Jesse and Tim form a partnership by combining the assets of their separate businesses. Jesse contributes accounts receivable with a face amount of $45,000 and equipment with a cost of $183,000 and accumulated depreciation of $100,000. The partners agree that the equipment is to be valued at $68,500, that $3,100 of the accounts receivable are completely worthless and are not to be accepted by the partnership, and that $1,600 is a reasonable allowance for the uncollectibility of the remaining accounts receivable. Tim contributes cash of $20,000 and merchandise inventory of $45,500. The partners agree that the merchandise inventory is to be valued at $49,000.
Required:
| Journalize the entries to record in the partnership accounts (a) Jesses investment and (b) Tims investment. Refer to the Chart of Accounts for exact wording of account titles. |
Chart of Accounts
CHART OF ACCOUNTS |
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General Ledger |
| ASSETS | 110 | Cash | 111 | Petty Cash | 112 | Accounts Receivable | 113 | Allowance for Doubtful Accounts | 114 | Interest Receivable | 115 | Notes Receivable | 116 | Merchandise Inventory | 117 | Supplies | 118 | Prepaid Insurance | 120 | Land | 123 | Building | 124 | Accumulated Depreciation-Building | 125 | Equipment | 126 | Accumulated Depreciation-Equipment | 129 | Asset Revaluations | 133 | Patent | | LIABILITIES | 210 | Accounts Payable | 211 | Salaries Payable | 213 | Sales Tax Payable | 214 | Interest Payable | 215 | Notes Payable | | EQUITY | 310 | Jesse, Capital | 311 | Jesse, Drawing | 312 | Tim, Capital | 313 | Tim, Drawing | | | REVENUE | 410 | Sales | 610 | Interest Revenue | | EXPENSES | 511 | Cost of Merchandise Sold | 521 | Salary Expense | 531 | Advertising Expense | 532 | Utilities Expense | 533 | Repairs Expense | 534 | Supplies Expense | 535 | Rent Expense | 536 | Insurance Expense | 541 | Bad Debt Expense | 542 | Credit Card Expense | 543 | Cash Short and Over | 551 | Depreciation Expense-Building | 553 | Depreciation Expense-Equipment | 591 | Miscellaneous Expense | 710 | Interest Expense | |
General Journal
| On December 31, journalize the entries to record in the partnership accounts (a) Jesses investment and (b) Tims investment. Refer to the Chart of Accounts for exact wording of account titles. |