As a recently hired accountant for a small business, SMC, Inc., you are provided with last years balance sheet, income statement, and post-closing trial balance to familiarize yourself with the business.

SMC, Inc. Balance Sheet December 31, 2014

Assets

Cash ....................................................................... $34,500

Accounts receivable ................................................................................ 25,000

Inventory .................................................................................................. 10,000

Supplies ................................................................................................... 200

Total assets.............................................................................................. $69,700

Liabilities and Stockholders Equity Liabilities:

Accounts payable ................................................. $12,000

Salaries payable ............................................................................... 1,000

Income taxes payable ...................................................................... 3,675

Total liabilities.......................................................................................... $16,675

Stockholdersequity: Capital stock (10,000 shares outstanding).................................... $25,000

Retained earnings............................. 28,025

Total stockholders equity ....................................................................... 53,025

Total liabilities and stockholders equity................................................ $69,700

SMC, Inc. Income Statement For the Year Ended December 31, 2014

Sales revenue .......................................................................................... $110,000

Rent revenue ........................................................................................... 1,000

Total revenues ......................................................................................... $111,000

Less cost of goods sold........................................................................... 60,000

Gross margin ........................................................................................... $ 51,000

Less operating expenses:

Supplies expense ............................................................................. $ 400

Salaries expense .............................................................................. 22,000

Miscellaneous expense ................................................................... 4,100 26,500

Income before taxes................................................................................ $ 24,500

Less income taxes................................................................................... 3,675

Net income............................................................................................... $ 20,825

SMC, Inc. Post-Closing Trial Balance December 31, 2014 Debits Credits

Cash ......................................................................................................... $34,500

Accounts Receivable ............................................................................... 25,000

Inventory .................................................................................................. 10,000

Supplies ................................................................................................... 200

Accounts Payable .................................................................................... $12,000

Salaries Payable ...................................................................................... 1,000

Income Taxes Payable............................................................................. 3,675

Common Stock............................................................................................ 25,000

Retained Earnings ................................................................................... 28,025 Totals........................................................................................................ $69,700 $69,700

You are also given the following information that summarizes the business activity for the current year, 2015 a. Issued 10,000 additional shares of common stock for $35,000 cash on January 1st. b. Borrowed $10,000 on March 1, 2015, from Downtown Bank as a long-term loan. The interest rate on the loan is 6% and Interest for the year is payable on January 1, 2016. c. Paid $4,800 cash on April1 to lease a building for one year. d. Received $3,000 on May 1 from a tenant for one years rent. e. Paid $1,800 on June 1 for a one-year insurance policy. f. Purchased $2,500 of supplies for cash on June 15th. g. Purchased inventory for $100,000 on account on July 1. h. August 1, sold inventory for $140,000 on account; cost of the merchandise sold was $75,000. i. Collected $90,000 cash from customers accounts receivable on August 20th. j. September 1, Paid $85,000 cash for inventories purchased earlier during the year. k. September 20th, paid $27,000 for sales reps salaries, including $1,000 owed at the beginning of 2015. l. Dividends for $6,200 were paid on October 20th. m. The income taxes payable at the beginning of 2015 were paid on November 15th. n. For adjusting entries, all prepaid expenses are initially recorded as assets, and all unearned revenues are initially recorded as liabilities. o. At year-end, $850 worth of supplies are on hand. p. At year-end, an additional $7,000 of sales salaries are owed, but have not yet been paid. q. Prepare an adjusting entry to recognize the taxes owed for 2015. The corporate tax rate is 15% of the income before income taxes. You are asked to do the following on an excel spreadsheet:

4. After the adjusting entries are posted, prepare an adjusted trial balance, an income statement, statement of retained earnings and a balance sheet for 2015. (Hint: Income before income taxes should equal $27,000)

5. Journalize and post-closing entries for 2015 and prepare a post-closing trial balance.

6. Interpretive Question: What is your overall assessment of the financial health of SMC, Inc.?