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Concept Introduction:
Income Statement:
Income statement is one part of the financial statements of an entity. In this statement, Revenue and expenses for the period are presented Net Income is calculated by subtracting total expenses from total revenues.
Closing Entries: Closing entries is the process of closing temporary accounts at the end of year. Closing entries are prepared after preparing the adjusted
- Closing all revenue accounts by debiting the revenue accounts and crediting Income Summary Account.
- Closing all expenses by debiting the Income Summary accounts and crediting all expenses accounts.
- Closing the net income by debiting the Income Summary accounts and crediting Capital or Retained earrings account.
- Closing the withdrawals accounts by debiting the Capital or Retained earrings account and crediting the withdrawal account.
Requirement-1:
To prepare: The Multi Step Income Statement for the year ended Dec. 31, 2016
Requirement-2:
To prepare: The Closing entries for the year ended Dec. 31, 2016
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