Cash Dividends and Income Taxes

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If an amount box does not require an entry, leave it blank.

During the year ended December 31, 20-2, Bebeto Company completed the following selected transactions:

Apr. 15

Estimated that its 20-2 income tax will be $27,200. Based on this estimate, it will make four quarterly payments of $6,800 each on April 15, June 15, September 15, and December 15. Made the first payment.

25

Declared a semiannual dividend of $0.3 per share on common stock to shareholders of record on May 10, payable May 20. Currently, 71,400 shares of $1 par common stock are outstanding.

May 20

Paid the cash dividends.

June 15

Made estimated tax payment of $6,800.

Sept. 15

Made estimated tax payment of $6,800.

Oct. 25

Declared semiannual dividend of $0.3 per share on common stock to shareholders of record on November 10, payable on November 20.

Nov. 20

Paid the cash dividends.

Dec. 15

Made estimated tax payment of $6,800.

31

Bebeto's actual 20-2 income tax is $31,910. This amount will be paid by March 15, 20-3. Made adjustment for the additional amount owed.

31

Net income for 20-2 was $105,300. Closed the income summary account.

31

Closed the cash dividends account.

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	DATE	ACCOUNT TITLE	DOC. NO.	POST. REF.	DEBIT	CREDIT
1	Apr. 15						1
2							2
3							3
4	Apr. 25						4
5							5
6							6
7	May 20						7
8							8
9							9
10	Jun. 15						10
11							11
12							12
13	Sep. 15						13
14							14
15							15
16	Oct. 25						16
17							17
18							18
19	Nov. 20						19
20							20
21							21
22	Dec. 15						22
23							23
24							24
25	Dec. 31						25
26							26
27							27
28	Dec. 31						28
29							29
30							30
31	Dec. 31						31
32							32
33							33