At the end of the first year of operations, Arch Etec, owner of Architect Designs, engaged you
Question:
At the end of the first year of operations, Arch Etec, owner of Architect Designs, engaged you to prepare yearly financial statements for the year ended 30 June 2019, on both the cash basis and the accrual basis. The following data are a summary of selected transactions that occurred during the year. Ignore GST.
1. Fees of $125 000 were collected for services provided during the year.
2. There was $8000 in receivables at 30 June 2019 for services performed on credit.
3. Cash payments of $106 000 were made for salaries, rent, insurance and other expenses incurred during the year.
4. Salaries owing but not yet paid amounted to $4000.
5. On 15 June 2019, a client paid $3000 in advance for services to be rendered during the next financial year.
6. Expenses of $6000 were prepaid (not included in the $106 000) at 30 June.
Required
(a) Calculate profit under both the cash basis and the accrual basis.
(b) Explain how the following items would be reported in the business’s balance sheet under the accrual basis:
i. the $8000 receivables
ii. the unpaid salaries of $4000
iii. the $3000 advance received on 15 June
iv. the cash payment of $6000 for prepaid expenses.
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Financial Accounting
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