
Concept explainers
1.
Adjusting entries are the
Accounting rules for journal/adjusting entries:
- To record increase balance of account: Debit assets, expenses, losses and credit liabilities, capital, revenue and gains.
- To record decrease balance of account: Credit assets, expenses, losses and debit liabilities, capital, revenue and gains.
Reversing Entries:
Reversing entries are made at the beginning of the accounting period when the accountant needs to cancel any entry made in the previous accounting period. It is done in order to eliminate any errors that might have occurred in the calculation of the revenue or expenses and henceforth increase the efficiency of the financial statements for an improved decision-making.
To Identify: The adjusting entries which would likely to be reversed at the beginning of the following year, if Company M’s accountant has employed reversing entries for accruals.
2.
To Prepare: The adjusting entries at the end of 2016 for the adjustments identified above.
3.
To Prepare: The appropriate reversing entries at the beginning of 2017.

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