (often quarterly). When a company overestimates its tax liability, this results in the business paying a prepaid tax. Prepaid taxes will be reversed within one year but can result in prepaid assets and liabilities.
Final Accounts
Financial accounting is one of the branches of accounting in which the transactions arising in the business over a particular period are recorded.
Ledger Posting
A ledger is an account that provides information on all the transactions that have taken place during a particular period. It is also known as General Ledger. For example, your bank account statement is a general ledger that gives information about the amount paid/debited or received/ credited from your bank account over some time.
Trial Balance and Final Accounts
In accounting we start with recording transaction with journal entries then we make separate ledger account for each type of transaction. It is very necessary to check and verify that the transaction transferred to ledgers from the journal are accurately recorded or not. Trial balance helps in this. Trial balance helps to check the accuracy of posting the ledger accounts. It helps the accountant to assist in preparing final accounts. It also helps the accountant to check whether all the debits and credits of items are recorded and posted accurately. Like in a balance sheet debit and credit side should be equal, similarly in trial balance debit balance and credit balance should tally.
Adjustment Entries
At the end of every accounting period Adjustment Entries are made in order to adjust the accounts precisely replicate the expenses and revenue of the current period. It is also known as end of period adjustment. It can also be referred as financial reporting that corrects the errors made previously in the accounting period. The basic characteristics of every adjustment entry is that it affects at least one real account and one nominal account.
For each of the following independent situations, give the
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trial balance before adjustments on December 31, 2020 shows Prepaid Insurance at $1,500. The insurance coverage consists of one policy that expires on April 1 each year. The renewal premium paid on April 1 for one year in advance was identical to the premium paid the previous year.
- Rent on unused space is received on May 1 each year for one year in advance. The Unearned Rent account is reported at $1,720 on the trial balance before adjustments on December 31, 2020. The rent received on May 1, 2020, was 10% higher than the rent received on May l of the previous year.
- The Prepaid Insurance account is reported at $800 on the December 31, 2020 unadjusted trial balance. Analysis of the insurance coverage reveals that the company has two policies that were acquired at the same premium:
- Policy A for 3 years was acquired on January 1, 2018.
- Policy B for 2 years was acquired on January 1, 2020.
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