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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.
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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.
![**Reviewing Insurance Policies: Adjusting Entries Tutorial**
When reviewing insurance policies, it was noted that a single policy was purchased on August 1st for a full year's coverage, totaling $10,800. Initially, there was no balance in the Prepaid Insurance account. Use the following information to make necessary adjustments:
**A. December 31 Adjusting Journal Entry:**
- Enter the adjustments needed to correct the balances by December 31. If no entry is needed for an amount box, leave it blank.
*Two input boxes are provided for the adjusting entry beneath "Dec. 31," with drop-down arrows to select the type of entry.*
**B. Impact of Transactions:**
- Detail the effects these transactions had on the Prepaid Insurance account. If a particular box doesn't require an entry, leave it empty.
_A table titled "Prepaid Insurance" contains five specified rows for the following entries:_
1. **Beginning Balance** $
2. **Premium Paid** $
3. **Subtotal** $
4. **Expired** $
5. **Prepaid/Unexpired** $
_Use this table to organize and calculate the monetary impact of your insurance transactions for a clearer financial summary._](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2F11de2924-4cc1-4750-958e-08c098876e74%2F51cbfa20-d096-4107-af7c-f7058f186cb5%2Fn1p5yfb_processed.jpeg&w=3840&q=75)
![**Understanding Insurance Policy Journal Entries**
*Reviewing insurance policies revealed that a single policy was purchased on August 1, for one year’s coverage, in the amount of $10,800. There was no previous balance in the Prepaid Insurance account at that time. Based on the information provided:*
### Task A:
Make the December 31 adjusting journal entry to bring the balances to correct. If an amount box does not require an entry, leave it blank.
- **Dropdown Menu Options:**
- Cash
- Common Stock
- Insurance Expense
- Notes Payable
- Prepaid Insurance
### Task B:
Show the effect that these transactions had. If an amount box does not require an entry, leave it blank.
#### Prepaid Insurance Account:
- **Beginning Balance:** (Please fill in)
- **Premium Paid:** (Please fill in)
- **Subtotal:** $
- **Expired:** (Please fill in)
- **Prepaid/Unexpired:** $
This exercise helps in understanding how to adjust journal entries for prepaid insurance policies to reflect accurate financial statements at the end of the accounting period.](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2F11de2924-4cc1-4750-958e-08c098876e74%2F51cbfa20-d096-4107-af7c-f7058f186cb5%2Fh1u4zg_processed.jpeg&w=3840&q=75)
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