Hatcher Company closes its accounts on December 31 each year. On December 31, 2018. Hatcher accrued $600

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Hatcher Company closes its accounts on December 31 each year. On December 31, 2018. Hatcher accrued $600 of interest income that was earned on an investment but not yet received or recorded (the investment will pay interest of $900 cash on January 31, 2019). On January 31, 2019, the company received the $900 cash as interest on the investment. Prepare journal entries to:

a. Accrue the interest earned on December 31, 2018

b. Close the Interest Income account on December 31, 2018 (the account has a year-end balance of $2,400 after adjustments)

c. Record the cash receipt of interest on January 31, 2019.

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Financial Accounting

ISBN: 9781618533111

6th Edition

Authors: Michelle L. Hanlon, Robert P. Magee, Glenn M. Pfeiffer, Thomas R. Dyckman

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