Cash Dividends and Income Taxes

1. Prepare journal entries for the transactions.

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 $30,000. Based on this estimate, it will make four quarterly payments of $7,500 each on April 15, June 15, September 15, and December 15. Made the first payment.

25

Declared a semiannual dividend of $0.45 per share on common stock to shareholders of record on May 10, payable May 20. Currently, 80,000 shares of $1 par common stock are outstanding.

May 20

Paid the cash dividends.

June 15

Made estimated tax payment of $7,500.

Sept. 15

Made estimated tax payment of $7,500.

Oct. 25

Declared semiannual dividend of $0.45 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 $7,500.

31

Bebetos actual 20-2 income tax is $35,000. This amount will be paid by March 15, 20-3. Made adjustment for the additional amount owed.

31

Net income for 20-2 was $100,000. Closed the income summary account.

31

Closed the cash dividends account.

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

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	DATE	ACCOUNT TITLE	DOC. NO.	POST. REF.	DEBIT	CREDIT
1	20-- 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
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