Tom Brennan. CPA. was retained by 24/7 (able Inc. to prepare financial statements for April 2006. Brennan

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Tom Brennan. CPA. was retained by 24/7 (able Inc. to prepare financial statements for April 2006. Brennan accumulated all the ledger balances per 24/7's records and found the following.

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Tom Brennan reviewed the records and found the following errors.
1. Cash received from a customer on account was recorded as $870 instead of $780.
2. A payment of $65 for advertising expense was entered as a debit to Miscellaneous Expense $65 and a credit to Cash $65.
3. The first salary payment this month was for $1,900. which included $500 of salaries payable on March 31. The payment was recorded as a debit to Salaries Expense $1,900 and a credit to Cash $1,900. (No reversing entries were made on April I.)
4. The purchase on account of a printer costing $290 was recorded as a debit to Supplies and a credit to Accounts Payable for $290.
5. A cash payment of repair expense on equipment for $95 was recorded as a debit to Equipment $59 and a credit to Cash $59.
Instructions

(a) Prepare an analysis of each error showing (1) the incorrect entry. (2) the correct entry, and (3) the correcting entry. Items 4 and 5 occurred on April 30, 2006.

(b) Prepare a correct trial balance.

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Financial Accounting Text Only

ISBN: 9780006575405

5th Edition

Authors: Jerry J. Weygandt, Donald E. Kieso, Paul D. Kimmel

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