ACC 113 Lecture Notes - Lecture 24: Earnings Management, Deferral, Accrual

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5 Jan 2021

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Tunxis Community College

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Accounting

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ACC 113

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Lardie

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Receiving cash before providing the service (e. g. Must be deferred until revenue is earned. On 1 october, company receives for 20x 12 month subscriptions. As of 31 october, company earned one month worth of revenue and adjusting entry would be: General rule deferred revenue should always increase a liability account. As service is provided, liability account decreases while revenue account increases. Exception is when it is first recorded as revenue instead of liability, the adjustment made is different but balances after adjustment is the same. Earned revenue before receiving cash and is a receivable. Accounting firm provides service on 23 september for and bills customer on 10. Customer pays on 21 october and firm prepares financial statements monthly. General rule increase a receivable account and revenue account for amount earned. When receivable is collected, receivable decreases and cash is increased. On march 1, company purchases 12-month insurance for 000.

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Vanishing Games Corporation (VGC) operates a massively multiplayer online game, charging players a monthly subscription of $10. At the start of January 2015, VGCâs income statement accounts had zero balances and its balance sheet account balances were as follows:


Cash	$	2,360,000
Accounts Receivable		152,000
Supplies		19,100
Equipment		948,000
Land		1,920,000
Building		506,000
Accounts Payable		109,000
Unearned Revenue		152,000
Notes Payable (due 2018)		80,000
Common Stock		2,200,000
Retained Earnings		3,364,100

In addition to the above accounts, VGCâs chart of accounts includes the following: Service Revenue, Salaries and Wages Expense, Advertising Expense, and Utilities Expense.

Required:

1.	Analyze the effect of the January transactions (shown below) on the accounting equation, and indicate the account, amount, and direction of the effect (+ for increase and â for decrease) of each transaction. (Enter any decreases to account balances with a minus sign.)

a.	Received $52,250 cash from customers for subscriptions that had already been earned in 2014.
b.	Received $235,000 cash from Electronic Arts, Inc. for service revenue earned in January.
c.	Purchased 10 new computer servers for $41,900; paid $12,000 cash and signed a three-year note for the remainder owed.
d.	Paid $15,600 for an Internet advertisement run on Yahoo! in January.
e.	Sold 10,100 monthly subscriptions at $10 each for services provided during January. Half was collected in cash and half was sold on account.
f.	Received an electric and gas utility bill for $5,900 for January utility services. The bill will be paid in February.
g.	Paid $310,000 in wages to employees for work done in January.
h.	Purchased $5,100 of supplies on account.
i.	Paid $5,100 cash to the supplier in (h).

	Assets		=	Liabilities		+	Stockholdersâ Equity
a.	Cash	52,250
	Accounts Receivable	(52,250)
b.	Cash	235,000					Service Revenue	235,000
c.	Equipment	41,900
	Cash	(12,000)		Notes Payable (long-term)	29,900
d.	Cash	(15,600)					Advertising Expense	(15,600)
e.	Cash	50,500					Service Revenue	101,000
	Accounts Receivable	50,500
f.				Accounts Payable	5,900		Utilities Expense	(5,900)
g.	Cash	(310,000)					Salaries and Wages Expense	(310,000)
h.	Supplies	5,100		Accounts Payable	5,100
i.	Cash	(5,100)		Accounts Payable	(5,100)

2.	Prepare journal entries for the January transactions listed in part 1, using the letter of each transaction as a reference. (If no entry is required for a transaction/event, select "No Journal Entry Required" in the first account field.)

No	Transaction	General Journal	Debit	Credit
1	a	Cash	52,250
1		Accounts Receivable		52,250

2	b	Cash	235,000
2		Service Revenue		235,000

3	c	Equipment	41,900
3		Cash		12,000
3		Notes Payable (long-term)		29,900

4	d	Advertising Expense	15,600
4		Cash		15,600

5	e	Cash	50,500
5		Accounts Receivable	50,500
5		Service Revenue		101,000

6	f	Utilities Expense	5,900
6		Accounts Payable		5,900

7	g	Salaries and Wages Expense	310,000
7		Cash		310,000

8	h	Supplies	5,100
8		Accounts Payable		5,100

9	i	Accounts Payable	5,100
9		Cash		5,100

3.	Create T-accounts, enter the beginning balances shown above, post the journal entries to the T-accounts, and show the unadjusted ending balances in the T-accounts.

