ADM 1340 Lecture 8: ADM 1430 - Lecture 8 - Closing the Books

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Learned why we need to adjust revenues. Trial balance: prepared the same as what we have already learned so she wants to skip this step along with the step of financial statements as we saw this in chapter 2. Today she is working on closing the books for revenue, gains, expenses, and loses to. We already learned that accounts of financial position are permanent accounts, they are. They are carried from one period to the next (e. g. assets, liability, equity). Accounts in the statement of income are temporary accounts closed at the end of the period (reset at 0) e. g. revenue, expenses. 4 steps in closing entries (others are temporary accounts here: individual expenses/revenue, income summary record what is occurring, retained earnings this account is permanent, dividend equity, shareholder etc. returned earnings for the debit earnings. You need to close all expenses and the debit (dividends) accounts and move the numbers to the credit side of your income summary.

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Chandler, Inc. is owned by Roscoe Chandler and providesappraisal services to individuals and companies wishing to purchaseand sell fine art. Chandler, Inc. began business on January 1,2016, and is just completing its first year of business. Roscoeasks for your help in completing the accounting cycle for thecompany by assisting with the closing process.

Before the closing entries are made, you begin with an adjustedtrial balance. The closing entries are essentially the link fromthe adjusted trial balance to the post-closing trial balance.

Chandler, Inc.

ADJUSTED TRIAL BALANCE

December 31, 2016

	ACCOUNTTITLE	DEBIT	CREDIT
1	Cash	76,000.00
2	Accounts Receivable	29,000.00
3	Prepaid Insurance	16,000.00
4	Equipment	60,000.00
5	Accumulated Depreciation-Equipment		40,000.00
6	Accounts Payable		6,000.00
7	Salaries Payable		8,000.00
8	Income Taxes Payable		4,000.00
9	Common Stock		2,000.00
10	Retained Earnings		18,000.00
11	Dividends	5,000.00
12	Income Summary
13	Fees Earned		175,600.00
14	Rent Revenue		92,000.00
15	Interest Revenue		17,200.00
16	Salaries Expense	71,000.00
17	Selling Expense	25,600.00
18	Income Taxes Expense	15,000.00
19	Depreciation Expense-Equipment	47,200.00
20	Insurance Expense	17,000.00
21	Miscellaneous Expense	1,000.00
22	Totals	362,800.00	362,800.00

The final step of the accounting cycle is the closing process.The main goal of this stage of the cycle is to ensure that thebalance of each temporary account is returned to zero and that netincome is transferred to the retained earnings account. The firststep in successfully undertaking the closing process is tounderstand the difference between a temporary account and apermanent account. Roscoe has some questions about the process.

Answer questions (1) - (3) below.

1. If a temporary account has an ending balance of $57,000, whatis its beginning balance for the following accounting period?

2. If a permanent account has an ending balance of $57,000, whatis its beginning balance for the following accounting period?

3. Roscoe will be preparing his yearly financial statementsafter completing Chandler, Inc.âs closing process, and is asomewhat confused about the characteristics of the accounts on hisChart of Accounts. He has started by creating the chart below, andasks for your help in completing it. For each account or type ofaccount listed, choose all descriptions that apply.

Temporary Account

Permanent Account

Closed to Income SummaryAccount

Yes

Revenues

Asset accounts

Retained Earnings account

Expenses

Liability accounts

Dividends account

Roscoe has attempted to prepare the closing entries forChandler, Inc. on this panel. Heâs not sure if heâs entered thejournal entries correctly, and asks you to review them. You findthat two of the entries are correct, but two are incorrect.

Determine which entries are incorrect, and enter all four of theclosing entries for Chandler, Inc. as of Dec. 31 on the Journalpanel.

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JOURNAL

	DATE	DESCRIPTION	DEBIT	CREDIT
1		Closing Entries
2	Dec. 31	Income Summary	284,800.00
3		Fees Earned		175,600.00
4		Rent Revenue		92,000.00
5		Interest Revenue		17,200.00
6	31	Income Summary	176,800.00
7		Salaries Expense		71,000.00
8		Selling Expense		25,600.00
9		Income Taxes Expense		15,000.00
10		Depreciation Expense-Equipment		47,200.00
11		Insurance Expense		17,000.00
12		Miscellaneous Expense		1,000.00
13	31	Retained Earnings	461,600.00
14		Income Summary		461,600.00
15	31	Retained Earnings	5,000.00
16		Dividends		5,000.00

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ADM 1340 Lecture 8: ADM 1430 - Lecture 8 - Closing the Books

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