Corporate Financial Accounting

14th Edition

ISBN: 9781305887510

Author: WARREN

Publisher: Cengage

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Chapter 4, Problem 4.17EX

Closing entries with net loss

Rainbow Services Co. offers its services to individuals desiring to improve their personal images.

After the accounts have been adjusted at August 31, the end of the fiscal year, the following balances were taken from the ledger of Rainbow Services:

Retained Earnings	$2,650,000
Dividends	10,000
Fees Earned	1,050,000
Wages Expense	886,000
Rent Expense	$185,000
Supplies Expense	26,200
Miscellaneous Expense	28,600

Journalize the four entries required to close the accounts.

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Solution Summary: The author explains that closing entries are recorded in order to close temporary accounts such as incomes and expenses by transferring them to the permanent accounts like retained earnings.

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