4.	Prepare an unadjusted trial balance as of January 31, 2015.

VANISHING GAMES CORPORATION
Unadjusted Trial Balance
At January 31, 2015
Account Name	Debit	Credit
Cash
Accounts Receivable
Supplies
Equipment
Buildings
Land
Accounts Payable
Unearned Revenue
Notes Payable (long-term)
Common Stock
Retained Earnings
Service Revenue
Salaries and Wages Expense
Advertising Expense
Utilities Expense
Total	$0	$0

5.	Prepare an Income Statement for the month ended January 31, 2015, using unadjusted balances from part 4.

VANISHING GAMES CORPORATION
Income Statement
For the Month Ended January 31, 2015
Revenues

Service Revenue
Total Revenues
Expenses
Salaries and Wages Expense
Utilities Expense
Advertising Expense

Total Expenses
Net Income

Prepare a Statement of Retained Earnings for the month ended January 31, 2015, using the beginning balance given above and the net income from part 5. Assume VGC has no dividends.

VANISHING GAMES CORPORATION
Statement of Retained Earnings
For the Month Ended January 31, 2015
Retained Earnings, January 1, 2015
Add: Net Income
Less: Dividends
Retained Earnings, January 31, 2015	$0

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Anderson Accounting Services LLC provides accounting and tax preparation and consulting services. Sometimes customers only wish to have financial statements and/or tax returns prepared. Sometimes customers bundle accounting and tax preparation with consulting services (to be provided over a period of time). Sometimes customers only wish to have consulting services provided over a period of time. Because Anderson is a service firm there is no cost of goods sold associated with their services.

Customer is Civic Corporation	1
Tax consulting begins on November 1st and runs through the next April	11/1/X7
Date of contract	11/1/X7
Length of consulting services	6 months	months
Tax return preparation occurs over the period February through April of	20X8
Length of tax prepartion	3 months
Price of tax preparation to be allocated over the return preparation period	$ 2,000	stand alone price
Price of consulting services to be allocated over consulting period	$ 5,000	stand alone price
Customers are charged a lesser amount as follows for both tax and consulting	$ 6,000
Anderson Accounting Services LLC's current year end	12/31/X7
Customers pay at the contract date for BOTH the consulting and tax preparation services.

What are the performance obligations in the contract?

Tax preparation services

Tax preparation services and tax consulting services

Unable to determine

D.Tax consulting services

QUESTION 3

Determine the transaction price that should be allocated to the consulting services.

	A.	$4,286
	B.	$1,714
	C.	$1,429
	D.	$4,571

QUESTION 4

Calculate the total revenue that should be recognized in the current accounting period.

	A.	$4,571
	B.	$1,714
	C.	$1,429
		D. $4,286

QUESTION 5

What is the total amount in the deferred revenue account(s) at the end of the current accounting period?

	A.	$1,714
	B.	$4,571
	C.	$4,286
	D.	$1,429

QUESTION 6

What is the total amount of revenue that should be recognized in the NEXT accounting period period?

	A.	$1,714
	B.	$4,286
	C.	$1,429
	D.	$4,571

QUESTION 7

The following journal entry has what impact on the income statement?

Debit Cash XXX

Credit Deferred Revenue XXX

	A.	No impact
	B.	Decrease
	C.	Increase

QUESTION 8

The following journal entry has what impact on the income statement?

Debit Cash XXX

Credit Accounts Receivable XXX

	A.	No impact
	B.	Increase
	C.	Decrease

QUESTION 9

Revenue is defined as:

An inflow or other enhancements of assets of an entity or settlement of its liabilities (or a combination of both) during a period from delivering or producing goods, rendering services, or other activities that constitute the entityâs ongoing major or central operations.

Revenue is recognized from the settlement of which of the following liabilities:

	A.	Discount on Bonds Payable
	B.	Deferred Revenue
	C.	Salaries Payable
	D.	Accrued Interest

QUESTION 10

A customer must have "control" over the good or service in order for a performance obligation to be considered as having been satisfied for purposes of revenue recognition.

