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I need help to check my work for parts 5, 6, 7, 8 I cannot get them to balance and I am not sure where

I need help to check my work for parts 5, 6, 7, 8 I cannot get them to balance and I am not sure where I went wrong.

unadjusted trial balance of Business Solutions (reflecting its transactions for October and November of 2021) follows.

Number Account Title Debit Credit
101 Cash $ 38,864
106 Accounts receivable 13,018
126 Computer supplies 2,645
128 Prepaid insurance 1,860
131 Prepaid rent 2,960
163 Office equipment 8,900
164 Accumulated depreciationOffice equipment $ 0
167 Computer equipment 21,200
168 Accumulated depreciationComputer equipment 0
201 Accounts payable 0
210 Wages payable 0
236 Unearned computer services revenue 0
307 Common stock 70,000
318 Retained earnings 0
319 Dividends 6,400
403 Computer services revenue 31,579
612 Depreciation expenseOffice equipment 0
613 Depreciation expenseComputer equipment 0
623 Wages expense 2,525
637 Insurance expense 0
640 Rent expense 0
652 Computer supplies expense 0
655 Advertising expense 1,628
676 Mileage expense 634
677 Miscellaneous expenses 210
684 Repairs expenseComputer 735
901 Income summary 0
Totals $ 101,579 $ 101,579

Business Solutions had the following transactions and events in December 2021.

December 2 Paid $985 cash to Hillside Mall for Business Solutions's share of mall advertising costs.
December 3 Paid $430 cash for minor repairs to the companys computer.
December 4 Received $4,350 cash from Alexs Engineering Company for the receivable from November.
December 10 Paid cash to Lyn Addie for six days of work at the rate of $125 per day.
December 14 Notified by Alexs Engineering Company that Business Solutions's bid of $7,900 on a proposed project has been accepted. Alexs paid a $1,500 cash advance to Business Solutions.
December 15 Purchased $1,400 of computer supplies on credit from Harris Office Products.
December 16 Sent a reminder to Gomez Company to pay the fee for services recorded on November 8.
December 20 Completed a project for Liu Corporation and received $5,625 cash.
December 22-26 Took the week off for the holidays.
December 28 Received $3,100 cash from Gomez Company on its receivable.
December 29 Reimbursed S. Rey for business automobile mileage (600 miles at $0.31 per mile).
December 31 Paid $1,300 cash for dividends.

The following additional facts are collected for use in making adjusting entries prior to preparing financial statements for the companys first three months.

  1. The December 31 inventory count of computer supplies shows $640 still available.
  2. Three months have expired since the 12-month insurance premium was paid in advance.
  3. As of December 31, Lyn Addie has not been paid for four days of work at $125 per day.
  4. The computer system, acquired on October 1, is expected to have a four-year life with no salvage value.
  5. The office equipment, acquired on October 1, is expected to have a five-year life with no salvage value.
  6. Three of the four months' prepaid rent have expired.

Parts:

5. Prepare a statement of retained earnings for the three months ended December 31, 2021.

6. Prepare a classified balance sheet as of December 31, 2021.

7. Record the necessary closing entries as of December 31, 2021.

8. Prepare a post-closing trial balance as of December 31, 2021.

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