Lee Crosby has just completed his first year of trading selling cookery equipment. He attempted to prepare
Question:
Lee Crosby has just completed his first year of trading selling cookery equipment. He attempted to prepare a balance sheet from his trial balance before seeking expert help as he was having difficulty getting the balance sheet totals to agree. The trial balance included a suspense account balance of
£10,000. This amount has not been entered on the balance sheet.
Additional information at 31 March 2018 1 During the year cookery equipment purchased for resale that had cost £3,500 has been entered in error into the shop fittings account.
2 Lee believes the shop fittings will have an economic life of 5 years and have an estimated residual value of £2,000.
3 The property should be depreciated by 5% using the straight-line method.
4 Lee had withdrawn £75 in cash from the business for his own personal use. This transaction has not yet been accounted for.
5 A credit customer has ceased trading owing Lee £1,040 that will never be received.
6 The wages account has been overstated by £10,000.
7 A credit supplier has issued a credit note of £55 for goods that have been damaged and this has not been entered into the books of account.
Required Prepare a corrected balance sheet at 31 March 2018 taking into account the additional information in points 1–7.
Step by Step Answer:
Frank Woods Business Accounting An Introduction To Financial Accounting
ISBN: 9781292365435
15th Edition
Authors: Alan Sangster, Lewis Gordon, Frank Wood