	A.	TRUE
	B.	FALSE

1. Which of the following identifies the proper order of theaccounting cycle?

A. Analyze, Journalize, Unadjusted Trial Balance

B. Analyze, Post, Unadjusted Trial Balance

C. Journalize, Post, Adjusted Trial Balance

D. Unadjusted Trial Balance, Adjusted Trial Balance, Close

E. Adjusted Trial Balance, Adjustments, Financial Statements

2. Interim financial statements refer to financial reports:

A. That cover less than one year, usually spanning one, three orsix-month periods

B. That are prepared before any adjustments have beenrecorded

C. That show the assets above the liabilities and theliabilities above the equity

D. Where revenues are reported on the income statement when cashis received and expenses are reported when cash is paid

E. Where the adjustment process is used to assign revenues tothe periods in which they are earned and to match expenses withrevenues

3. The accounting principle that requires revenue to be reportedwhen earned is the:

A. Matching principle

B. Revenue recognition principle

C. Time period principle

D. Accrual reporting principle

E. Going-concern principle

4. Adjusting entries:

A. Affect only income statement accounts

B. Affect only balance sheet accounts

C. Affect both income statement and balance sheet accounts

D. Affect only cash flow statement accounts

E. Affect only equity accounts

5. The system of preparing financial statements based onrecognizing revenues when the cash is received and reportingexpenses when the cash is paid is called:

A. Accrual basis accounting

B. Operating cycle accounting

C. Cash basis accounting

D. Revenue recognition accounting

E. Current basis accounting

6. If throughout an accounting period the fees for legalservices paid in advance by clients are recorded in an accountcalled Unearned Legal Fees, the end-of-period adjusting entry torecord the portion of those fees that has been earned is:

A. Debit Cash and credit Legal Fees Earned

B. Debit Cash and credit Unearned Legal Fees

C. Debit Unearned Legal Fees and credit Legal Fees Earned

D. Debit Legal Fees Earned and credit Unearned Legal Fees

E. Debit Unearned Legal Fees and credit Accounts Receivable

7. A company had no office supplies available at the beginningof the year. During the year, the company purchased $250 worth ofoffice supplies. On December 31, $75 worth of office suppliesremained. How much should the company report as office suppliesexpense for the year? A. $75 B. $125 C. $175 D. $250 E. $325 8. OnJanuary 1 a company purchased a five-year insurance policy for$1,800 with coverage starting immediately. If the purchase wasrecorded in the Prepaid Insurance account and the company recordsadjustments only at year-end, the adjusting entry at the end of thefirst year is:

A. Debit Prepaid Insurance, $1,800; credit Cash, $1,800

B. Debit Prepaid Insurance, $1,440; credit Insurance Expense,$1,440

C. Debit Prepaid Insurance, $360; credit Insurance Expense,$360

D. Debit Insurance Expense, $360; credit Prepaid Insurance,$360

E. Debit Insurance Expense, $360; credit Prepaid Insurance,$1,440

9. Unearned revenue is reported on the financial statementsas:

A. A revenue on the balance sheet

B. A liability on the balance sheet

C. An unearned revenue on the income statement

D. An asset on the balance sheet

E. An operating activity on the statement of cash flows

10. Which of the following assets is not depreciated?

A. Store fixtures

B. Computers

C. Land

D. Buildings

E. Vehicles

11. On April 30, 2011, a three-year insurance policy waspurchased for $18,000 with coverage to begin immediately. What isthe amount of insurance expense that would appear on the company'sincome statement for the year ended December 31, 2011? A. $500 B.$4,000 C. $6,000 D. $14,000 E. $18,000 12. Expenses incurred butunpaid that are recorded during the adjusting process with a debitto an expense and a credit to a liability are:

A. Intangible expenses

B. Prepaid expenses

C. Unearned expenses

D. Net expenses

E. Accrued expenses

13 The difference between the cost of an asset and theaccumulated depreciation for that asset is called

A. Depreciation Expense

B. Unearned Depreciation

C. Prepaid Depreciation

D. Depreciation Value

E. Book Value

14. A company purchased a new truck at a cost of $42,000 on July1, 2011. The truck is estimated to have a useful life of 6 yearsand a salvage value of $3,000. How much depreciation expense willbe recorded for the truck for the year ended December 31, 2011?

A. $3,250

B. $3,500

C. $4,000

D. $6,500

E. $7,000

15. A company's Office Supplies account shows a beginningbalance of $600 and an ending balance of $400. If office suppliesexpense for the year is $3,100, what amount of office supplies waspurchased during the period?

A. $2,700

B. $2,900

C. $3,300

D. $3,500

E. $3,700

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