After completing his accounting degree, Scott Davis sets up his own tax consulting and preparation practice. At
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After completing his accounting degree, Scott Davis sets up his own tax consulting and preparation practice. At the end of the first month of operation, he had the following account balances:
Cash ....................................................$4,760
Accounts receivable ............................$2,800
Office Supplies ......................................$540
Office Equipment ...............................$8,400
Accounts Payable ................................$3,800
Common Stock .................................$11,000
Retained Earnings ...............................$1,700
At month end, the following transactions were completed:
A-Paid current month’s office rent of $700
B-Made payment towards Accounts Payable of $900
C-Billed clients for services performed of $1,600
D-Received payment from clients billed last month of $2,000
E-Purchased office supplies for cash of $160
F-Paid secretary's salary of $1,700
G-Paid utilities expense of $180
H-Paid telephone expenses of $100
I-Purchased additional office equipment for cash of $800
J-Received cash from clients for services performed of $2,400
K-Declared and paid dividends of $1,000
Required
1. Arrange the assets, liabilities and stockholder's equity accounts in the accounting equation format.
2. Enter the beginning balances of the assets, liabilities and stockholders' equity and show the addition or subtraction effects of the transactions on the accounting equation. Show the new balances after each transaction.
3. Sum the accounting equation at the bottom
Accounts PayableAccounts payable (AP) are bills to be paid as part of the normal course of business.This is a standard accounting term, one of the most common liabilities, which normally appears in the balance sheet listing of liabilities. Businesses receive...
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Horngrens Accounting
ISBN: 978-0133855371
10th Canadian edition Volume 1
Authors: Tracie L. Miller Nobles, Brenda L. Mattison, Ella Mae Matsumura, Carol A. Meissner, Jo Ann L. Johnston, Peter R. Norwood