Kelly Pitney began her consulting business, Kelly Consulting, on April 1, 2018. The accounting cycle for Kelly Consulting for April, including financial statements, was illustrated in this chapter. During May, Kelly Consulting entered into transactions. In Part 1 of this problem, the accounting cycle was completed up through the preparation of the adjusted trial balance.

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8. If you completed the end-of-period work sheet in Part 1, use the adjusted trial balance figures to prepare an income statement, a retained earnings statement, and a balance sheet. If you didnt complete the end-of-period work sheet in Part 1, use the ledger (the Excel spreadsheet) to prepare an income statement, a retained earnings statement, and a balance sheet. Be sure to read the instructions for each financial statement carefully.

9. A. Prepare the closing entries on Page 8 of the journal. Refer to the Chart of Accounts for exact wording of account titles.

9. B. Use the spreadsheet to post the closing entries to the ledger of four-column accounts. Add the appropriate posting reference to the journal in CengageNOW.

10. Prepare a post-closing trial balance. Accounts with zero balances can be left blank.

Kelly Consulting

ADJUSTED TRIAL BALANCE

Score: 77/83

May 31, 2018

	ACCOUNT TITLE	DEBIT	CREDIT
1	Cash	44,195.00
2	Accounts Receivable	8,080.00
3	Supplies	715.00
4	Prepaid Rent	1,600.00
5	Prepaid Insurance	1,225.00
6	Office Equipment	14,500.00
7	Accumulated Depreciation		660.00
8	Accounts Payable		895.00
9	Salaries Payable		325.00
10	Unearned Fees		3210.00
11	Common Stock		30,000.00
12	Retained Earnings		12,300.00
13	Dividends	10,500.00
14	Fees Earned		40,000.00
15	Salary Expense	1,705.00
16	Rent Expense	1,600.00
17	Supplies Expense	1,370.00
18	Depreciation Expense	330.00
19	Insurance Expense	275.00
20	Miscellaneous Expense	1,295.00
21	Totals	87,390.00	87,390.00

CHART OF ACCOUNTSKelly ConsultingGeneral Ledger

	ASSETS
11	Cash
12	Accounts Receivable
14	Supplies
15	Prepaid Rent
16	Prepaid Insurance
18	Office Equipment
19	Accumulated Depreciation

	LIABILITIES
21	Accounts Payable
22	Salaries Payable
23	Unearned Fees

	EQUITY
31	Common Stock
32	Retained Earnings
33	Dividends
34	Income Summary

	REVENUE
41	Fees Earned

	EXPENSES
51	Salary Expense
52	Rent Expense
53	Supplies Expense
54	Depreciation Expense
55	Insurance Expense
59	Miscellaneous Expense

Labels
Current assets
Current liabilities
Expenses
For the Month Ended May 31, 2018
May 31, 2018
Property, plant, and equipment
Amount Descriptions
Change in retained earnings
Net income
Net loss
Retained earnings, May 1, 2018
Retained earnings, May 31, 2018
Total assets
Total current assets
Total expenses
Total liabilities
Total liabilities and stockholders equity
Total property, plant, and equipment
Total stockholders equity

9. A.	Prepare the closing entries on Page 8 of the journal. Refer to the Chart of Accounts for exact wording of account titles.
9. B.	Add the appropriate posting reference to the journal in CengageNOW.

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JOURNAL

ACCOUNTING EQUATION

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8. A. If you completed the end-of-period work sheet in Part 1, use the adjusted trial balance figures to prepare an income statement. If you didnt complete the end-of-period work sheet in Part 1, use the ledger (the Excel spreadsheet) to prepare an income statement. Refer to the Chart of Accounts and the Labels and Amount Descriptions list provided for the exact wording of the answer choices for text entries. Be sure to complete the statement heading. If a net loss is incurred, enter that amount as a negative number using a minus sign. Enter all other amounts as positive numbers. A colon (:) will automatically appear if it is required.

Kelly Consulting

Income Statement

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8. B. If you completed the end-of-period work sheet in Part 1, use the adjusted trial balance figures to prepare a retained earnings statement. If you didnt complete the end-of-period work sheet in Part 1, use the ledger (the Excel spreadsheet) to prepare a retained earnings statement. Refer to the Chart of Accounts and the list of Labels and Amount Descriptions provided for the exact wording of the answer choices for text entries. Be sure to complete the statement heading. For those boxes in which you must enter subtracted or negative numbers use a minus sign.

Kelly Consulting

Retained Earnings Statement

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8. C. If you completed the end-of-period work sheet in Part 1, use the adjusted trial balance figures to prepare a balance sheet. If you didnt complete the end-of-period work sheet in Part 1, use the ledger (the Excel spreadsheet) to prepare a balance sheet. Refer to the Chart of Accounts and the Labels and Amount Descriptions list for the exact wording of the answer choices for text entries. Be sure to complete the statement heading. For those boxes in which you must enter subtracted or negative numbers use a minus sign.

Kelly Consulting

Balance Sheet

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10. Prepare a post-closing trial balance. Accounts with zero balances can be left blank.

Kelly Consulting

POST-CLOSING TRIAL BALANCE

May 31, 2018

	ACCOUNT TITLE	DEBIT	CREDIT
1	Cash
2	Accounts Receivable
3	Supplies
4	Prepaid Rent
5	Prepaid Insurance
6	Office Equipment
7	Accumulated Depreciation
8	Accounts Payable
9	Salaries Payable
10	Unearned Fees
11	Common Stock
12	Retained Earnings
13	Totals