Exercise 12-16 Closing entries for a corporation LO6Spicer Inc. showed the following alphabetized list of adjusted account balances at December 31, 2023: Accounts Payable $ 25,560 Accounts Receivable 39,000 Accumulated depreciation, Equipment 10,540 Accumulated depreciation, Warehouse 21,080 Cash 8,200 Cash Dividends 19,400 Common Shares 110,000 Equipment 78,200 Income Tax Expense 40,400 Land 115,600 Notes Payable, due in 2026 33,400 Operating Expenses 109,000 Preferred Shares 39,000 Retained Earnings 27,520 Revenue 269,500 Warehouse 126,800 The company uses an income summary account in the closing process. Required:1. Assuming normal balances, prepare the closing entries at December 31, 2023, the company’s year-end.
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Exercise 12-16 Closing entries for a corporation LO6Spicer Inc. showed the following alphabetized list of adjusted account balances at December 31, 2023: Accounts Payable $ 25,560 Accounts Receivable 39,000 Accumulated depreciation, Equipment 10,540 Accumulated depreciation, Warehouse 21,080 Cash 8,200 Cash Dividends 19,400 Common Shares 110,000 Equipment 78,200 Income Tax Expense 40,400 Land 115,600 Notes Payable, due in 2026 33,400 Operating Expenses 109,000 Preferred Shares 39,000 Retained Earnings 27,520 Revenue 269,500 Warehouse 126,800 The company uses an income summary account in the closing process. Required:1. Assuming normal balances, prepare the closing entries at December 31, 2023, the company’s year-end.
Solution
To prepare the closing entries for Spicer Inc. at December 31, 2023, we need to close out the revenue, expense, and dividend accounts to the Retained Earnings account. Here are the steps:
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Close the Revenue account to the Income Summary account:
Debit: Revenue 269,500
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Close the Expense accounts to the Income Summary account:
Debit: Income Summary 109,000 and Income Tax Expense 109,000 Credit: Income Tax Expense $40,400
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Close the Income Summary account to the Retained Earnings account:
The balance of the Income Summary account is now 269,500 - $159,400). This represents the net income for the year.
Debit: Income Summary 110,100
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Close the Dividends account to the Retained Earnings account:
Debit: Retained Earnings 19,400
These entries effectively close out the temporary accounts (revenues, expenses, and dividends) and transfer the net income for the year and the dividends paid out to the permanent Retained Earnings account.
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Use the following information for the Exercises below. (Algo)Skip to question[The following information applies to the questions displayed below.]Simon Company's year-end balance sheets follow.At December 31 Current Year 1 Year Ago 2 Years AgoAssets Cash $ 32,463 $ 37,563 $ 39,527Accounts receivable, net 96,939 67,077 52,703Merchandise inventory 120,687 89,524 58,987Prepaid expenses 10,877 9,760 4,525Plant assets, net 294,813 275,196 247,558Total assets $ 555,779 $ 479,120 $ 403,300Liabilities and Equity Accounts payable $ 134,237 $ 80,162 $ 52,171Long-term notes payable 102,397 110,198 90,912Common stock, $10 par value 163,500 163,500 163,500Retained earnings 155,645 125,260 96,717Total liabilities and equity $ 555,779 $ 479,120 $ 403,300For both the current year and one year ago, compute the following ratios:Exercise 17-6 (Algo) Common-size percents LO P2Express the balance sheets in common-size percents
Using the post-closing trial balance, calculate the total assets, liabilities, and equity, and enter those amounts in the basic accounting equation.SMART TOUCH LEARNINGPost-Closing Trial BalanceDecember 31, 2016BalanceAccount Title Debit CreditCash 26,500 Accounts Receivable 5,100 Office Supplies 300 Prepaid Insurance 8,800 Prepaid Rent 8,800 Furniture 31,100 Accumulated Depreciation--Furniture 10,600Accounts Payable 14,100Salaries Payable 2,100Utilities Payable 1,000Interest Payable 1,400Unearned Revenue 26,600Bright, Capital 24,800Total 80,600 80,600
LO 5.2 Which of these accounts is included in the post-closing trial balance?Choose one answer from the options below.A. Sales RevenueB. Salaries ExpenseC. Retained EarningsD. Dividends
The balance sheet shows the following accounts and amounts:Cash $26,000; Short-term Debt $42,000; Buildings and Equipment $840,000; Inventory, $88,000; Notes Payable $120,000; Accumulated Depreciation $220,000; Common Stock $160,000; Accounts Receivable $76,000; Retained Earnings $474,000; Accounts Payable $34,000.Total assets on the balance sheet are:Multiple Choice$1,030,000.$734,000.$1,250,000.$810,000.
LO 5.1 Which of these accounts would be present in the closing entries?Choose one answer from the options below.A. Dividends B. Accounts ReceivableC. Unearned Service RevenueD. Sales Tax Payable
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