The following two events occurred for Totten Co. on October 31, 2005, the end of its fiscal
Question:
The following two events occurred for Totten Co. on October 31, 2005, the end of its fiscal year:
a. Totten rents a building from its owner for $3,200 per month. By a prearrangement, the company delayed paying October’s rent until November 5. On this date, the company paid the rent for both October and November.
b. Totten rents space in a building it owns to a tenant for $750 per month. By prearrangement, the tenant delayed paying the October rent until November 8. On this date, the tenant paid the rent for both October and November.
Required 1. Prepare adjusting entries that Totten must record for these events as of October 31.
2. Assuming Totten does not use reversing entries, prepare journal entries to record Totten s payment of rent on November 5 and the collection of rent on November 8 from Totten’s tenant.
3. Assuming that Totten uses reversing entries, prepare reversing entries on November 1 and the journal entries to record Totten’s payment of rent on November 5 and the collection of rent on November 8 from Totten’s tenant.
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Fundamental Accounting Principles
ISBN: 9780072946604
17th Edition
Authors: Kermit D. Larson, John J Wild, Barbara Chiappetta