Chapter 5, Problem 5.6AP

(a)

To determine

Adjusting entries are the journal entries that are recorded at an end of an accounting period. It adjusts the income and expense account to comply with the accrual based accounting. This accounting system states that the revenues should be recognized when it is earned, and the expenses should be recognized when it is incurred, irrespective to cash received or paid for it.

T Accounts: T- accounts are prepared for all the business transactions. First, journal entries are passed and then transferred to the respective ledger accounts where they are recorded, and summarized in either side of the ‘T’ format. It is divided into two parts by a vertical line, that is, the left side and the right side. The left side of the T-account is known as the debit side, and the right side of the T-account is known as the credit side. The account name appears on the top of the T-account.

A financial statement is the complete record of financial transactions that take place in a company, at a particular period of time. It provides important financial information like assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses of the company to its internal and external users. It helps them to know the exact financial position of the company.

Trial balance: This is a statement prepared to show all the year-end account balances of a business. The balances are shown in separate columns as debit and credit. Trial balance is made to check whether books of accounts of the business are arithmetically accurate.

Multi step income statement: A multiple step income statement refers to the income statement that shows the operating, and non-operating activities of the business, under separate head. In different steps of the multi-step income statement, principal operating activities are reported that starts from the record of sales revenue with all contra sales revenue account like sales returns, allowances and sales discounts.

Retained Earnings Statement is one of the financial statements, which shows the amount of the net income retained by a company at a particular point of time for reinvestment and used to pay its debts and obligations. It shows the amount of earnings that is not paid as dividends to the shareholders.

To Record: The adjusting entries of Company CCW on December 31, 2014.

(b)

To determine

To Post: The above adjusting entries to T-accounts of Company CCW.

(c)

To determine

Prepare trial balance for Company CCW as on December 31, 2014.

(d)

To determine

To Prepare: The multi-step income statement, retained earnings statement, and classified balance sheet of Company CCW for the year ended December 31, 2014.