Journal Entry In the attached question, kindly help in clarifying is it is necessary to create journal entries for assessts and liabilities established on 1 Sep 2021 or it is sufficient to create journal entries only for the unsure transactions. If journal entries for assessts and liabilities established on 1 Sep 2021 are to be created, kindly review if the attached answer is correct .

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In the attached question, kindly help in clarifying is it is necessary to create journal entries for assessts and liabilities established on 1 Sep 2021 or it is sufficient to create journal entries only for the unsure transactions.

If journal entries for assessts and liabilities established on 1 Sep 2021 are to be created, kindly review if the attached answer is correct .

F Polk, after being in Bakery business for some years without keeping proper records, now decides
to keep a double entry set of books. On 1 September 2021 he establishes that his assets and
liabilities are as follows: Assets: Van £5,700, Fixtures £2,800, Stock £5,200, Debtors -P Mullen
£105, M Abel £311, Bank £1060, Cash £85. Liabilities: Creditors - Syme Ltd £229, A Hill £80.
(1)
He is not sure about Journal entries for the following transactions in September 2021 as follows:
Sep 1: A debt of £105 owing from P Mullen was written off as a bad debt
Sep 5: Office Fixtures originally bought by credit for £150 was returned to the supplier Syme Ltd., as
it was unsuitable. Full allowance will be given for this.
Sep 10: The business is owed £311 by M. Abel. He is declared bankrupt and we only received
£180 cash in full settlement of the debt.
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Sep 18: Bought a Machinery from Brown Ltd. to use in the company. The total purchasing value of
the machine is £1,800. The owner paid £100 cash, £500 by issuing a cheque and rest of
the purchasing value would remain as credit.
Sep 26 The owner paid half of the machinery debt to Brown Ltd. by issuing a cheque.
Sep 28: The owner paid £130 an insurance bill via cheque thinking that it was in respect of the
business. We now discover that £70 of the amount paid was in fact insurance of our private
house.
Required:
You are required to show the Journal entries (only) (with narrative) necessary to record the items
which occur in Sep 2021.
Transcribed Image Text:F Polk, after being in Bakery business for some years without keeping proper records, now decides to keep a double entry set of books. On 1 September 2021 he establishes that his assets and liabilities are as follows: Assets: Van £5,700, Fixtures £2,800, Stock £5,200, Debtors -P Mullen £105, M Abel £311, Bank £1060, Cash £85. Liabilities: Creditors - Syme Ltd £229, A Hill £80. (1) He is not sure about Journal entries for the following transactions in September 2021 as follows: Sep 1: A debt of £105 owing from P Mullen was written off as a bad debt Sep 5: Office Fixtures originally bought by credit for £150 was returned to the supplier Syme Ltd., as it was unsuitable. Full allowance will be given for this. Sep 10: The business is owed £311 by M. Abel. He is declared bankrupt and we only received £180 cash in full settlement of the debt. Page | 9 Sep 18: Bought a Machinery from Brown Ltd. to use in the company. The total purchasing value of the machine is £1,800. The owner paid £100 cash, £500 by issuing a cheque and rest of the purchasing value would remain as credit. Sep 26 The owner paid half of the machinery debt to Brown Ltd. by issuing a cheque. Sep 28: The owner paid £130 an insurance bill via cheque thinking that it was in respect of the business. We now discover that £70 of the amount paid was in fact insurance of our private house. Required: You are required to show the Journal entries (only) (with narrative) necessary to record the items which occur in Sep 2021.
Jounal Entry
Date
Particular
Debit
Credit
01-Sep-21
Vehicle A/C
5700
Cash
5700
01-Sep-21
Fixtures
2800
Cash
2800
01-Sep-21
Stock
5200
Cash
5200
01-Sep-21
Accounts Receivable (P Mullen)
105
Debtors A/C
105
01-Sep-21
Accounts Receivable (M Abel)
311
Debtors A/C
311
01-Sep-21
Capital A/C
1080
Bank
1080
01-Sep-21
Capital A/C
85
Cash
85
01-Sep-21
Account Payable - Syme Ltd
229
Cash
229
01-Sep-21
Account Payable - A Hill
80
Cash
80
01-Sep-21
Allowance for Doubtful Accounts
£105
Accounts Receivable (P Mullen)
£105
To record written-off bad debt
Accounts Payable - Syme Ltd
05-Sep-21
£150
Purchase returns and allowances
£150
To record unsuitable office fixtures returned to supplier
10-Sep-21
Allowance for Doubtful Accounts
£311
Accounts Receivable (M. Abel)
£131
Cash
£180
To record write-off customer's account
Machinery A/C
Accounts Payable - Brown Ltd.
18-Sep-21
£1,800
£1,200
Bank
£500
Cash
£100
To record the purchase of machinery
Accounts Payable - Brown Ltd.
26-Sep-21
£600
Bank
£600
To record payment made to machinery supplier
28-Sep-21
Bank
Accounts Receivable - Insurance A/C
£60
£70
Bank
£130
To record payment made towards insurance bill
£18,686
£18,686
Transcribed Image Text:Jounal Entry Date Particular Debit Credit 01-Sep-21 Vehicle A/C 5700 Cash 5700 01-Sep-21 Fixtures 2800 Cash 2800 01-Sep-21 Stock 5200 Cash 5200 01-Sep-21 Accounts Receivable (P Mullen) 105 Debtors A/C 105 01-Sep-21 Accounts Receivable (M Abel) 311 Debtors A/C 311 01-Sep-21 Capital A/C 1080 Bank 1080 01-Sep-21 Capital A/C 85 Cash 85 01-Sep-21 Account Payable - Syme Ltd 229 Cash 229 01-Sep-21 Account Payable - A Hill 80 Cash 80 01-Sep-21 Allowance for Doubtful Accounts £105 Accounts Receivable (P Mullen) £105 To record written-off bad debt Accounts Payable - Syme Ltd 05-Sep-21 £150 Purchase returns and allowances £150 To record unsuitable office fixtures returned to supplier 10-Sep-21 Allowance for Doubtful Accounts £311 Accounts Receivable (M. Abel) £131 Cash £180 To record write-off customer's account Machinery A/C Accounts Payable - Brown Ltd. 18-Sep-21 £1,800 £1,200 Bank £500 Cash £100 To record the purchase of machinery Accounts Payable - Brown Ltd. 26-Sep-21 £600 Bank £600 To record payment made to machinery supplier 28-Sep-21 Bank Accounts Receivable - Insurance A/C £60 £70 Bank £130 To record payment made towards insurance bill £18,686 £18,686
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